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Children’s Health Leaders Call for Emergency Response as Respiratory Viruses Continue to Spread Across the US
According to an update published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Seasonal flu activity is elevated across the country, with high or very high respiratory virus activity in more than half of US states. Health care systems nationwide continue to feel the strain of a respiratory virus season that has hit earlier and harder than usual. Read more
HHS Releases Long COVID Report Providing Insights and Opportunities to Support Patient Community
A new report released by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) highlights patients’ experience of Long COVID to better understand its complexities and drive creative responses by government leaders, clinicians, patient advocates and others. Researchers have cataloged more than 50 conditions linked to Long COVID that impact nearly every organ system. Continue reading
Disruption of Parent-Provider Discussions About Vaccines
Parents typically rely on their child’s primary care provider to guide them in decisions about their child’s health. In light of recent reports suggesting increased parent concerns about vaccines, the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health asked a national sample of parents of children 6-18 about discussions with healthcare providers related to vaccines. Read more
What is RSV and Why are Texas Hospitals Struggling to Keep Up With it?
According to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, only 30 pediatric ICU beds are available in the entire state of Texas. Nine of the available beds are in the San Antonio area stretching to southwest Texas, the state's COVID-19 hospitalization dashboard reported at the time of writing. Read more
RSV Hospitalization Rate for Seniors is 10 Times Higher Than Usual for This Point in The Season
The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children’s hospitals in many parts of the country, especially with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Adults can get RSV, too. Although RSV does not typically send as many adults to the hospital, it can be a serious and even deadly disease for seniors and people with underlying health conditions. Continue reading
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