This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sara Ritchie about how to care for your child’s cold and cough. Dr. Ritchie is an ...

Young children get sick far more often than adults, and it is completely normal. Most healthy kids come down with about six viral illnesses a year—and preschoolers and early elementary-aged children ...

Five more cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus that's spreading around the world, popped up in Wake County this week. Trinity Academy, a private school in Raleigh, closed ...

RSV often looks like a cold – but sometimes it's more serious. Here's when to call the doctor and how to help your child feel ...

During the pandemic, the rules for school attendance with the sniffles were clear, if a bit draconian: Keep a child home from school at any sign of illness. Since then, school policies have softened ...

Experts offer guidance on when to send sick children to class or keep them home from school.

WASHINGTON — The flu is spreading rapidly across much of the United States this winter. Doctors say the flu can make people ...

This year, respiratory illnesses are on the rise, and our family has added to that count more than once. Well, most of our family. You see, I’m sick in bed — because my kid has coughed, sneezed and, ...

A new flu variant fueling a fast-paced rise in cases across the state has brought with it some symptoms unlike those many have come to associate with the virus.