TARZANA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- RSV cases are pummeling pediatric wards across the country, including here in Southern California. Children's Hospital of Orange County had to expand capacity in their ...

Children can suffer from seven to 10 respiratory infections and spend up to 140 days with cold-related symptoms during the dreaded cold and flu season, Dr. Melanie Wilson-Taylor, a pediatrician at ...

Avoiding smoking of all sorts and staying indoors if you have lung disease are two keys to protecting your lungs.

Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs start circulating — especially among the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Multiple respiratory viruses are circulating across the country sending children to emergency rooms. On Monday, a child under age 5 died from RSV in California. ABC7 News ...

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We are still learning about the long term impacts of COVID-19, and how the virus that causes the illness, SARS-CoV-2, can affect the body. New research has suggested that infants who are born ...

New Jersey hospitals are filling up with kids coughing and struggling to breathe. But it’s not COVID-19. Or even influenza. An outbreak of viral respiratory infections is sending children to emergency ...

In a recent study published in Environmental Research, researchers investigated whether surgical and N95 face masks cause respiratory distress in children. In the present study, researchers assessed ...

Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMARD) is a rare genetic condition that typically affects infants and children. It causes muscle weakness and breathing problems. Spinal muscular ...