The shots would be the first vaccines available against a respiratory virus that kills thousands and leads to many more hospitalizations each year.
Tag: Respiratory Diseases
Pope Is Expected to Be Released From the Hospital on Saturday
Francis, who has been coping with a variety of health issues, was taken to the hospital on Wednesday. He is being treated with antibiotics for bronchitis, according to the Vatican.
Earthquake Hardships Pile Up in Turkey: Shattered Homes and Lurking Disease
Hundreds of thousands are sheltering in tents, breathing air thick with pollutants unleashed from tombs of rubble, fearful that a new disaster could strike at any moment.
Scientists Are Gaining On RSV, a Persistent Threat to Children
Vaccines and treatments are in trials, but the virus remains a leading killer of infants worldwide.
After the Storm, the Mold: Warming Is Worsening Another Costly Disaster
Mold in homes is a costly crisis that often accompanies hurricanes and flooding, and climate change is amplifying the rain that feeds outbreaks.
This Is Not the Monkeypox That Doctors Thought They Knew
The patients turning up at clinics often have a range of symptoms that are not typical of the infection. Some of the infected seem to have no symptoms at all.
The Health Effects of Extreme Heat
Researchers are drilling down into the ways life on a hotter planet will tax our bodies, and looking for protections that, unlike air-conditioning, don’t make the problem worse.
Mothers Demand Action on Air Pollution at COP26
A letter to world leaders gathered at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow was signed by nearly 500 parent groups from 44 countries.
Effort to Reframe Climate Change as a Health Crisis Gains Steam
Research has increasingly shown that warming is taking a deadly toll on human health. At the global climate summit in Glasgow, the issue has gained new prominence.
Poverty, Disease, Customs: Why So Many Indonesian Children Die of Covid
The disease kills far more children in developing countries than in rich ones, and some factors make them especially vulnerable in Indonesia.