The FDA has told the makers of six flu vaccines that they need to add a notification to the label of their shots, warning of ...

The FDA has directed pharma companies of influenza vaccines to update their product labelling to include the risk of ...

Agency cites increased risk of febrile seizure risk in postmarking studies ...

Background. Klein and colleagues have previously published data [1] on the frequency of febrile seizures after receipt of the measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine. They demonstrated that the ...

Occur only once per 24-hour period. Events that seem otherwise like febrile seizures but that violate these rules, usually by longer duration or by having multiple recurrences in 24 hours, are ...

When a child has a fever, their body can ache, they are restless and they just don't feel well. While a fever is a part of our natural response to infection, the fever itself can lead to complications ...

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted eight to three for separate shots of MMR and chickenpox, instead of the combined MMRV vaccine. This change helps lower the chance of a ...

When a high fever triggers seizures in a child, the experience can be very scary for the parents, but most of the time, the seizures will resolve on their own. Febrile seizures are convulsions that ...

What do most parents misunderstand about childhood fevers, and why does that confusion cause so much worry? A HelloNation article featuring Keyana Washington, MD, MPH, FAAP of Gwinnett Pediatrics and ...

Febrile seizures happen in early childhood and are caused by a fever higher than 100.4 degrees F. The fever usually comes from an illness such as an ear infection, a cold, or influenza (the flu). They ...

On an otherwise unordinary night in June 2021, Lindsay Moll heard a strange gurgling sound from her 17-month-old son's bedroom. “I opened the door to hear the gurgling noise even louder. ... I looked ...

Miller's wife Morgan shared their young son's health scare on Instagram. The wife of Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller is opening up about a health scare they faced with their 3-year-old son, ...