Medscape

Home test for respiratory viruses no substitute for office visit

The availability of a four-in-one respiratory virus diagnostic for home use may be a boon to consumers, but some clinicians say it should not be used as a substitute for a physician’s guidance.

New metric can help physicians to monitor lung health

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have developed a tool that can identify airway mucus abnormalities in patients with ...
Healio

Coughs, wheezes and sneezes: Distinguishing pediatric respiratory infections

Respiratory infections are the leading causes of hospitalizations, ED visits and mortality in children in the United States ...
EurekAlert!

Pediatric Investigation study reports significant shifts in post-COVID respiratory infection trends in children

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a disruption of infection rates of many common respiratory diseases in children. However, the ...
American Medical Association

What doctors wish patients knew about polio

There is no cure for polio, but it can be prevented. Danielle Grant, MD, of Texas Children’s Pediatrics, shares more about ...
MedPage Today

Pediatric Respiratory Failure No Better Off With Early High-Flow Oxygen

SAN FRANCISCO -- Starting high-flow oxygen right away for young children with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure didn't help them leave the hospital sooner than standard oxygen therapy, the PARIS-2 ...
WEAU

Wisconsin DHS confirms pediatric deaths associated with respiratory illness, encourages vaccination

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed that two children in the state have died from respiratory illnesses. In a statement released Thursday, DHS Respiratory ...
WXPR

Wisconsin DHS reports first two pediatric respiratory illness deaths of the season

One death is a result of COVID-19 and the other is from influenza. "It's with heavy hearts that DHS reports the first pediatric deaths of the respiratory virus season in Wisconsin," DHS Respiratory ...
lex18

Georgetown Community Hospital dedicates pediatric exam room to honor late Dr. Horace Hambrick

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (LEX 18) — Georgetown Community Hospital dedicated a special pediatric exam room to honor the legacy of Dr. Horace Hambrick, a beloved pediatrician who spent nearly four decades caring ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Acute Respiratory Distress and Major Sickle Cell Syndrome at the Albert Royer National Children’s Hospital in Dakar ()

1 Pikine National Hospital Center, Dakar, Senegal. 2 Saint Louis Regional Hospital Center, Saint Louis, Senegal. This was a retrospective and descriptive study of sickle cell patients hospitalized in ...
Frontiers

Semiquantitative chest computed tomography scoring system to estimate severity in pediatric community-acquired pneumonia

1 Department of Respiratory Infection, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China 2 Department of Imaging, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical ...
The Bakersfield Californian

OrthoPediatrics Corp. Launches 3P™ Pediatric Plating Platform™ Hip System and Completes First Case

WARSAW, Ind., Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OrthoPediatrics Corp. (“OrthoPediatrics” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KIDS), a company focused exclusively on advancing the field of pediatric orthopedics ...