A particularly infectious subvariant of influenza is keeping emergency room numbers high and causing especially severe ...

Feeling warmer than usual? Learn how to tell if you have a fever, what a fever might mean for you and your baby, and how to ...

The CDC first recommended annual flu shots for all children 6 months and older in 2008, when it expanded the recommendation to include school-aged children 5 to 18 years old. The agency had already ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) fever reducers, such as acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen, are some of the most common medications. Both can help lower fever and ...

Boston reported two children have died related to the flu this season Tuesday, the first pediatric flu-associated deaths in ...

Flu season is in full swing, with the U.S. seeing its highest rates in 25 years. Utah hospitals have treated hundreds of ...

Blood transfusion is an essential therapeutic procedure in pediatrics, often indispensable for child survival. It is required in various clinical situations such as severe anemia, severe malaria, ...

Infectious Diseases Chief Dr. Michael Klatte at Dayton Children’s Hospital cautioned that there may be a resurgence of the ...

The U.S. is seeing the highest levels of people going to the doctor for fever plus a sore throat or cough in nearly 30 years, ...

Federal health officials upended the immunization schedule for American children this week. These are the diseases affected.

Despite recent changes in the federal guidelines for childhood vaccines, the Wood County Health Department will continue to ...

The highlights this week: A cricket spat underscores heightened India-Bangladesh tensions, South Asian governments respond to ...