After a dip in diagnoses in recent years, cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, have seen a national spike. Two babies in Louisiana died of pertussis in the past six months, said CNN, ...

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Women with healthier diets had lower amounts of certain oral microbiome bacteria, including bacteria that can promote gum disease, heart infections.

Cases of the highly contagious bacterial infection have reportedly risen by more than 1,500 percent nationwide since 2021. Cases of whopping cough have been high in measles-stricken Texas, with the ...

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Doctors in the UK have warned that several cases of a dangerous 'flesh-eating' bacterial infection affecting the external female genitalia have been reported ...

Pertussis cases are increasing nationwide, with a rise in Louisiana leading to the deaths of two infants already in 2025.