COVID-19 or RSV? Symptoms to watch for An unusual summertime uptick in respiratory syncytial viral infections, or RSV, coinciding with increasing spread of the delta variant, may create difficulty in differentiating between the two.
COVID-19 cases in children surge 84% in 1 week, study finds COVID-19 cases skyrocketed 84% in one week with 72,000 pediatric infections
US surgeon general: FDA likely to OK COVID-19 vaccines in younger kids amid school year U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy predicted Wednesday that younger kids under 12 could become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine during the upcoming school year.
Domenech: Children are not the Left’s kryptonite, but its cure On Wednesday's "Fox News Primetime," host Ben Domenech hit out at the Left's attack on children, explaining that kids are "refutations of everything woke leftists believe."
NIH director backs away from suggestion that parents wear masks at home to protect kids The head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) tried to walk back his comments suggesting that parents wear masks at home to protect unvaccinated children.
Chipmunks in California test positive for the plague, parts of Lake Tahoe closed The chipmunks that were tested had no contact with any humans and the city's public health services show that the plague is naturally present in some areas of the Golden State.
Lilly's COVID-19 drug reduces death risk in patients on ventilator Eli Lilly and Co. said new data from a Phase 3 trial showed its COVID-19 drug, baricitinib, was shown to reduce deaths in patients receiving mechanical ventilation.
AMA faces backlash after opposing putting sex on birth certificates The American Medical Association (AMA) is receiving criticism after its House of Delegates called for removing sex markers on birth certificates, with an advisory committee arguing that their inclusion "perpetuates a view that [sex] is immutable."
Mask guidance amid rise in delta variant divides parents heading into new school year With U.S. health officials recommending that children mask up in school this fall, parents and policy makers across the nation have been plunged anew into a debate over whether face coverings should be optional or a mandate.
Back to school anxiety: Start prepping kids for return to in-person learning weeks in advance, experts say Parents can ease children’s transition to in-person learning after months of virtual schooling, depending on the district, through clear talks over safety guidelines, structured sleep schedules, validating worries and addressing grief after a tumultuous year, experts told Fox News.
