Alarming spread of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy cattle reveals cross-species transmission dangers
In a recent study published in the journal Nature, scientists in the United States report the spillover of the highly ...
Tag: Respiratory Illness
Has a decade of maternal pertussis vaccination reduced its effectiveness?
In a recent modeling and meta-analysis study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers evaluated if maternal immunization against pertussis, ...
Study explores the protective effect of transmembrane mucins against SARS-CoV-2 infection
A recent PLOS Pathogens study analyzed the role played by host mucins and mucin glycans with regard to SARS-CoV-2 entry into the airway ...
Next-generation influenza vaccines show greater impact and cost-effectiveness, study suggests
In a recent study published in the BMC Medicine Journal, researchers conducted a modeling study to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and ...
World Pneumonia Day 2022: Pneumonia Affects Everyone
Please can you introduce yourself and tell us about your professional background as well as your current role at Asthma ...
Surge in RSV cases – how worried should you be?
Infection with the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of respiratory illness among both infants and young ...
Scarred Lungs and Landscapes: What’s Left When Lakes Vanish
A couple of times a month, Mariela Loera goes knocking on doors in California’s Eastern Coachella Valley. Part of her ...
CDC Health Alert Network provides recommendations to manage the recent increase in severe respiratory illness among children
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Health Alert Network (HAN) has provided certain recommendations to inform healthcare ...
Analysis of the seasonality of common human coronaviruses
Mild upper respiratory illness is known to be caused by the four common human coronaviruses (HCoVs), which include 2 beta ...
What is the association between COVID-19 and thrombotic events?
In a recent study published in the JAMA Network journal, researchers assessed the association of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and ...