As the soft tissue- air interface is virtually impenetrable to ultrasound, its utility for evaluating lung pathologies was historically thought to be unfeasible [1]. However, the observation of different artifacts and novel research into their interpretations has helped transform this dogma and develop lung ultrasound as a valuable diagnostic tool in pulmonary diseases.

Sickness rates of children living in regions with extreme environmental pollution resulted in our study evaluating effects of 30-day supplementation with two different food supplements containing nucleotides, amino acids and polypeptides or β-glucan. This study was based on published studies evaluating these effects on children with chronic respiratory problems transported to the region without environmental pollution and into the medical program complemented with climatotherapy, speleotherapy, higher motion activity, rehabilitation, and a special nutritional program. 

In the nightmare of the coronavirus pandemic that is spreading around the world, parents could take comfort in one thing - early reports that the virus mysteriously spares children, even though this often leads to critical illness in older people. An article published in the Journal “Pediatrics”, based on 2,143 young people in China, provides the most comprehensive evidence of the spread of the virus among children, and there is bad news and good news [1].

Telemedicine is a sub-area of telematics in healthcare and refers to diagnostics and therapy bridging a spatial or temporal distance between doctor, therapist, pharmacist, and patient or between two doctors consulting each other by means of telecommunications.

Influenza A virus (IAV) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPn) are two major respiratory pathogens in humans. IAV infection alone is often self-limited, and SPn colonization can be found in 5-90% of healthy individuals, as normal flora [1,2].