It’s late fall and all the seasonal illnesses are making their rounds: colds, flu, COVID, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other respiratory viruses and infections. Unfortunately, modern […]
Tag: RSV
FDA approves RSV drug following research by WVU experts
Last year, a season of increased Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) cases in infants concerned medical experts across the country. Following research by West Virginia University doctors, nurses, […]
As we enter peak respiratory virus season, parents should be prudent
by Dr. Cory Franklin and Dr. Mary Hall Over thousands of years, viruses and humans have evolved together. The spread of viruses is a basic feature of […]
The real reasons your family is sick right now
by Faye Flam Something is altering the normal seasonal currents of cold and flu viruses. They slowed to a trickle during the early part of the COVID-19 […]
Get vaccinated as winter illness threat grows
Your lifetime risk of dying in a destructive storm is minimal: 1 in 35,074, according to the National Safety Council. You’re much more likely to die by […]
Experts share information to prevent possible ‘tridemic’
WVU TODAY A steady increase in respiratory illnesses across the United States as winter approaches is leading health experts at West Virginia University and elsewhere to warn […]
