Whooping cough cases are back on the rise. The respiratory illness has had surging case numbers in 2025, outpacing 2024's data only five months into 2025. The rising trend exists both in Tennessee and ...

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

There have been 1,744 reported cases of whooping cough statewide this year, compared with fewer than 300 reported cases all of last year. Infants and those who are asthmatic or immunocompromised are ...