As health experts warn about RSV infections in infants and toddlers, adults should know that they, too, can become severely ill from the virus. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is not always the mild respiratory illness people think it is but can lead to symptoms as serious as seen with influenza, according to an expert from… read on > read on >
The world desperately needs new antibiotics to fight infection as bacteria become resistant to existing options. GSK has developed a new antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) that appears to be so effective the pharmaceutical company stopped testing early on the recommendation of independent monitors and plans to submit data to the U.S. Food… read on > read on >
While it isn’t possible to tell parents how long their child will need to remain in intensive care with a serious case of RSV, new research has unearthed clues that may make it easier to predict which kids will require a longer stay. To study the issue, researchers from the Ann & Robert H. Lurie… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Infant head-shaping pillows are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and should not be used, the agency warned Thursday. The pillows can create an unsafe sleep environment for infants, potentially contributing to the risk of suffocation and death. Marketed as changing an infant’s head shape… read on > read on >
When preteen children or very young teenagers become pregnant, they face higher rates of complications and a greater risk of winding up in the intensive care unit than older teens do, a new study finds. The question about what happens when a young girl goes through pregnancy and delivery takes on more relevance after the… read on > read on >
Monkeypox spreads even before a person shows any telltale lesions or other symptoms, a new study suggests. More than half of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom occurred in the pre-symptomatic phase, the researchers said. The new findings — published online Nov. 2 in the BMJ — may explain why monkeypox spread so quickly. More… read on > read on >
Out of the more than 25,000 U.S. cases of monkeypox reviewed in a new study, just 0.3% occurred in people under the age of 18, new government data shows. Most of the kids and teens who contracted the virus — 89% — “were not hospitalized, none received intensive care unit [ICU]-level care, and none died,”… read on > read on >
Autism is a more comprehensive disorder than previously thought, and appears to arise from brain changes located throughout the cerebral cortex, not just in specific areas, a new study reports. Because of autism’s specific symptoms, scientists had thought the disorder was likely caused by changes in brain regions believed to affect social behavior and language.… read on > read on >
When a parent is depressed, their child’s asthma care may suffer. Now, research suggests that getting a child’s asthma under control may include assessing a parents’ mental health. Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern found that treating a parent’s depression could sometimes improve symptom control in asthmatic children. About 8% of American children have asthma.… read on > read on >
A hormone therapy commonly used to prevent preterm births probably isn’t effective, a new study reports. Doctors have been prescribing vaginal progesterone treatments to help at-risk pregnant women delay delivery for as long as possible, researchers said. But a new study involving more than 1,600 pregnant women with a history of early delivery revealed that… read on > read on >
