Respiratory Infections

An Israeli study is the first to administer 4 COVID-19 shots, but the boosted antibodies may still not be enough to prevent Omicron breakthrough infections.

Eliminating the NS2 viral protein of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) helps the body to destroy the virus before it causes severe inflammation.

People who vape with e-cigarettes and contract COVID-19 are significantly more likely to experience symptoms.

Key signs and symptoms to help distinguish between the 2 respiratory illnesses.

A team of researchers sought to study the epidemiological characteristics of RSV in pediatric influenza-like illness cases.

Even if they did not experience severe symptoms, unvaccinated people who contract COVID-19 while pregnant are more likely to have poor birth outcomes.

Over 1 in 10 people may harbor infectious and transmissible COVID-19 virus after the recommended 10-day quarantine period.

A new study sought to address the association between a usual source of care and influenza vaccination rates among pregnant women.

A study of children positive for COVID-19 found the overall risk of developing severe disease to be low, but risk factors included age, underlying chronic illness, and symptom duration.

New data suggests an additional “booster” dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is no longer just recommended but required for protection against the infectious Omicron variant.

Underweight elderly pneumonia patients were more likely to contract C difficile infection.

COVID-19 patients who underwent prior weight-loss surgery were significantly less likely to experience severe disease outcomes.

The US is on track to reach new records for 7-day average cases, though death rates remain lower.

The oral antiviral therapy proceeds the first indication for the drug class by just a day; the US will now have multiple pills to treat COVID-19.

Here’s where you should sit on the bus to avoid COVID-19 droplets.

Less than 3 weeks after it was first reported, Omicron becomes the dominant COVID-19 variant in the US.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases decreased due to COVID-19 precautions. Investigators estimated the rate and timing of RSV resurgence over the next few years.

Two different doses of the company's mRNA vaccine were found to increase antibodies by up to 83-fold.

Will this winter bring the feared twindemic of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza, or will another common infection reemerge?

A reflection on the wins and setbacks in the second year of our pandemic, 2021.

Clinical and public health laboratories reported increased influenza virus detections over the past few weeks, but US cases remains comparatively low to previous flu seasons.

Lower-dose amoxicillin was noninferior to higher doses for treating children diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia, according to a new study that also showed that shorter treatment duration was noninferior to longer treatment duration.

Analysis documents 9% rise in shots distributed after federal officials pushed for vaccination.

The FDA has approved patients 6 months and older to receive Seqirus's first-ever adjuvanted, cell-based influenza vaccine.

The National Academy of Medicine released 4 reports with COVID-19-influenced recommendations to prepare and respond to an influenza pandemic.

Interim, unpublished data show PAXLOVID is associated with 89% reductions in risk of COVID-19 hospitalization or death. Pfizer is now seeking FDA emergency authorization.

The Biden administration is also setting mandates for health care workers in facilities receiving federal aid.

The investigational oral antiviral therapy from Merck is still awaiting FDA authorization.

The Walmart-distributed Better Homes & Gardens aromatherapy spray “Lavender & Chamomile with Gemstones” was identified as causing melioidosis in 4 individuals, 2 of whom died.