Wondering how to differentiate a croup cough from something else? Here are the telltale signs, plus advice for managing croup in kids. Of all the surprising sounds that can come from a baby’s body, a ...

Has your child got a bad cough that almost sounds like a seal? Hearing a child with croup is concerning to any parent. Cindy Gellner, MD, breaks down what is happening to cause the nasty cough. She ...

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 ...

Croup is a childhood respiratory condition that affects the windpipe, voicebox, and airways within the lungs. Most cases are mild and resolve within days. Severe cases are rare but require emergency ...

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 ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in viral upper respiratory infections, a stomach bug, strep throat, COVID, RSV, a virus causing a high fever and rashes. WellSpan Pediatric ...

It’s that time of year again, when coughs and colds are on the rise, and it feels like everyone is permanently sniffling, or just wants to be tucked up in bed. But if your child has a ‘barking cough’, ...

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 ...

Croup is a condition that affects the lungs, voice box, and windpipe in young children. It most often occurs due to a group of viruses called human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs). No vaccine can ...