Although respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is common and often mild, it's associated with morbidity and mortality among people aged 60 and older and in adults with underlying conditions. Fewer than half of US adults at highest risk for severe...
Although respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is common and often mild, it's associated with morbidity and mortality among people aged 60 and older and in adults with underlying conditions. Fewer than half of US adults at highest risk for severe...
The following is a summary of “Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN) variants modulate the cytokine release syndrome and mortality of COVID-19,” published in March 2024, issue of Infectious Diseases by Attur et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
1. RSV-related ALRI incidence was significantly higher among preterm infants than term infants. 2. This pattern for RSV hospitalizations remained true until infants’ second year of life. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Infants born prematurely...
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. recalls of foods for salmonella, foreign objects or undeclared allergens are rampant nowadays and the highest they've been since 2020, a watchdog group warns. “Everyone needs to do better: food producers, regulators...
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As bird flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it will start requiring testing of the animals if they are moved across state lines. The "USDA has...
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are very likely to get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during pregnancy, according to a study published online April 25 in...
The following is a summary of “Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN) variants modulate the cytokine release syndrome and mortality of COVID-19,” published in March 2024, issue of Infectious Diseases by Attur et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
1. RSV-related ALRI incidence was significantly higher among preterm infants than term infants. 2. This pattern for RSV hospitalizations remained true until infants’ second year of life. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Infants born prematurely...
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. recalls of foods for salmonella, foreign objects or undeclared allergens are rampant nowadays and the highest they've been since 2020, a watchdog group warns. “Everyone needs to do better: food producers, regulators...
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As bird flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it will start requiring testing of the animals if they are moved across state lines. The "USDA has...
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are very likely to get vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during pregnancy, according to a study published online April 25 in...
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