Respiratory Infections News

Pediatric patients who likely had primary ciliary dyskinesia more frequently also had asthma vs. patients without this condition, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

The most-read Healio Pediatrics story of 2024 was a Q&A with Lisa L. Abuogi, MD, MSc, FAAP, who co-authored the AAP’s policy statement in support of breastfeeding for parents with HIV.

Routine childhood immunizations have prevented 1.1 million deaths in the United States since the CDC’s Vaccines for Children program launched in 1994, according to researchers.

The FDA accepted a biologics license application for Merck’s respiratory syncytial virus immunization, clesrovimab, the company announced Tuesday.

There has been little research on optimal treatments for pediatric patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, but the Kids MoD PAH Trial is expected to change this by clearing up if sildenafil plus bosentan or sildenafil only is better.

An FDA advisory committee said it wants to see more data to understand the implications of what the FDA called an “imbalance” in cases of severe respiratory syncytial virus among infants participating in an early-stage RSV vaccine trial.

A child in California suspected to have highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza consumed raw milk before experiencing symptoms, officials said.

Nirsevimab and the maternal vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus can reduce health care costs and productivity losses associated with RSV but lead to higher overall spending, according to analyses published in Pediatrics.

Despite being decades apart, the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics shared many lessons that can be applied to future pandemics and health emergencies, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, and his former chief of staff wrote in a new paper.