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COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in the United States, even as hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus and the flu continue to fall.

The Biden administration says it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile

Feel like everyone’s getting sick right now? You’re not alone. Aside from “the big three” of COVID-19, RSV and influenza, Boston doctors say there are plenty of other upper respiratory viruses circulating right now that are causing people to be under the weather. Why does it seem like so many people are sick? Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Chief of...

Top Boston doctors talk give testing tips, explain why everyone seems to be getting sick right now and the severity of this flu season during NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.

Doctors and other experts say parents have alternatives if they encounter empty store shelves.

Between COVID-19, the flu and RSV, doctors are worried about the triple threat of infections we’re facing this holiday season.

Respiratory viruses, including COVID, flu and RSV, are spreading across the U.S. — and so are other infections. So how long are you contagious with some of the more common ones? Find out here.

A surge in cases of flue, RSV, and COVID-19 is raising the demand for over-the-counter cold medications, especially for children’s ibuprofen and acetaminophen.

Between COVID-19, the flu and RSV, doctors worry that we could be facing a triple threat of infections this holiday season. The rise in respiratory viruses comes as new immune-evading COVID-19 subvariants take over and amid concerns about hospital capacity and staffing shortages. One recent report by the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association estimates that the state’s hospitals are short nearly 20,000 workers....

Top Boston doctors weigh in on new variants, a potential post-Thanksgiving surge and ways to reduce risk over the holidays during NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.

We’re only beginning to reckon with the true physical and psychological tolls of the pandemic. But there are still reasons to be hopeful, experts say.

Health experts are warning about RSV, the flu and COVID-19 ahead of Thanksgiving.

As the holiday season approaches, many of use are planning to travel to celebrate with family. However, COVID is still lingering around, and there have been recent surges of flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) cases. Due to the uptick in the number of individuals infected by these respiratory viruses, doctors worry that we could face a “tripledemic” this winter….

An “unusual increase” in cases of a respiratory virus is ramping up pressure on the already-strained health care sector in Massachusetts, and Bay Staters should take steps including possible indoor masking to protect themselves, medical experts said Wednesday. Leaders of three statewide medical groups warned that physicians are dealing with a spike of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases, particularly in…

Top Boston doctors debate whether students should mask up after a study found that mandates cut COVID cases in Boston-Area schools, plus talk about flu and RSV during NBC10 Boston’s weekly “COVID Q&A” series.

Delay your visit and support new parents in other ways, the doctor advises.

With medical facilities around New England reporting increased levels of RSV infections in kids, including surges in admissions at Boston-area hospitals, a prominent Vermont pediatrician is urging all of us to do our part to reduce the spread of disease. “Everyone has a part to play in this,” said Dr. Becca Bell of the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital,...

As hospitals see a surge of RSV patients, doctors in Massachusetts say wait times in emergency departments are nearing historic highs. Dr. Paul Biddinger, the chief preparedness and continuity officer at Mass General Brigham, warns that the staffing shortage in the health care industry is only making the situation worse. “There were recent reports from the Massachusetts Hospital Association of…

Wait times at hospitals’ emergency departments are nearing historic highs amid staffing shortages and a surge in RSV cases.

MassGeneral says there are no available pediatric ICU beds because of the sharp rise in RSV cases. The hospital has already seen 1,000 cases in the first week of November.