I’m a pediatrician — 5 products I detest including these pricey but ineffective medicines
A pediatric emergency medicine doctor says five common products aren't good for kids, and some can lead to new health issues like rashes.
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‘Walking pneumonia’ cases spike in the Lehigh Valley; Here’s what you need to know
Cases of walking pneumonia, a milder form of lung infection, are surging across the US, particularly impacting young children ...
Doctors call for whooping cough vaccination uptake amid worst year on record for cases
Whooping cough cases across Australia have passed 40,000 in a year for the first time since recording began more than 30 ...
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We All Drank It as Kids, but This Familiar Drink Soothes Coughs Better Than Many Syrups
It's a drink we all loved as kids, and it turns out it may be better than cough syrup for soothing coughs and sore throats.
Erie County reports 15 pertussis cases, largest outbreak in at least six years
Erie County saw its largest pertussis outbreak since at least 2012 when 15 people tested positive in September for the vaccine-preventable bacterial illness commonly known as whooping cough. By ...
More than 1,000 whooping cough reports across Washington, including 2 in Kitsap
The number of students who were immunized for whooping cough declined between 2019 and 2023, the health district said, ...
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What’s Going Around: Pneumonia, croup, hand, foot and mouth
UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing cases of hand, foot, and mouth and walking pneumonia. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midsate are seeing respiratory ...
I'm a non-smoking yoga fan at 57 and never thought my cough was cancer
Lung cancer is often thought of as a disease that affects older people, smokers and those who have worked in heavy industry - ...
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Walking pneumonia on the rise in parts of Canada, doctors say
particularly in kids, but their message for parents is not to panic, as treatment options are available. Walking pneumonia is ...
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FDA says commonly used decongestant 'not effective,' proposes removal
Related Ban of ineffective phenylephrine could affect access to other remedies CVS pulling popular cold medications from ...
What we know so far about the Queen’s chest infection
pneumonia can be life-threatening and require hospital treatment. “Bronchitis is inflammation of the airways in the lungs ...
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CDC reports slight flu rise in children, first kid's flu death of season
Meanwhile, COVID activity remained low amid a shift in variant proportions and RSV levels rose in 3 US regions.