Julia Bonavitacola

A study conducted in China found that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic was seasonal and most often infected infants born 1 to 2 months before the start of the season.

Comorbidities assessed included cardiovascular, cancer, pulmonary, and mental health diagnoses, chosen due to their relation to smoking and their substantial mortality burden.

Beyfortus, which can help prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants and toddlers, was approved by the FDA on July 17.

A study that focused on children aged 5 to 12 years who lived in the United States found no difference between atropine 0.01% and placebo in treating myopia progression.

A study from Western Australia found that the influenza vaccine has a possible protective effect against hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

A search of residency programs in the United States found that women made up about a quarter of all academic vitreoretinal specialists.

Older adults and infants were found to have the highest mortality and hospitalization rates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

A smartphone app was found to be useful and reliable by clinicians when testing vision for children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new study has found that initial visits and the number of viral load tests decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic but viral suppression and hospitalizations remained stable.

In a recent study, immune-inflammatory index, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio were associated with infection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children.

Infants who received parenteral nutrition for at least 14 days had a higher risk of retinopathy of prematurity and receiving treatment.

Nationwide bans on transition-related health care could have negative implications for the overall health of transgender youth.

Health disparities likely exist in youth epilepsy but few studies have focused on these disparities.

Residents of homeless shelters were tested for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza, which were found to have similar prevalence in the population.

A new study estimated that 9.60 million people are living with diabetic retinopathy and 1.84 million people are living with vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy in the United States.

Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.

Hospitalizations of infants in 4 middle-income countries were associated with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during the respiratory illness season.

Social risk factors, such as patient characteristics and where they live, informed the severity of microbial keratitis in a sample of patients.

The burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the effect of vaccines could be affected by underestimation of RSV in older adults.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was detected easiest when using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests in a pediatric population.

A new study found that adolescents with short-term exclusive cigarette use had a higher risk of incident asthma after 5 years of follow-up.

Fundus photographs of eyes with diabetic macular edema (DME) could be used to estimate best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) when artificial intelligence examines the pictures.

Nirsevimab was unanimously recommended by the FDA Advisory Committee for immunization against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants.

Mark Fendrick, MD, and Nicholas Bagley, JD, discuss how the ruling in Braidwood v Becerra could affect availability of preventive care.

Childhood myopia progression could be treated with low-dose atropine due to the safety and efficacy displayed in this study.

Children with narcolepsy often have disrupted nighttime sleep (DNS), which could lead to other effects, such as memory issues.

Panelists at SLEEP 2023 presented preliminary data on how sleep interventions could close the gap in treating Black children and families in sleep health.

Posters presented at the SLEEP 2023 conference showed that transition between medications was easy but 1 medication felt more effective to patients.

A panel at SLEEP 2023 discussed the ways that long COVID-19 has affected numerous areas of sleep health.