The study, published Jan. 20 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, found the vaccine to be 78% effective against RSV infection, 79% effective against emergency department and urgent care visits and 80% ...

President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert Kennedy Jr., will soon go before the ...

At the start of every week, our team talks with local experts to unpack a wide range of nationwide health, safety, and ...

In winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds. While many of the germs that cause this misery can circulate throughout the year, scientists think ...

One of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and ...

Thirteen states are experiencing "high" respiratory virus activity: Texas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Minnesota, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Hawaii ...

Alone and in combination with other lower respiratory tract disease signs and symptoms, dyspnea is the best predictor of severe RSV outcomes.

The prescribing information for two respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines will now include a warning for the increased ...

SACRAMENTO, United States, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- A perfect storm of widespread viral infections and declining vaccination rates is straining U.S. hospitals to the brink in early 2025.

Vaccinating pregnant women against RSV reduced the risk of infection in their infants by 61% compared with newborns with ...