Health officials have confirmed the first pertussis, also called whooping cough, death in Washington since 2011.

SRHD says a child under the age of 5 died in November 2024 and the CDC confirmed that pertussis was the cause of death.

A child from Spokane County has died from whooping cough, marking the first pertussis-related death in Washington since 2011.

The first whooping cough death in Washington since 2011 has been confirmed in Spokane County last week. According to Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD), a child under the age of 5 died in ...

Local healthcare organizations are reassuring Spokanites that healthcare services are still available, despite some of the ...

Spokane Regional Health District reports that a child under the age of 5 died in November and the CDC confirmed the cause of death was pertussis.

Spokane County is considering expanding its opioid response by $650,000 after one program recently saw a roughly 85% success ...

As of President Donald Trump’s first day back in office Monday, the United States is leaving the World Health Organization.

A child in Spokane County died of whooping cough in November, marking the first fatality from the disease in Washington in ...

Recent data from the Washington Department of Health reveals a significant rise in influenza cases across the state. More ...