Respiratory syncytial virus is common but it can be dangerous for some infants and young kids. Here's everything parents need ...

RSV is a respiratory infection that is common and sometimes serious in babies. Some symptoms include difficulty breathing, lethargy, cough, and more. Share on Pinterest Westend61/Getty Images ...

A newly configured federal vaccine panel's June 25 action is expected to improve options to protect infants from potentially ...

The United States could soon have another tool in the fight against respiratory syncytial virus, an illness that’s the No. 1 ...

Why RSV cases are so high right now. It’s still early in the season, but doctors at children’s hospitals around the country are concerned by the increased infections they are seeing.

Infants usually get RSV from parents, other caregivers, or close family members, although they can also pick it up when they’re out in public, John C. Brancato, MD, division head of emergency ...

“RSV is a very common virus. Most children in the United States get infected by the time they’re two years of age,” Dr. Jeffrey Kahn, chief of infectious diseases at Children’s Health, ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is common in children. Most children get the virus by the time they turn 2 years old. But there are ways to treat the virus at home and steps you can take to ...

Panel members said babies can get a shot of the new drug like a vaccine before the RSV season, which typically runs from fall into winter. The shot has been shown to reduce the risk of RSV ...

The new RSV antibody shots are immunization therapies that lower babies’ and young children’s risk of hospitalization by 80% by providing disease-fighting antibodies so they can more easily ...

There are shortages of an RSV vaccine for infants due to supply issues. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a notice last week citing "limited availability" of the long ...

Another preventive measure is monoclonal antibodies — artificially created proteins that can be given to infants to assist ...