University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered how severe COVID-19 can destroy immune cells' ability to repair the lungs, helping explain the lingering effects of long COVID.

Among older adults in Spain, hospitalization rates from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection increases progressively with age and is more likely among people with other health issues and who ...

Pneumonia infects millions of people every year. Cases of this highly contagious lung infection surged across all age groups ...

Learn to recognize dangerous RSV symptoms in children beyond typical cold signs, including breathing changes, distinctive ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY — RSV is on the rise in Douglas County. Emma von Felden, Infection Control Officer at Alomere Health, says ...

Britain's health regulator said on Friday it has approved Moderna's vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus in adults 60 ...

The term "smoker's lung" refers to lung damage caused by smoking cigarettes. Over time, the chemicals in cigarettes damage the airways and lungs, leading to lung and respiratory diseases. Damage to ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Scientists have created a new low-cost, fast response sensor to detect lung cancer biomarkers, paving the way for the development of screening devices to spot the disease even ...

RSV is a virus that infects the nose, throat, and lungs and is often difficult to distinguish from other respiratory viruses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The winter season is a peak time for illnesses such as COVID, the flu, and RSV. Those viral infections can be hard on kids and adults. And they can lead ...

Recently, his group analyzed protein-coding RNA transcripts isolated from single cells and fluid collected from the lungs of PRRSV-infected pigs. They monitored immune cell alterations triggered ...