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Air pollution linked to recurrent respiratory infections in infants
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (425+ words) Exposure to common urban air pollutants in the first year of life is associated with a higher burden of respiratory infections and wheezing, according to a longitudinal'study led by the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children's Hospital. The findings were…...
Survey: Vaccine scientists held in high regard by most Americans
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1066+ words) A new survey of US adults suggests that, despite the spread of conspiracy theories about vaccines in recent years, most Americans trust the work of vaccine scientists. The survey's margin of error was plus or minus 3. 5 percentage points. The findings…...
New study helps explain why pneumococcal pneumonia is making kids sicker
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1067+ words) Cases of pneumococcal pneumonia surged in 2022 and 2023. The bacterial infection attacks the lungs, causing air sacs to become inflamed and fill with fluid. New findings published today by the American Academy of Pediatrics show that this post-COVID increase was largely…...
High rate of antibiotic prescribing found in kids with complex healthcare needs
2+ day, 8+ min ago (796+ words) A study of children enrolled in Medicaid found a high rate of outpatient antibiotic use in kids with medical complexity, researchers from Boston Children's Hospital reported late last week at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS). Antibiotics…...
Less than half of US infants exposed to hepatitis C are tested, and fewer are treated
1+ week, 1+ day ago (685+ words) A'study of more than 4, 500 US infants exposed to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in utero or at birth from 2014 to 2021 finds that only 42% were later tested for the potentially serious but highly treatable infection, and few received the recommended treatment. A…...
Report details tetanus in 4 unvaccinated US kids, including refusal of post-exposure prevention
1+ week, 4+ day ago (643+ words) None of four US children diagnosed as having tetanus in 2024 had completed a recommended primary tetanus toxoid'containing vaccine (TTCV) series, and none received TTCV or preventive tetanus immunoglobulin (TIG) between their exposure and symptom onset." And despite all four children…...
CDC reports 4 flu deaths in kids as flu activity ebbs, but rotavirus levels high across US
1+ week, 4+ day ago (355+ words) Flu activity continues to decline across the country, but the season remains classified as high-severity for children, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)reporting four new deaths in children in today's Flu View update, down from 12 the week…...
Study links long COVID in kids to worse grades, attention, and social life
1+ week, 5+ day ago (662+ words) Drazen Zigic / i Stock Children and adolescents with long COVID are significantly more likely to experience worsening grades, difficulty concentrating, and having limited fun with friends, according to a new'study published in Academic Pediatrics. The findings, drawn from the National…...
Vaccine skepticism now the norm for many Americans
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (612+ words) A new poll today in Politico suggests that vaccine skepticism is now just as prevalent as vaccine confidence for Americans, with one-third of respondents reporting they see reducing vaccines as a core principle of the Make America Healthy Again movement....
Are your symptoms caused by the flu or measles? What to do before going to the doctor
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1423+ words) Measles is best known for causing a full-body rash with red spots. But those spots aren't the only symptom. Early measles symptoms can resemble the flu, and infected people are contagious for four days before the tell-tale rash appears, experts…...