Each year, almost 200,000 adults 65 and older are hospitalized due to RSV, and an estimated 14,000 of those cases result in ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

Blog - A new respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to protect infants from severe illness is available in South Africa's private sector but not yet in public clinics. The country's advisory group on ...

Shifts in RSV testing methodology, which were accelerated by changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, mirror shifts seen in ...

As South Africans continue to experience the winter chill, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases ( NICD is urging ...

You’re not imagining it, flu cases are on the rise this season, as vaccination levels decline and COVID-style social distancing falls by the wayside.

Before the transplant, during the process of harvesting stem cells, Mart said he developed blood clots caused by a condition ...

Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare but serious condition which needs urgent treatment in hospital to prevent it progressing.

Respiratory syncytial virus is common but it can be dangerous for some infants and young kids. Here's everything parents need ...

A new study from the University of Oxford has revealed a surprising benefit of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine: ...

Recent studies have shown convincingly that vaccines against shingles (Herpes zoster) reduce the risk of dementia.

The risk of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is on the rise, along with that of other illnesses including the flu, stomach flu and COVID-19.