As a doctor and a mother, I’ve been closely watching the recent uptick in whooping cough cases nationwide. According to the CDC, cases of whooping cough have tripled compared to this time last year.

Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as ...

Parents are often disappointed or even a little bit upset when I tell them there’s no medicine to help their coughing, sneezing, drippy-nosed children feel better. There’s nothing that works, I say, ...

A child's cough can be frightening for parents—and the first thing that comes to mind is reaching for a cough syrup. What they do not know, however, is that syrups are not a solution and can cause ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most cases are benign and resolve spontaneously. The most common causes are post-infectious, asthma or ...

The Food and Drug Administration says children under 12 should not be given prescription medicines that contain codeine or another narcotic, tramadol, and that such drugs can also be dangerous to ...

Trenace Dorsey-Hollins’ 5-year-old daughter was sick a lot last year. Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a cough or a sore throat — or worse — until she was ...

A popular cough medicine for children is being recalled for possible bacterial contamination. Medtech Products issued a voluntary recall of five lots of its Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup due to ...

When a child falls sick, panic can lead parents to make decisions that may do more harm than good. A pediatrician shares the ...

Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup, a children's cough syrup, was recalled because of microbial contamination and loss of shelf-stability. Anna Gragert Senior Editor, Health and Home Anna Gragert ...