US health officials are pushing Americans to get vaccinated against the flu to help prevent hospitals already busy battling COVID-19 from being overwhelmed this winter, but false claims are threatening their efforts.
Oct 17, 2020
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Most people know that the flu can kill. Indeed, the so-called Spanish flu killed 50 million people in 1918—more than were killed in the first world war. But what about the common cold? Can you really catch your death?
Dec 23, 2019
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As the nation adjusts to the threat of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, it's only natural to worry whether a cough or aches and pains could be signs you have become infected by the virus. Dr. William Petri, ...
Mar 17, 2020
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The novel coronavirus is 10 times more deadly than swine flu, which caused a global pandemic in 2009, the World Health Organization said Monday, stressing a vaccine would be necessary to fully halt transmission.
Apr 13, 2020
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A single dose of the flu drug baloxavir marboxil can reduce the spread of the illness within households, new research concludes.
Jul 13, 2020
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China has been the origin of several major viral epidemics over recent decades, with the current outbreak of a new deadly coronavirus emerging in the central city of Wuhan.
Jan 22, 2020
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The global death toll from COVID-19, which is set to pass five million, is already far worse than most other viral epidemics of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Nov 1, 2021
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As if the COVID-19 pandemic isn't scary enough, the flu season is not far away. How severe will the flu season be as it converges with the COVID-19 outbreak? What can we do to prepare?
May 29, 2020
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A new class of influenza drug has been shown effective against drug-resistant strains of the flu virus, according to a study led by University of British Columbia researchers.
Feb 21, 2013
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Making a connection between the flu and the risk of subsequent heart problems significantly increased flu vaccination rates among older Danish adults, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's ...
Mar 7, 2023
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