Medications
Shortage of popular antibiotic amoxicillin leaves Chicago area patients scrambling
Katie Casas' 9-year-old son had already spent two feverish weeks suffering with the flu when his ear began to ache.
Nov 14, 2022
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News tagged with respiratory infection
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early increase of flu, RSV viruses affecting children: When to seek medical help
Increased cases of influenza and RSV infection, primarily affecting young children across the U.S., have prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a health alert.
Nov 11, 2022
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Medical research
Gut parasites may increase onward transmission of respiratory bugs
Rabbits co-infected with a respiratory bacterial infection and one or more gut helminth parasites are more likely to shed bacteria that can infect others, according to a report led by researchers at Penn State and published ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
RSV: A pediatric disease expert answers five questions about the surging outbreak of the virus
Respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly known as RSV, sends thousands of children to the hospital every year in the U.S. But during September and October 2022, health professionals across the country have watched an unprecedented ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19, RSV and flu: A season of respiratory infections
COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are respiratory infections caused by different viruses. The concern is that each has overlapping symptoms, and all are arriving together. There are ways to keep these ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Medical research
Flu and RSV viruses found to fuse together to form hybrid viruses
A team of researchers at the University of Glasgow has found that when placed together in human tissue, the influenza virus A and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can fuse together, forming a hybrid virus. In their paper ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What's behind worrying RSV surge in US children's hospitals?
Children's hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies.
Oct 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
An annual COVID booster like the flu shot could be the way forward
By now more than 70% of the UK population have received a third COVID vaccination, or a booster. Many people who are older or at higher risk from COVID have had a fourth or even a fifth dose. But for how long and how often ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Health
When it comes to sleep, quality could be better than quantity
According to a new study published in the journal Sleep, adults restricting sleep by two or more hours each night are more likely to suffer respiratory illnesses like flu and colds, but only when they report poor sleep quality. ...
Oct 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How should we manage COVID without rules? Keep testing and stay home when positive
Changes to Australia's isolation rules, which come into effect on Friday October 14, remove the mandate for people to isolate if they test positive for COVID.
Oct 11, 2022
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