Children can suffer from seven to 10 respiratory infections and spend up to 140 days with cold-related symptoms during the dreaded cold and flu season, Dr. Melanie Wilson-Taylor, a pediatrician at ...

The holidays bring family and fun — but also a higher risk of illness. A pediatrician shares simple tips to stay healthy, ...

With back-to-school season in full swing, most parents are thinking about outfits, shopping lists, and first-day logistics. But there’s another thing to consider: school-year sniffles. With the return ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE/AP) – Back-to-school time is exciting for kids across the county. However, it also means the return of germs you don’t see during the summer coming home with your kids. Up to 80 ...

From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, holiday togetherness comes with a catch: a spike in the viruses that thrive when we all gather inside.

WRONGDOING UNDER THE DEAL. IT IS 637 AND AS PEOPLE TRAVEL FOR THE HOLIDAYS OR EVEN JUST GET TOGETHER INSIDE YOUR HOUSE, GERMS MIGHT BE SPREADING AS WELL. YOU DON’T WANT THOSE TO RUIN ANY HOLIDAY GET ...

It is a parent’s job to protect their children from anything that may pose a threat to them, including contagious illnesses that could compromise their health. However, have modern-day parents gone ...

I recently had one of those moments that only other parents or full-time caregivers of young children are likely to understand: I was holding my miserably sick baby, who was sneezing, coughing and ...

As flu cases climb across New York State and winter settles in, now is the perfect time to strengthen your immune system.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — It might not be Jack Frost nipping at your nose this holiday season. The Champaign Public Health District reports an increase in Pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough.

What more if it’s in a bigger public space with hundreds of people — like kids and senior citizens? All this said, here’s a quick guide to the proper etiquette for coughing when you’re in public.

The U.S. confirmed at least a dozen deaths from whooping cough last year, according to preliminary figures released this week ...