Nirsevimab Reduced Hospitalizations for Infants With RSV
(MedPage Today) -- The monoclonal antibody nirsevimab (Beyfortus) reduced hospitalizations among infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated lower respiratory tract infection, the randomized, pragmatic HARMONIE trial showed.
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Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - December 27, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Vaccine against winter cough virus 'can slash hospitalisations in kids by more than 80%'
Trials of the antibody jab suggest thousands of babies could be spared trips to A&E with breathing difficulties caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) each year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccine could cut RSV hospital admissions in babies by 80%, study finds
International research indicates giving infants nirsevimab would cause sharp drop in rates of respiratory syncytial virus infectionA vaccine could reduce by 80% the numbers of babies and young children admitted to hospital with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a “groundbreaking” study has found.The study, published in the peer-reviewed New England Journal of Medicine, involved 8,058 healthy babies aged up to 12 months from the UK, France and Germany, who were approaching their first RSV season.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Tobi Thomas Health and Inequalities Correspondent Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Children Health UK news Medical research World news NHS Source Type: news
Jab could cut RSV hospital admissions in babies by 80%, study finds
International research indicates giving infants nirsevimab would cause sharp drop in rates of respiratory syncytial virus infectionAn injection could reduce by 80% the numbers of babies and young children admitted to hospital with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a “groundbreaking” study has found.The study, published in the peer-reviewed New England Journal of Medicine, involved 8,058 healthy babies aged up to 12 months from the UK, France and Germany, who were approaching their first RSV season.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Tobi Thomas Health and Inequalities Correspondent Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Children Health UK news Medical research World news NHS Source Type: news
RSV: Jab for winter virus could cut baby hospitalisations by 80%, study says
More than 30,000 children under five are hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) a year. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The New RSV Drug Keeps Babies Out of the Hospital
Doctors and parents celebrated the major advances that came in 2023 to treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which sends up to 80,000 children under age five to the hospital each year in the U.S. This year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two critical ways to reduce the risk of RSV in young kids: a vaccine for pregnant mothers that can protect newborns, and a drug treatment for babies under one year.
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In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers report encouraging real-world data that show how effective the drug treatment, nirsevi...
Source: TIME: Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Death Risk Takes Decades to Revert to Normal in Ex-Smokers Death Risk Takes Decades to Revert to Normal in Ex-Smokers
Former smokers can reduce their cardiovascular mortality risk by 100%, cancer-related mortality risk by 93%, and respiratory-related mortality risk by 97%.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Pediatric RSV Led to Higher Hospitalization Rates than Omicron or Flu
(MedPage Today) -- A retrospective study revealed that hospital admission rates were far higher for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) than for the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 or influenza A/B in children presenting at Swedish emergency departments... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - December 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why do people get sick with viruses in the winter?
Respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and influenza surge in the colder months. And it's not just because people are spending more time indoors. Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Microbiology Molecular Lab and co-director of the Clinical Virology Lab at Mayo Clinic, explains what other factors promote virus spread in the winter. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/EmTS3jtdPTw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1:10) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 26, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Awakening in California: A Short Story
A week earlier, Rip awoke from a four-year coma. Doctors called it a miracle. Last thing he could remember, he was driving south on I-5. It was Dec. 31, 2019. It was pouring rain. KNX was reporting about an outbreak of a mysterious respiratory virus in Wuhan, China. And then bam!—an SUV plowed…#i5 #wuhan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health alert after parrot fever that can trigger meningitis infects dozens of humans
Psittacosis, also known as the Parrot Fever, is a respiratory illness that can lead to severe pneumonia and meningitis. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Manitoba's health minister, top doctor plead for heath-care workers to pick up shifts over holidays
Manitoba's health minister and chief provincial public health officer are asking health-care workers to consider picking up shifts over the holidays, with intensive care units already over capacity and an increase in respiratory illnesses expected over the holidays. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
Manitoba's health minister, top doctor plead for health-care workers to pick up shifts over holidays
Manitoba's health minister and chief provincial public health officer are asking health-care workers to consider picking up shifts over the holidays, with intensive care units already over capacity and an increase in respiratory illnesses expected over the holidays. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
Have your cold or flu symptoms lingered this winter? Doctors explain why
Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article It’s a common complaint this winter: After coming down with a respiratory illness, some people feel like they can’t shake a lingering cough or runny nose despite other symptoms going…#rsv #lindabell #southcarolinas #mollyfleece #cdc #carolinegoldzweig #larissapisney #uchealth #aurora #colorado (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A mysterious respiratory illness is affecting dogs, but tests show no new pathogens: U.S. officials
Common causes of canine infectious respiratory disease found in genetic sequencing in wave of infections that have alarmed pet owners, agriculture officials say. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
