In a recent study published in Jornal de Pediatria, researchers explored active and passive vaccination among children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Study: Current strategies and ...

What’s more, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, the burden of infectious diseases can be crippling for healthcare systems, many of which have been taken to a breaking point trying to manage ...

As we’ve learned, vulnerable populations may have an underdeveloped or weakened immune system, whether due to age, disease or immunosuppressive treatment, and may be significantly more susceptible to ...

Vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from mother to child is a major route of spread, but debate continues over whether perinatal vaccine administration alone adequately prevents ...

Michael Petrosky, MD, of Allegheny Health Network, spoke about the difference between vaccines and monoclonal antibodies and how they can affect treatment in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). When ...

In the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), pregnant women have wrestled with the question of whether they and/or their babies are at higher risk due to the direct or indirect ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Fall and winter months typically usher in waves of infections, with RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus), COVID-19, and flu (influenza) posing significant ...