In a recent study published in Environmental Research, researchers investigated whether surgical and N95 face masks cause respiratory distress in children. In the present study, researchers assessed ...

A common respiratory virus, respiratory syncytial virus, is surging in the United States, leading to some children's hospitals being overwhelmed. The influenza virus is also on the rise, along with ...

BALTIMORE, Md. – A virus that can cause severe respiratory distress in children under the age of one or with certain underlying health conditions has surged earlier than usual, doctors warn.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Gale Burstein, is a pediatrician, and she says there’s recently been “an unusual number” of childhood deaths pertaining to respiratory ...

Hospitals and health departments are struggling to respond to an early and surprising surge of cases of RSV — respiratory syncytial virus — which is striking children across the country. RSV is ...

This year, emergency departments nationwide are seeing an unusually early surge in very young and elderly patients with respiratory distress, often caused by respiratory syncytial virus or RSV. We ...

After largely avoiding spikes of cases for the last two years, pediatric clinics and hospital floors are seeing a sharp rise in RSV — respiratory syncytial virus — among children. The latest numbers ...

About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that childhood survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are at high risk of readmission in the first two months after discharge.

Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMARD) is a rare genetic condition that typically affects infants and children. It causes muscle weakness and breathing problems. Spinal muscular ...

A common respiratory virus, respiratory syncytial virus, is surging in the United States, leading to some children’s hospitals being overwhelmed. The influenza virus is also on the rise, along with ...