Government urged to roll out virus jab for babies or face a wave of sick infants in the coming winter
It has been nearly a year since an advisory group recommended an immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus - best known for causing the lung infection bronchiolitis in children. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Weight-Based High-Flow Oxygen for Bronchiolitis May Reduce ICU Admissions
(MedPage Today) -- Transitioning from an intensive care unit (ICU)-only high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) protocol to a weight-based non-ICU HFNC protocol was associated with reduced ICU admission rates for hospitalized children with bronchiolitis... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - March 20, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Vaccine to tackle bronchiolitis-causing winter cough virus could be offered to children and the elderly on the NHS next year
A Government advisory group recommended in June that children and older adults be vaccinated against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - best known for causing bronchiolitis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Enhanced Nasal Suction Makes Little Difference in Infant Bronchiolitis Enhanced Nasal Suction Makes Little Difference in Infant Bronchiolitis
New research aims to answer some of the most basic, yet critical, problems about the management of infants with bronchiolitis discharged from the emergency department.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - November 6, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news
Transient Decrease in Pediatric Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations Seen During Pandemic
MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 -- During the COVID-19 pandemic era, pediatric bronchiolitis hospitalizations decreased transiently, then increased, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in JAMA Network Open.
Kailey A. Remien, D.O., from Akron... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What is PM2.5 and the AQI?
Discussion
Air quality standards are made, measured and monitored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Clean Air Act. All potential pollutants are not necessarily monitored. Some of the most commonly monitored and studied are fine particulate matter, ground-level ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide.
Common fine particulate matter < 2.5 µm (PM2.5) sources include the natural sources of biomass burning, coal burning, road and soil dust, sea spray aerosols, wildfire particles, and volcanic dust. Human sources of PM2.5 include residential cooking and heating, farming, ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 30, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
COVID Upended Bronchiolitis Admission Patterns in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Pediatric bronchiolitis hospitalizations took a brief downturn during the pandemic before consistently rising thereafter, with seasonal patterns yet to return to normal, a nationwide study found.
After admissions plummeted by... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 27, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Lung POCUS may have value in pediatric emergency settings
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) may be useful in the emergency department for assessing and predicting severity for pediatric bronchiolitis, suggest findings published October 21 in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Researchers led by Dr. Jaron Smith from the Children's Medical Center in Dallas found that higher lung POCUS scores for acute bronchiolitis are tied to increased respiratory support, longer hospital length of stay, and more acute disposition. “These outcomes are of significant interest to the emergency department clinician managing a patient with acute bronchiolitis as lung ultrasound may prov...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 23, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Ultrasound Source Type: news
Fancy Nasal Suction Device Makes Little Difference in Infant Bronchiolitis
(MedPage Today) -- Babies discharged from the emergency department (ED) for bronchiolitis saw mixed benefits from enhanced nasal suctioning, a randomized trial found.
Additional resource use -- a composite of unscheduled revisits for bronchiolitis... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
FDA Approves Antibody For RSV After Challenging 2022 Season
RSV in infants often leads to the development of pneumonia or bronchiolitis —conditions that can result in emergency visits. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Antonio Peque ño IV, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
NHS to roll-out new vaccine to tackle bronchiolitis-causing winter cough virus RSV
Children and vulnerable adults may soon receive a breakthrough vaccine to protect them from one a common winter bug after scientists announced the first step in vaccinating eligible Britons for RSV. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Race to control ‘tripledemic’ as cases of RSV in children sweep US and Europe
Spike in respiratory syncytial virus as well as Covid and flu pushing many hospitals close to brinkBefore Covid, few people had heard of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Increasingly, though, this common cause of pneumonia and bronchiolitis (airway inflammation) is filling up hospital beds across Europe and the Americas. Combined with rising admissions for other respiratory infections, including influenza and Covid, it is pushing some healthcare systems close to the brink of collapse.In its latest report, theEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said a number of countries had been experiencing unusual...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 9, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: Infectious diseases Children's health Medical research Coronavirus Microbiology World news Society Science Europe US news US healthcare UK news Source Type: news
National guidance for the management of children in hospital with viral respiratory tract infections, RCPCH (updated 15th November 2022)
This is an update of 2021 National guidance for the management of children with bronchiolitis. Sustaining robust infection prevention and control (IPC) processes during periods of high circulation of viral respiratory tract infections is essential to keep patients, parents/carers and staff safe. It is important to learn from our experience during COVID-19 so that we can maintain services and reduce the risk of transmission when faced with surges of RSV, influenza and other respiratory viruses or further waves of new variants of COVID-19. This includes the application of isolation, segregation, mask wearing and testing for ...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Retrospective observational study of the influence of the COVID-19 outbreak on infants' hospitalisation for acute bronchiolitis
French study found a 54.3% reduction in hospitalisations for bronchiolitis associated with a delayed peak during the COVID-19 period. Authors suggest these results present opportunity for change for the population to wear masks and apply additional hygiene measures. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
