Despite the slightly warmer weather and longer periods of sunshine, we are still in the depths of cold and flu season, a ...

“My son’s lips, at this point, started to turn blue. He also had a febrile seizure, which is why his body was stiff and ...

Once home, I was convinced I’d never sleep again for fear of more episodes of apnea. We purchased a specialized baby monitor ...

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a highly contagious respiratory illness that primarily affects infants and older adults, ...

More than 86,000 recorded cases of respiratory syncytial virus in 2024 were in children younger than four years old.

It spreads through inhalation or contact with the fluids from an infected person's coughs or sneezes. 2 While often linked to ...

RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is a common childhood illness, but for some infants and young children, it can lead to serious complications. While many cases of RSV are mild, it’s important to stay ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) leads to over 30 million severe respiratory infections, 3.5 million hospitalizations, and 100,000 deaths among children under five each year globally. Nearly half of ...

RSV is usually contagious for three to eight days. A patient also may be contagious a day or two before experiencing symptoms ...

For the week ending Jan. 25, seasonal flu activity remains high and increasing. Clinical laboratories tested 129,378 ...

A new study is showing a policy change in 2016 related to the vaccination of some premature babies for RSV in Nova Scotia led to a tenfold increase in the number of infants in that group that ...