RSV treatments for young children are lacking, but the record 2022 cold and flu season highlights the urgency for vaccines and other preventive strategies

While RSV can become severe for any child, it poses a particularly serious threat for the youngest babies and for high-risk children.

Flor M. Munoz, Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine • conversation
Dec. 16, 2022 • ~10 min

COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage – 3 ways long COVID patients' respiration can suffer

Understanding how injury and disease, including COVID-19, can impair lung function can help researchers and clinicians better help patients who are experiencing chronic conditions

Alexandra Kadl, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Virginia • conversation
Sept. 22, 2022 • ~9 min

Long COVID-19 and other chronic respiratory conditions after viral infections may stem from an overactive immune response in the lungs

While a strong immune response is essential to fight against viral infection, an immune system that continues to stay active long after the virus has been cleared can lead to lung damage.

Harish Narasimhan, PhD Candidate in Immunology, University of Virginia • conversation
Aug. 4, 2022 • ~7 min

Drive-throughs are busier than ever during the pandemic – but they're hotspots for air pollution

Staff and customers with underlying health conditions are likely to be most at risk at drive-through windows.

Anitha Chinnaswamy, Assistant Professor of Environment and Computing, Coventry University • conversation
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~5 min

Coronavirus: lockdown's effect on air pollution provides rare glimpse of low-carbon future

As lockdowns have came into effect around the world, air pollution has plummeted.

Paul Monks, Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester • conversation
April 15, 2020 • ~5 min

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