Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Third COVID wave looms in Indonesia as omicron spreads

Indonesia is bracing for a third wave of COVID-19 infections as the highly transmissible omicron variant drives a surge in new cases, health authorities and experts said Saturday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Reemergent RSV epidemics could be more intense in 2021 to 2022

(HealthDay)—Pediatricians should be alert to the possibility of a large respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic in the coming seasons, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in JAMA Network Open.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What you need to know about the new COVID-19 variants

Editor's note: Two new strains of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 called B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 have been found in the U.K. and South Africa and are thought to be more transmissible. In this interview, David Kennedy, a ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Up to 50,000 U.S. kids may be hospitalized with COVID-19 by year's end

(HealthDay)—While children seem to have been largely spared from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, a new study suggests it's possible that up to 50,000 U.S. children might end up hospitalized with COVID-19 by the end ...

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