Public health experts commonly track spikes in flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and rhinovirus circulating in a population through weekly reports from sentinel laboratories. These laboratories process samples from ...
Mar 24, 2023
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During the 1970s and 1980s I grew up in a cold home. On very cold mornings, ice would be crusted on my bedroom window and my every breath would condense in the air.
Mar 15, 2023
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New insights into the importance of early-life factors on lung health have been unveiled in the most comprehensive study of its kind, led by the Universities of Bristol and Essex.
Mar 2, 2023
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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and C OVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease.
Feb 25, 2023
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A medical student of mine recently said he loved the smell of vanilla in the house he shared with friends who vaped. "That's OK, right?" he asked. "Well no," I said, "If you can smell the vanilla you are probably getting ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Late last year, thousands of children across the United States were hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), but unlike previous RSV surges, this one affected a larger number of people and a broader range of age ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Contrary to the widely shared popular belief, the primary purpose of current vaccines against COVID-19 is solely to protect against serious forms of the disease in order to prevent the risk of hospitalizations and death… ...
Feb 14, 2023
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While a health alert warned doctors late last year about rising cases of severe strep in children, U.S. officials now say those numbers were actually a return to normal.
Feb 8, 2023
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In a new study, a team of University of Missouri researchers have made an unexpected discovery: People experiencing long-lasting effects from COVID-19—known as "long COVID" or post-COVID conditions—are susceptible to ...
Jan 30, 2023
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You can remove the term "tripledemic" from your vocabulary—for now.
Jan 25, 2023
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