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Respiratory Syncytial Virus
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More patients are losing their doctors — and trust in the primary care system
First, her favorite doctor in Providence, Rhode Island, retired. Then her other doctor at a health center a…
How was her baby’s air-ambulance ride not medically necessary?
Sara England was putting together Ghostbusters costumes for Halloween when she noticed her baby wasn’t doing well. Her…
Nirsevimab shows 90% success in shielding infants from RSV hospitalizations
In a recent study published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a group of researchers assessed the…
Only 9% of older Americans vaccinated against RSV, study finds
A new study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that only 9 percent of older Americans had been…
Drug repurposing study finds lonafarnib effective against RSV
In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers screened ReFRAME (short for repurposing, focused rescue, and…
Do we simply not care about old people?
The covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the elderly predicted: incontrovertible proof that…