/tags/whooping-cough Whooping Cough en-US Copyright Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:13:41 GMT /health-science-tech/2019-12-01/cdc-low-vaccination-rates-during-pregnancy-leave-moms-babies-unprotected The CDC says only 35% of pregnant women in 2018 received vaccines against flu and whooping cough —putting them and their infants at risk of severe… Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:13:41 GMT /health-science-tech/2019-12-01/cdc-low-vaccination-rates-during-pregnancy-leave-moms-babies-unprotected Sam Baker /health-science-tech/2014-02-20/2013-was-a-bad-year-for-whooping-cough-across-texas Throughout last year, we reported on the spike in cases of whooping cough across North Texas and the rest of the state. (Last September, the state issued… Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:42:33 GMT /health-science-tech/2014-02-20/2013-was-a-bad-year-for-whooping-cough-across-texas Eric Aasen /health-science-tech/2014-01-08/cough-syrup-it-doesnt-work Don’t turn to the medicine cabinet for cough relief. Turn to the kitchen cabinet.Honey is better than cough syrup for treating throat irritation caused by… Wed, 08 Jan 2014 06:00:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2014-01-08/cough-syrup-it-doesnt-work Lauren Silverman /health-science-tech/2013-10-29/texas-whooping-cough-cases-fall-slightly Tarrant County still leads the state in the number of whooping cough cases this year: 562 to date. But Tarrant Public Health director Lou Brewer says… Tue, 29 Oct 2013 19:27:20 GMT /health-science-tech/2013-10-29/texas-whooping-cough-cases-fall-slightly BJ Austin /health-science-tech/2013-10-02/california-whooping-cough-outbreak-linked-to-unvaccinated-texas-too Texas reports more than 2,300 cases of whooping cough so far this year, the highest in 50 years. A new report on California’s 2010 whooping cough outbreak… Wed, 02 Oct 2013 18:21:52 GMT /health-science-tech/2013-10-02/california-whooping-cough-outbreak-linked-to-unvaccinated-texas-too BJ Austin /health-science-tech/2013-09-03/state-issues-whooping-cough-alert State health officials have issued a whopping cough alert. Dr. Lisa Cornelius, infectious diseases medical officer, calls the number of pertussis, or… Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:25:48 GMT /health-science-tech/2013-09-03/state-issues-whooping-cough-alert BJ Austin /health-science-tech/2013-08-19/bad-year-for-whooping-cough-north-texas-leads-state-in-cases This is shaping up to be the worst year for whooping cough in Texas since the 1960s. State officials report nearly 1,700 cases of pertussis so far in… Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:08:36 GMT /health-science-tech/2013-08-19/bad-year-for-whooping-cough-north-texas-leads-state-in-cases BJ Austin /health-science-tech/2012-09-17/prevention-of-whooping-cough Like the U.S. overall, Texas is seeing more cases of pertussis or whooping cough – nearly 1100 people have come down with it this year. Six have died. The… Mon, 17 Sep 2012 06:00:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2012-09-17/prevention-of-whooping-cough /health-science-tech/2012-09-07/whooping-cough-cases-increase-in-texas The state of Texas is warning about an increase in whooping cough, or pertussis. Six deaths are reported so far this year, the most since 2005.The Texas… Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2012-09-07/whooping-cough-cases-increase-in-texas BJ Austin