RSV: What Parents Need to Know This 2025-2026 Season
RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, typically starts in late fall and peaks in winter. As of October 2025, RSV activity is increasing in some parts of the country, and reports expect moderate RSV activity this year, similar to the 2024-2025 season. RSV Symptoms RSV is a common respiratory virus that causes symptoms similar to a […]
Survive Cold and Flu Season: Your Ultimate Rescue Kit
Ready to survive this cold and flu season? As we continue to enter cold and flu season, you can feel the collective parental shift—wanting to do everything possible to keep kids from getting sick. The sick cycle is familiar: first, the sniffles appear, then the cough and low-grade fever, and before you know it, you’re on your way to the […]
How to Treat the Flu, Common Colds, Pneumonia, and RSV
If you’ve been reading my blogs and emails for a while, you’ve probably read some of my tips for preventing common winter illnesses. While prevention is always the best medicine, we still get sick sometimes and that’s ok! Let’s talk about how we can treat the flu and other viruses like the common cold, pneumonia, and RSV. […]
What You Need to Know about Preventing and Treating the Flu
In the winter of 2011, Sandra brought two of her four children to my private practice in Charlotte, North Carolina. It had been a difficult flu season for everyone in the family except her son Hasan, who hadn’t shown any signs of illness. Sandra’s daughter had tested positive for flu and after checking on her […]
