As kids head back to school, parents have more on their minds than just school supplies. Alongside flu, chickenpox, measles, and mono, COVID-19 remains a concern. According to the CDC, COVID-19 cases are rising in 45 states, with the Western U.S. experiencing the highest activity. A new variant, XFG Stratus,…
World Sepsis Day is September 13, it was established by the Global Sepsis Alliance in 2012 to raise global awareness of sepsis. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition and is responsible for millions of deaths each year. This date is a global call to action for education, early detection, and timely…
Healthcare professionals know that seeing a child get vaccinated makes any parent anxious because no one likes to see their child uncomfortable. However, they also understand the importance of vaccines in keeping kids safe and healthy. Vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases like polio, measles, and whooping cough illnesses that…
Watertown, MA – September 11, 2025 – Recently, U.S. News & World Report unveiled their 2025-2026 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, which evaluated more than 4,400 hospitals on measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. Of note these hospitals all use Exergen’s award-winning Temporal…
There’s something families should be checking off their back-to-school list, vaccines. Health professionals are reminding parents that staying up to date on childhood immunizations especially chickenpox, is important as vaccination rates decline. What Causes it? Chickenpox, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, may seem like a thing of the past, but…
As students put on their backpacks and grab their notebooks, there’s one more back-to-school item that often gets overlooked, vaccinations. Heading back to class doesn’t just mean learning, lunchboxes and sporting events, it also means kids are in close contact with others and exposed to contagious illnesses, especially measles. Measles…
Chikungunya originated in Africa around 500 years ago and has since spread globally, with periodic outbreaks in regions where Aedes mosquitoes thrive, especially where climate, urbanization, and travel promote breeding and transmission. It is primarily found in tropical and subtropical areas, with cases reported in over 110 countries across Asia,…
Hantavirus turned to public attention in February after the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. Arakawa died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), a rare but severe illness with a fatality rate of nearly 40%. While Hackman died from unrelated causes, the incident renewed interest over this…
