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Respiratory Infections in Childhood Increased With Urbanized Living at Birth
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 – Urbanized living at birth and environmental factors are associated with an increased risk for infections in early childhood, according to two studies presented at the...
Can You Still Get COVID Tests for Free?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are gradually increasing in the United States, as two new variants gain a foothold in the nation. And with that rise, more people are...
People Exhale Less COVID Virus as Their Infection Wanes
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 – When you have COVID-19, when are you most infectious? Researchers are getting closer to an answer, with a new study finding that folks exhale the highest amounts of virus...
Yet Another Mosquito-Borne Threat: The 'Jamestown Canyon Virus'
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – You've probably heard of West Nile virus, but mosquitoes spread various other illnesses, too, including the little-known Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), which is garnering...
Making Sure You Don't Get RSV This Winter: An Expert Offers Tips
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common viral infection that affects people of all ages, with infants and older adults being particularly vulnerable to severe...
CDC Warns of Rise in RSV Cases Among Young Children, Infants
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 – Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday. The...
Rising COVID Hospitalizations, New Variants Have Americans on Edge
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – A new COVID-19 surge is underway, with seasonal changes and new variants fueling an increase in hospitalizations and deaths. A new Omicron variant, named Eris, has become...
Recommendations Updated for Flu Vaccine in Children
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – Recommendations have been updated for influenza vaccination among U.S. children for the 2023 to 2024 season, according to a policy statement and accompanying technical...
COVID Virus Is Evolving Three Times Faster in Deer Versus Humans
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 – COVID-19 variants are evolving three times faster in white-tailed deer than in humans, according to a new study. Deer serve as virus reservoirs, places where a virus thrives...
U.S. Wastewater Tests Spot Highly Mutated Variant of COVID-19
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – Public health officials have detected the new BA.2.86 variant of COVID-19 in U.S. wastewater, giving rise to concerns about the highly mutated variant in the United States....
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection Linked to Increased Risk of Reinfection
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 – Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron infection is associated with increased risk of reinfection among residents of long-term care and...
CDC Recommends RSV Shot for All Infants
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that all infants under the age of 8 months be given a new antibody shot to help guard against severe ...
Oral Probenecid Cuts Time to Viral Clearance in COVID-19
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 – For patients with symptomatic, mild-to-moderate COVID-19, oral probenecid results in a reduction in the time to viral clearance, according to a study published online July 6...
As a Summer Surge of COVID Takes Hold, Don't Mistake It for a Cold
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 – For the fourth summer in a row, Americans are experiencing a COVID-19 surge, this one marked by a rise in hospital admissions, emergency room visits, test positivity rates and ...
How Common Are Co-Infections With COVID, Flu, RSV?
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 – Results from more than 26,000 respiratory tests in late 2022 found simultaneous infections with COVID-19, influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in more than 1% of...
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