In the midst of the backlash against the CDC’s guidance, a recent Harvard University study highlights a new risk of COVID-19 during pregnancy. In a rare look at the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant, the study found that they may be at increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3.

As the leaves begin to change and the temperature starts to cool, families are reminded of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season, which typically falls between October and March. While the

Pregnancy is often an exciting time in people’s lives — and one that’s filled with anticipation and routine doctor’s appointments. “Vaccines are the most effective tool to help pregnant women have safer, infection-free pregnancies,” says Amira A.

Because vaccination during pregnancy is contraindicated and no licensed antiviral therapies exist, susceptible pregnant women should receive a single dose of intravenous immunoglobulin at 400 mg/kg within 6 days of exposure to this highly contagious infection, according to the review’s author, Naima Joseph, MD, MPH.

When people travel for the holidays, they can bring disease like RSV and Covid with them. Pediatrician Dr. Ashanti Woods shares his advice to protect kids from disease during the winter months.

They should have access to it, according to the CDC. Since the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was granted emergency use authorization by the FDA, more than 450,000 people have been given the single-dose shot, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Pregnant women who were vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) at school are less likely to experience serious pregnancy-related complications, according to University of Aberdeen research.

The RSV shot isn't suggested for everyone like the flu vaccine is. Here's who is at risk and how to get a shot.