Parents of newborns and toddlers deal with a constant barrage of virus and infections in their children's early years, and an ear infection, although relatively common, can add to a parent's anxiety ...

A serious immune deficiency in newborns may originate from a system that protects the fetus in utero but lingers too long after birth. Compared to adults, newborns are highly susceptible to infections ...

Researchers are sounding the alarm after discovering that the most widely used treatments for newborn infections are failing against drug-resistant bacteria, putting thousands of babies at risk. In ...

During the 1990's, the pattern of early infections among very low birth weight (VLBW) infants changed significantly, according to a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)- ...