Nationally, pediatric bed capacity is the highest it has been in two years, with 71% of the estimated 40,000 beds filled, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

In comparison to previous periods, a larger fraction of the pediatric population hospitalized due to respiratory syncytial virus infections between 2022 and 2023 was two to five years of age (34% ...

Researchers observed a similar finding at 6 months after training, with more nurses in the VR group correctly identifying respiratory distress in pediatric patients (57.9% vs. 17.8%; P < .001).

An outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus, combined with growing Covid-19 pediatric cases, is straining hospital resources in some U.S. cities.