1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (621+ words) Infants born to mothers vaccinated before, during, or soon after pregnancy for COVID-19 or flu were more likely to receive vaccines than those born to unvaccinated mothers, suggests a study published in Pediatrics. The researchers looked at 82,533 mother-infant pairs in…...

23+ hour, 18+ min ago  (646+ words) Frank Dejongh / UNICEF DTP immunization rates often show how successful a country is at providing routine childhood vaccines. Almost 116 million infants (90%) globally received one dose of DTP, and 110 million babies (85%) were fully vaccinated with three shots. “Both figures rose a…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (662+ words) Bleeding episodes among infants of 6 months of age or younger in Sweden doubled from 2003 through 2021. This concerning trend seems driven by more Swedish parents declining vitamin K shots for their newborns, according to an analysis of 2 million infants published today…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1706+ words) Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, has explained his month-long absence from Congress as the result of a fall at home, caused by complications from the polio infection he survived as a child. “Surviving childhood polio meant spending my entire…...

6+ day, 22+ min ago  (468+ words) Adults are more likely to experience severe infections from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) if they have certain high-risk conditions (HRCs), particularly asthma, congenital immunodeficiency, chronic kidney disease, or an organ transplant, or are taking immunosuppressive medications. Specifically, people with an…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (1168+ words) A new study finds that the antiviral drug Paxlovid can safely be used by children aged 6 and older. The study, published recently in Pediatrics, found Paxlovid, which combines the drugs nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, is safe for children who weigh at…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (974+ words) Two new reports examining recent US measles outbreaks highlight the challenges of containing the spread of the disease in certain communities. The first report, published last week in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) by a Centers for Disease Control…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (981+ words) Sompong Lekhawattana / iStock After a White House press conference last fall promoted the use of leucovorin (folinic acid) for autism and raised concerns about acetaminophen (Tylenol) use during pregnancy, Google searches for leucovorin were nearly 380% higher than expected over the…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (693+ words) Gema Judidías / Flickr All pregnant people should get the COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and Tdap vaccines, according to new recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG.) These recommendations are in line with ACOG's previous guidance....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (621+ words) Since its introduction, the rotavirus vaccine has reduced infant hospitalizations by about 80%. Yet uptake of the vaccine remains lower than other pediatric vaccines. A study published today in Pediatrics identifies several roadblocks to greater coverage. Researchers examined data on children…...