As cold and flu season ramps up, health care experts are once again on high alert for the possibility of a tripledemic, or a surge brought on by the respiratory viruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Toilet bowls reveal much about the health of a community, alerting scientists to coming outbreaks of flu and other seasonal viruses, researchers say.
Oct 11, 2023
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Croup can be a scary thing for new parents to watch their babies struggle with, so here is a primer on what it is and how to best treat it.
Oct 9, 2023
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Hand, foot and mouth disease, most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus, is a highly contagious childhood illness. The virus can be spread through respiratory droplets, person-to-person contact and touching a contaminated ...
Oct 9, 2023
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In some ways, the link between viruses, vaccines and heart health is simple.
Oct 9, 2023
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Most respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated hospitalizations among seniors aged ≥60 years occur in those aged ≥75 years, and although RSV is less common among seniors, it is associated with more severe disease than ...
Oct 9, 2023
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Fall and winter are a time when highly contagious viruses that cause respiratory illness usually circulate heavily in communities. Because many of these viruses can lead to serious infection, hospitalization and even death, ...
Oct 6, 2023
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About 6% of people in the UK are wrongly labeled on their medical records as being allergic to penicillin, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has warned.
Oct 5, 2023
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Every winter, Canadian pediatric hospitals experience a wave of admissions linked to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), one of the leading causes of hospitalization among children. These hospitalizations represent a major ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Dr. Anna Banerji's ties to the Arctic run deep. She visited for the first time in 1995 to research respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Inuit babies. In 2004, she adopted an Inuit son and developed a close relationship with ...
Oct 2, 2023
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