Norway’s ageing king Harald V is on sick leave until February 2 because of a respiratory infection, the Norwegian palace has said. The 86-year-old monarch, who has repeatedly said he has no plans to abdicate unlike his second cousin Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, has been admitted to hospital several times in recent months. In […]
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Babies born to unvaccinated people who had COVID-19 may be at greater risk of respiratory distress: Study
Unvaccinated pregnant people who contracted COVID-19 were more likely to have babies who suffered from respiratory distress, a new study published this week found. A team of researchers led by the University of California, Los Angeles, looked at 221 pregnant people for the study, including 151 who were unvaccinated before they were infected with COVID, […]
Study links COVID-19 infections in pregnant women to respiratory health issues in babies
Babies born to mothers who contracted a COVID-19 infection while pregnant have “unusually high rates” of respiratory distress at birth or shortly after, a Nature Communications study found. While studies have shown contracting COVID during pregnancy has been associated with adverse outcomes for both mothers and newborn babies, the authors of the study found there […]
Nearly 10,000 died from COVID in December as respiratory illnesses spread worldwide
Almost 10,000 people died from COVID-19 in December across approximately 50 countries – mostly Europe and the Americas – based on shared trend information, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with hospital admissions jumping 42%. The head of the U.N. health agency said that the spike can be attributed to holiday gatherings and the spread […]
Respiratory illness activity is on the rise. Here’s what parents need to know about RSV.
What parents need to know about kids and RSV. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Getty) Cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) exploded in the U.S. last winter, sickening large numbers of children and even sending some to the hospital. While RSV wasn’t a new illness, many parents heard about it for the first time last […]
A vet explains how to keep dogs safe from respiratory illness outbreak during the holidays
Dogs in at least 16 states have reportedly become extremely sick in recent weeks with a fever, cough, lethargy and other upper respiratory symptoms. Reports of the illness, whose origins and cause are unknown, have made some dog owners reconsider whether to travel with, or board, their dogs this holiday season. Yahoo News spoke to […]
So you’re sick during the holidays — now what? CDC director talks masking, COVID, respiratory viruses and more.
You’ve wrapped up the presents and those last-minute holiday errands when all of a sudden you start to feel some not-so-merry symptoms like a cough, sore throat or fever. With respiratory virus season in full swing, Yahoo Life spoke with Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for the […]
“Full swing”: New analysis shows three respiratory viruses (including COVID) on the rise in the U.S.
It may sound a little gross, but analyzing wastewater for traces of diseases is one of the best ways to understand how populations are handling illness. It is can be a gold mine of information regarding the prevalence of respiratory viruses like influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and SARS-CoV-2 (which causes COVID-19). The latest results […]