Many of us reach for it to ease the symptoms of a cold or flu, but how effective is it really – and are there better ...

As whooping cough cases rise in the U.S., a new nasal vaccine developed by Tulane University may hold the key to reducing the ...

Last week’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the federal Department of Health and Human Services in the second ...

A surge in whooping cough cases in Oregon has prompted state and local health officials to urge residents to get vaccinated.

Kids contracting the illness should focus on getting plenty of rest, staying hydrated, and managing fever and aches with ...

Not suitable for children under 12. “There’s not much evidence that over-the-counter cough medicines help with coughs, but ...

The disease affects roughly 24 million people a year worldwide and primarily impacts infants and those with weakened immune systems. A vaccine that can successfully prevent infection and transmission ...

Cases of walking pneumonia have been surging among young children in the D.C. region, according to pediatricians and public ...

Doctors say they are seeing a significant uptick in the amount of people, especially children, with the bacterial infection.

Oregon health officials are alarmed over the state’s rising pertussis case count, which is expected to beat the state’s ...

Around 92% of people living in the UK have used at least one over-the-counter drug in the past year. While these drugs make ...

The FDA had proposed removing phenylephrine, a widely used ingredient to treat nasal congestion, from over-the-counter cold ...