The nation’s infant mortality rate is falling.

In Houston, respiratory viruses like COVID, RSV, and flu are on the decline, with only occasional flu cases being reported.

Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week.

The U.S. flu season is underway.

October through March is the season for Respiratory Syncytial Virus, also known as RSV. RSV affects the lungs and respiratory system. Houston Life co-host Derrick Shore sat down with a pediatrician from Children's Memorial Hermann to find out who's most at risk, the symptoms you should look out for, and the treatment options available.

RSV and norovirus cases are surging among children in Houston, with symptoms like coughing, sore throats, and congestion.

Federal health officials are strengthening their endorsement of RSV vaccinations for people 75 and older.

U.S. health officials say flu and COVID-19 infections are expected to ramp up in the coming weeks.

Even though cases of COVID-19 have declined considerably since the start of the pandemic, it’s still important to get tested for the virus.

U.S. health officials say flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections may be peaking.

China’s health ministry says a surge in respiratory illnesses across the country that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus.

RSV infections are rising sharply in some parts of the country, nearly filling hospital emergency departments in Georgia, Texas and some other states.

A new shot for infants against RSV is in short supply, and U.S. health officials are telling doctors they should prioritize giving the drug to babies at the highest risk of severe disease.

For the first time ever, people older than 60 and pregnant women can get a vaccine to protect against RSV, a contagious and deadly virus.

Fall vaccination season is in full swing, with health officials urging both an updated COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine for most everyone.

U.S. health officials are recommending RSV vaccinations for moms-to-be as a second option to protect newborns.

Updated COVID-19 shots are coming soon, part of a trio of fall vaccines that doctors hope will help avoid another “tripledemic."

At Texas Children’s Hospital, doctors said there are currently hospitalized babies with RSV and COVID.While CVS MinuteClinic practitioners say the main viruses driving patients into their clinics are COVID and strep throat.

U.S. regulators have approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women to protect their newborns.

From heat-related illness to contagious viruses, here’s what doctors across our area say is “what’s going around.”

U.S. health officials are recommending that babies get a recently approved drug to protect them against a respiratory virus.

U.S. officials have approved a new long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that causes thousands of hospitalizations each year.

Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first.

The U.S. has approved the first vaccine for RSV, shots to protect older adults.

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the world's first RSV vaccine: a shot for adults ages 60 and up, made by pharmaceutical giant GSK.

Federal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV.

New U.S. government data suggests holiday gatherings didn’t spark surges in respiratory diseases.

In the last week, a majority of states saw a rise in COVID-19 and flu cases. Some are even turning back to mask recommendations.

RSV is highly contagious and can spread like a wildfire through local communities; in some cases, forcing early learning centers to shut their doors. RSV usually circulates from late December to mid-February. But this year, an early spike in cases is resulting in markedly higher numbers of infections and hospitalizations. More importantly, RSV infections among young children and now older adults are filling many U.S. hospitals to capacity.

Locally and nationwide, bed capacity at hospitals is a concern.

Covid, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are together driving a national wave of respiratory illnesses.

Harris County Public Health Department said they were not expecting to see this volume of viruses for at least a month.

RSV and the flu are hitting the pediatric population hard right now.

Inside the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Texas Children’s Hospital, the sounds of infants coughing can be heard down the hallways.

The U.S. flu season is off to an unusually fast start.

On Sunday night, 4-month-old Aesop Light was happy and alert. By Monday morning, he was struggling to breathe.

COVID cases among kids are down but Flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are on the rise.

As the old and young come together this holiday season, doctors are warning not to let COVID overshadow another dangerous virus.

This is information from the CDC about RSV, an illness which is "spreading rapidly" among Houston-area children.

More children were hospitalized with COVID-19 at Texas Children’s campuses Wednesday night than ever before, and most of them also have the Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV, according to the hospital.

The recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital with troublesome coughs and breathing trouble.

The American Lung Association is warning Texans after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory following an increase of respiratory syncytial virus, commonly known as RSV.