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You’re sick. Is it RSV, a cold, COVID or the flu? Here’s how to tell the difference.
Cases of the flu, RSV, COVID-19 and the common cold are at high levels across the country right now. How do you know which respiratory illness you've got?
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Why do colds seem so bad this year? Here's what's going on.
Nearly everyone is catching the rhinovirus — the most frequent cause of the common cold — this winter season. But are colds actually more intense this season?
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Is your air conditioner making you sick? Experts unpack 'air con flu.'
Mold, dust, bacteria and viruses — is your AC unit making you sick?
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‘She was gasping for breath’: Moms share the ‘terrifying’ experience of having a baby hospitalized with RSV
One mom was told if she had put her baby to bed that night instead of going to the emergency room, “we wouldn’t have had her in the morning.”
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Got the sniffles? Here's how to tell if it's allergies, a cold or something else
Congested? Have a runny nose? It can be hard to tell if you have a cold, allergies, COVID-19, or something else entirely. Here's how to figure out.
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Pediatricians weigh in on 'unprecedented' surge of RSV infections among infants, toddlers this summer
Many hospitals are seeing a spike in cases of respiratory syncytial virus or RSV in kids. Here's why the typically winter virus may be spreading — and what parents need to know.
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Human patient put in suspended animation for the first time
Scientists (and sci-fi fans) have been talking about suspended animation for years. The idea that the functions of the human body can somehow be put on "pause" while life-saving medical procedures are performed (or a person is sent into space, a la Alien) has long seemed untenable -- until now. According to New Scientist, doctors have successfully placed humans in suspended animation for the first time, in a trial that could have an enormous influence on the future of emergency room surgery.
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