Whether it’s a common cold, the flu, COVID-19 or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) spreading through our homes, schools and workplaces, it’s hard to make it through the winter unscathed. But there are things you can do to prevent some illnesses and to help stop the spread.
Dr. Helen Boucher, the dean of Tufts Medical School and an infectious disease specialist at Tufts Medical Center, explains what the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency changes.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, is not new. Symptoms resemble the common cold and typically clear up in 1-2 weeks, so most years it blends into the range of cold-weather viruses that bring us cough and congestion.
Top Boston doctors debate whether students should mask up after a study found that mandates cut COVID cases in Boston-Area schools, plus talk about flu and RSV during NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.
Eight-week-old Abegael spent six long weeks in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Tufts Medical Center in Boston battling respiratory failure due to RSV.
Tufts Medical Center Director of Child Life Services, Andrea Colliton, offers ten tips to help make children’s life at home feel a little more normal during this abnormal time.
When Frank Basler, 58, and his son were in Killington, VT at a bachelor party in March 2020 their only concern was having a good time. The expectant grandfather was enjoying spending time with his son and their friends in the mountains of Vermont. Nine days later, Frank was on a ventilator fighting to breathe.
On Monday, October 25, 2021 the CDC published an update to the Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of COVID-19 Vaccines with a focus on Booster Dose. Below are answers to commonly asked questions.