In children and adults with established asthma, viral upper respiratory tract infections play a key role in producing acute exacerbations that may lead to healthcare utilization. Both ...

Recognizing early body signals helps distinguish viral from bacterial infections and avoid unnecessary meds or doctor visits.

A study by former Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama, currently a professor of the Institute of Science Tokyo, ...

Moscow said there is "no evidence of a new or unidentified virus" as viral rumors spread on Russian social media.

Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH Allergic rhinitis (allergies or hay fever) and sinusitis (sinus infections) can cause similar symptoms, making them difficult to tell apart. However, they ...

In both viral and bacterial bronchitis, germs enter the bronchial tubes of your lungs and cause irritation. Sometimes, a cold or other respiratory infection turns into bronchitis. Chronic ...

Measles cases surge in the U.S., with 884 infections reported in 2025, raising alarms over declining vaccination rates and ...

Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) often occurs as a complication of upper respiratory tract infection (URI). Objective: To describe otoscopic findings during URI, the full clinical spectrum of ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases viral sore throats, the flu, a stomach bug, allergies and ...

Black children/adolescents who came to the ED for acute respiratory symptoms and tested negative for a viral infection faced more racial discrimination than those with an infection, according to a ...