by ChristinaSilva | Nov 14, 2022 | Blog
Source: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Pediatricians are familiar with the usual fall uptick in viral infections. But this year is a little different, says Rachel Lewis, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Vagelos College of...
by ChristinaSilva | Oct 14, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
Doctors are noticing an earlier season of Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms. Most people recover in a week or two, but RSV can be serious, especially for infants and older adults. RSV is...
by David Rosado | Oct 27, 2015 | 2015, Blog, October
By Robert Preidt via health.usnews.com Dirtier air, heat stress, greater exposure to Lyme disease — these and other threats to children will increase because of climate change, a leading group of U.S. pediatricians warns. Doctors and policy makers must take...
by David Rosado | Mar 2, 2015 | 2015, Blog, March
CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS www.nytimes.com A wide majority of pediatricians and family physicians acquiesce to parents who wish to delay vaccinating their children, even though the doctors feel these decisions put children at risk for measles, whooping cough and other...