Early childhood infections significantly increase the risk of severe infections and antibiotic use later in childhood, ...

Public health officials must prepare to counter ongoing anti-vaccine sentiment in coming years, argues a leading pediatrician ...

HMPV is a respiratory virus that regularly circulates during cold and flu season. It is spread through coughing, sneezing and ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and UNC Health Rex in Raleigh announced on Saturday they will begin a temporary age-based visitor restriction at their facilities due to an ...

As children head back to school after their holiday break, odds are good some are bringing a spreadable illness with them.

Inflammation of the heart muscle, also known as myocarditis, can be caused by various viral infections. Parvovirus B19, known ...

Following a sharp rise in cases of walking pneumonia among Canadian children, rates of the infection seem to be dropping — ...

Nikole Babb [email protected] Lisa Lambert wasn’t sure how this year’s holiday season would go for her as a single mom ...

If you are feeling under the weather, it's definitely not just you. The CDC says Tennessee's flu-like illness activity has reached "very high" levels.

FDA experts report changes in drug approvals, warnings, and indications for products for use by dermatologists and aesthetic medicine professionals.

Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week. COVID and ...