Respiratory Medicine News

Together, a group of viruses nicknamed “FLiRT” have emerged to become the most common SARS-CoV-2 variants in the country.

After “an extensive scientific review,” the FDA announced that it has authorized the marketing of four menthol-flavored e-cigarette products through its premarket tobacco product application pathway.

Greater adherence to the planetary health diet was associated with a lower risk for an early death from several causes and produced a significantly lower environmental impact, a study showed.

COVID-19 mitigation measures disrupted the circulation of respiratory syncytial virus, leading to atypical season in 2021 and 2022 that saw higher rates of hospitalization among young children, according to research published in Pediatrics.

Children in Massachusetts who were publicly insured or living in less affluent ZIP codes were less likely to receive nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody for respiratory syncytial virus, according to research published in Pediatrics.

SAN ANTONIO — A hospital in Seattle started a measles entry screening program for all visitors after an outbreak in the city, finding the measures were easy to put in place and deemed acceptable by patients, according to a study.

Infants born during spring and summer months are the most likely to have a first-season medically attended case of respiratory syncytial virus, according to a study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.

A dairy worker in Michigan became the second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus linked to an outbreak in dairy cows, the CDC and Michigan health officials announced Wednesday.

A county in Kentucky has declared a pertussis outbreak following the confirmation of nine cases since late April, including three this past Monday.

SAN DIEGO — Use of an AI-supported software to interpret spirometry curves resulted in more accurate diagnoses made by general practitioners, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.