Amid a Surge in RSV Cases, Hopes for a New Vaccine
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Infants and children sick with RSV are flooding pediatricians’ offices and children’s hospitals across the United States, due to an early surge of the common childhood virus this year.But within one or two “sic…
Learn MoreCan Adults Get RSV?
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As health experts warn about RSV infections in infants and toddlers, adults should know that they, too, can become severely ill from the virus.Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is not always the mild respirator…
Learn MoreSimple Nose Swab Test Might Gauge Severity of Child’s RSV
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While it isn’t possible to tell parents how long their child will need to remain in intensive care with a serious case of RSV, new research has unearthed clues that may make it easier to predict which kids will…
Learn MorePhysicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Faulty readings by pulse oximeters may have resulted in more COVID-19 deaths among minorities, doctors warned in testimony before a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel this week.The devices appea…
Learn MoreOccupational Exposures Linked to Decline in Lung Capacity
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Workplace exposure to gases, dusts, fumes, and solvents is linked to declines in lung capacity, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Oct. 24 in Occupational & Environmental Medic…
Learn MoreUnas médicas responden a sus preguntas sobre el VSR
VIERNES, 28 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque un potencial aumento de la COVID 19 en invierno y la temporada de la gripe en ciernes reciben mucha atención, a los médicos les preocupa también otro virus.Se trata del VSR, es decir, el virus …
Learn MoreAmerican College of Chest Physicians, Oct. 16-19
The annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians was held this year from Oct. 16 to 19 in Nashville, Tennessee, and attracted participants from around the world, including specialists and health care professionals focused on pulmonary, …
Learn MoreTreated or Untreated, COVID Symptoms Can Ease and Then Return, Study Finds
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly everyone has heard of Paxlovid rebound, where COVID-19 symptoms return after taking the antiviral and then feeling better. It even happened to President Joe Biden. But new research shows it also happens…
Learn MoreDoctors Answer Your Questions About RSV
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While a potential COVID winter surge and the impending flu season get a lot of attention, doctors are worried about another virus.This one is RSV — short for respiratory syncytial virus — and hospitals acros…
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