Failure to vaccinate newborns with the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine puts them at serious risk of developing ...

Pedialyte is safe for babies 1 year and older. Learn how to administer the correct dosage, its benefits for dehydration, and ...

The ACIP is recommending the use of Enflonsia for the prevention of RSV lower respiratory tract disease in infants younger than 8 months.

The rate of mortality among hospitalized infants was higher in those with vs without late-onset invasive S aureus, and attributable mortality was higher in those with VLBW.

The United States could soon have another tool in the fight against respiratory syncytial virus, an illness that’s the No. 1 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck's Enflonsia, a treatment to prevent respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract disease in newborns and infants. The company said ...

As part of the largest study of UK baby microbiomes to date, researchers at UCL and the Wellcome Sanger Institute found that babies with a specific mix of gut bacteria at one week old were less likely ...

Did you know that the mix of bacteria in a baby’s gut right after birth might actually protect them from getting sick with viral infections in early childhood? Sounds wild, but that’s exactly ...

A baby's makeup of gut bacteria—their microbiome—which starts to form as soon as they are born, could help protect against viral infections later in childhood, a new study suggests.

In all, your baby's ear infection should clear up in about a week. And of course, take your child to the family pediatrician if symptoms persist or worsen.