Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most croup cases are mild, with symptoms worse at night For Abby, 45, from Bedford, the sound of a “stridor”, the whistling sound ...

Croup is not just a virus that affects children; adults can catch it, but are less likely to develop severe symptoms, ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an uptick of hand, foot and mouth, viral upper respiratory infections, and strep throat. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are ...

This week, pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital continue to see a lot of COVID cases and upper respiratory viruses. They are also seeing a lot of colds and some pneumonia. UPMC ...

This horrible-sounding cough often affects young children but can be treated. An acute infection of the larynx (voice box) and the trachea, croup is characterised by a dry, barking cough and laboured ...

Your child should be able to return once their fever has gone and they feel well enough to do normal activities, even if they ...

Twelve years and seven kids ago, we had our first experience with croup. It came upon our then 17-month-old in the middle of the night. Of course. For the uninitiated, according to Dr. Google, croup ...

You’ve been feeling a tickle in your throat this week, so you took a bunch of vitamins, drank a few extra glasses of water and hoped for the best. This morning, you have a new symptom: a cough. But ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sara Ritchie about how to care for your child’s cold and cough. Dr. Ritchie is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a pediatrician at MUSC Children’s Health.