3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (588+ words) Pornpak Khunatorn / iStock COVID-19 infection may meaningfully affect male reproductive health, while having limited consequences for female fertility or assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes, according to a new umbrella'review published this week in Vaccine. In contrast,'COVID vaccination showed little…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (963+ words) A study today finds no increase in autism rates in babies born to mothers who received COVID-19 vaccines just before or during pregnancy, compared with children of unvaccinated moms. The authors of the study, who presented their findings at the…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1190+ words) During the pandemic, many women were afraid to be vaccinated because of widespread misinformation that COVID-19 shots would harm their chances of getting pregnant. But in a new study from Sweden, researchers found no statistically significant difference in rates of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (453+ words) Anastasiia Stiahailo / iStock Infants exposed to the COVID-19 virus in utero did not show differences in early neurodevelopmental outcomes through 18 months of age compared with unexposed infants, with some uncertainty, according to a'study published last week in The Journal of…...

1+ mon, 6+ hour ago   (772+ words) Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli / iStock A growing number of states are pushing back against sweeping changes to the US childhood vaccine schedule. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an overhaul of the immunization schedule January 5, paring the number…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (459+ words) The influenza and tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough; Tdap) vaccines are an estimated 69.7% and 88.6% effective against flu- or pertussis-related hospitalizations or emergency department (ED) visits, respectively, among the infants of vaccinated mothers, although with considerable uncertainty, per an observational…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (670+ words) In utero SARS-CoV-2 exposure may predispose children to altered brain volumes, impaired cognition, and internalizing emotional problems such as anxiety and depression, researchers from Children's National Hospital and George Washington University write in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. The team enrolled…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (917+ words) On December 14, 1999, a previously healthy infant was admitted to a Michigan hospital with diarrhea and jaundice. Within hours, doctors diagnosed acute liver failure caused by hepatitis B. She died three days later. Her mother had tested positive for hepatitis B at…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1371+ words) Pregnant women who develop COVID-19 after being vaccinated are much less likely to be hospitalized, need intensive care, or deliver early compared with women who aren't vaccinated, a study today shows. Canadian researchers who examined the medical records of nearly…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (953+ words) Every winter, pediatric wards fill with infants struggling to breathe, their small chests retracting with each labored breath from the inflammation and obstruction that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes in their airways." That just changed. The transformation happened so quickly…...