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Routine Vaccines May Help Cut Dementia Risk: Studies

Researchers highlight flu, shingles, and RSV for potential brain benefits

(Newser) - A growing body of research suggests that several common vaccines may do more than just prevent infectious diseases—they're also linked to a lower risk of developing dementia. Physicians and researchers point to this as an added incentive for adults, especially older ones, to keep up with routine...

Kennedy's Vaccine Panel Backs New RSV Shot

Approval is something of a surprise given the skeptics on the panel

(Newser) - The first vote of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine panel ended up being a surprising one, reports USA Today . The panel, which includes known vaccine critics , gave the green light to a new shot to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Though two members disagreed,...

Flu Emergency Room Trips Are 'Very High, CDC Says

Vaccination rates remain low for COVID and RSV as well

(Newser) - The number of emergency room visits involving influenza in the US has crossed into the "very high" level, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Western states are recording some of the largest increases, per CBS News . At the end of December, for instance, the data show 8....

Here Are 5 of 2023's Biggest Medical Breakthroughs

Alzheimer's meds, an OTC birth control pill, RSV vaccines all make ABC's list

(Newser) - If looking back at 2023 brings forth visions of dumpster fires in your head, take heart: There were some pretty amazing accomplishments over the past 12 months, notably on the health and science front. ABC News compiles some of the year's biggest medical breakthroughs, including a "significant milestone"...

WHO Wants Info From China on Surge of Respiratory Illness

Expert says it does not look like a new virus

(Newser) - The World Health Organization is asking China to provide details on a wave of respiratory illnesses that doctors have described as worse than in previous years. There have been more cases of respiratory illness reported in northern China since mid-October than during that same period in the three previous years,...

Updated COVID Shots Part of Plan to Avoid 'Tripledemic'

Approval of updated vaccines expected within days, just in time for flu and RSV season

(Newser) - Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. Doctors hope enough people get vaccinated to help avert another "tripledemic" like last year, when hospitals were overwhelmed with an early flu season, an onslaught of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and yet another winter...

COVID, Flu, Strep Cases Get Classes Canceled 9 Days After School Begins
School Barely Begins, Gets
Canceled Due to Mass Illness
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Aug 27, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

School Barely Begins, Gets Canceled Due to Mass Illness

Kentucky district says nearly a fifth of the student body got sick

(Newser) - The first day of school for Kentucky's Lee County School District was August 9, but by Friday, attendance had already dropped to 82%. By Monday, it was 81%, and 14 teachers had called out sick—so classes were canceled Tuesday and Wednesday, with remote learning planned for Thursday and...

Another Big First in RSV Protection
Another Big
First in RSV
Protection
Aug 22, 2023 3:00 AM CDT

Another Big First in RSV Protection

First maternal vaccine approved by the FDA

(Newser) - US regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies will be born with protection against the scary respiratory infection, the AP reports. RSV is notorious for filling hospitals with wheezing babies every fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration cleared Pfizer's maternal...

Drug to Protect Babies From RSV Gets Green Light

FDA approves drug to ward off respiratory virus that kills hundreds of kids every year

(Newser) - US officials on Monday approved the first long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year. RSV is a cold-like nuisance for most healthy people, but it can be life-threatening in the very young and...

We Finally Have an RSV Vaccine
We Finally Have
an RSV Vaccine
May 4, 2023 2:00 AM CDT

We Finally Have an RSV Vaccine

Seniors could begin getting the vaccine this fall

(Newser) - Scientists have been working on a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus for more than 60 years, and now, one has finally been approved by the FDA. Why the six-decade wait? As CNN explains, the results of an experimental vaccine study in the 1960s turned tragically wrong in what was "...

How Doctors Treat Their Own Winter Illnesses
Under the Weather?
Do as Doctors Do
Jan 1, 2023 10:01 AM CST

Under the Weather? Do as Doctors Do

Advice from those in the know

(Newser) - If you've been hit with a winter illness, do as the experts do—an approach made easier by the Wall Street Journal and HuffPost , which spoke with asked ear, nose, and throat specialists; pediatricians; and family doctors about what they turn to when they get sick. Among their advice:...

Drug Chains Restrict Purchase of Children's Meds

Demand as respiratory illnesses thrive forces CVS, Walgreens to limit amount customers can buy

(Newser) - Parents on the hunt for medication for their sick kids may not be able to immediately find what they need on drugstore shelves, thanks to a spike in various respiratory illnesses and, therefore, higher demand for those meds. CNN reports that the CVS and Walgreens chains have placed limits on...

Amy Schumer's Son Was Rushed to the ER

He's now 'home and better' after bout with RSV, comedian says

(Newser) - Amy Schumer hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend—a weekend that capped what she revealed, Sunday on Instagram , had been "the hardest week of my life." As she explained, "I missed Thursday rehearsals when my son was rushed to ER and admitted for RSV. Shout out...

Children's Hospitals in US 'Drowning' in RSV Infections

Unusually high number of cases of respiratory ailments is overwhelming pediatric units

(Newser) - An unusually high number of cases of a respiratory illness among young children has led to overwhelmed pediatric units at hospitals around the nation. The illness is called RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, and NPR rounds up reports from across the country—from DC to Texas, to Baltimore, and Washington...

Forget Enterovirus: RSV Kills Kids

Texas physician says EV-68 isn't much different than other respiratory illnesses

(Newser) - Enterovirus-68—a respiratory illness for which there's no specific treatment, according to the CDC —has sent hundreds of people (mostly kids) to the hospital nationwide: By last count, there were 443 cases reported in 40 states, NBC News notes. But one doctor says that the illness may be...

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