The heavy breather on the other end of the phone line was a sleeping 3-year-old. Her father had paged me to ask for advice after a rough evening listening to his little girl's barking cough. He had ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The omicron variant is causing a familiar illness in kids: croup. The common condition causes young children to sound like a seal when they cough. Helen DeVos Children's Hospital ...

Croup is an infection of the upper airways that most commonly affects young children. It’s also possible for adults to get croup, but this is rare. Some of the characteristic symptoms of croup include ...

The first time Owen had croup was shortly after his first birthday. I woke up to a choking sound on the baby monitor, ran to his nursery and found Owen struggling to breathe in his crib. I yelled to ...

During cold season, parents should be prepared to know what is just a cold and what could be something more serious. One of the most common conditions among young children with respiratory viruses is ...

When Melissa Sheridan’s daughter, Stella, had a telltale ‘barky cough', she knew right away her 8-month-old had croup. “It sounded like a seal,” the Virginia-based mom told TODAY Parents of the ...

Croup is common, and has been around for hundreds of years. Yet, parents may be unfamiliar with croup's striking presentation, often without warning in the middle of the night. Pediatrician and "Today ...

Croup is a very common, albeit distressing condition of childhood, usually occurring within the first 6 years of life. The highest incidence is seen at 24 months. It is most commonly due to a viral ...

This story is part of a series on parenting—from surveilling our teens to helping our kids navigate fake news and misinformation. Twice last year I thought my children were about to die. The first ...

Parents describe it as “terrifying” and it’s the number one reason children are turning up at the Queensland Children’s Hospital emergency department this autumn, as doctors explain what’s triggering ...