Respiratory Infections News

Americans will have another opportunity to order free COVID-19 tests ahead of the holiday season.

NEW YORK — In this video from the Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium, Red Book editor David W. Kimberlin, MD, talks about updates coming to the 2024 edition of the AAP’s guide for pediatric infectious diseases.

NEW YORK — In this video from the Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium, Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, discusses the importance of pediatricians adopting new pneumococcal vaccines into practice to optimize patient coverage.

NEW YORK — The CDC this week announced the release of more than 77,000 additional doses of nirsevimab to address an ongoing shortage of the monoclonal antibody in the United States.

Influenza activity is increasing in most parts of the United States and is at or above baseline levels in three regions, the CDC reported Monday.

Respiratory syncytial virus incidence rates among pregnant people are lower than those seen in older adults and young children, although researchers say rates are still significant and warrant consideration in vaccine policy decisions.

Researchers identified 16 predictors of infant hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus and developed a model that clinicians can use to predict an infant’s risk, according to findings published in The Lancet Digital Health.

Many health care personnel working in acute-care hospitals and nursing homes are not up to date on recommended COVID-19 or influenza vaccinations, new study findings suggest.

Surgeons used breast implants to hold a man’s heart in place during a double-lung transplant after he was diagnosed with a potentially fatal infection after years of smoking and vaping.

The highest ever reported number of tuberculosis diagnoses was reported in 2022, a feat likely due to the recovery of TB services following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to WHO’s 2023 Global TB report.