Pediatrics

What you need to know about the new RSV shot for babies

Ahead of the winter respiratory virus season, many parents were relieved the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a shot to combat respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, for infants and toddlers this summer.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Q&A: Expert explains RSV prevention for vulnerable populations

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that seriously affects vulnerable populations such as infants, young children and older adults. Dr. Wasem Alsabbagh, associate professor at the University of Waterloo School ...

Pediatrics

CDC to release infants' RSV shots to help ease shortage

To address a continuing nationwide shortage, more than 77,000 doses of RSV shots for infants were released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New method identifies children most at risk for severe RSV infection

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet, among others, have developed a prognostic model that identifies the children most at risk of severe RSV infection. The study, published in The Lancet Digital Health, can show which ...

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