Vaccination
The COVID-19 vaccine does not cause infertility, as social media myths are claiming
Anti-vaccine activists have been having a field day with the myth that COVID-19 immunizations cause infertility.
Feb 3, 2021
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Flu
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu may increase the spread of COVID-19
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin and the Institut Pasteur in Paris used a mathematical model to study the first months of the corona pandemic in Europe. They show that the decrease of ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu virus' best friend: Low humidity
Yale researchers have pinpointed a key reason why people are more likely to get sick and even die from flu during winter months: low humidity.
May 13, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19, cold, allergies and the flu: What are the differences?
If you have signs or symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it's important that you contact your health care provider right away for medical advice. But COVID-19, the common cold, seasonal allergies and the flu ...
Jan 11, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Can the flu shot help fight cancer?
Changing the microenvironment of tumors to increase the immune system's response to them has been the goal of countless research and clinical studies including the most recent use of checkpoint inhibitory antibodies. The ...
Jan 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Father of Cambodian girl who died from bird flu tests positive for virus
The father of an 11-year-old Cambodian girl who died this week from bird flu has tested positive for the virus, health officials said on Friday.
Feb 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO head warns worst of virus is still ahead
The head of the World Health Organization has warned that "the worst is yet ahead of us" in the coronavirus outbreak, raising new alarm bells about the pandemic just as many countries are beginning to ease restrictive measures.
Apr 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
There's a virus spreading in U.S. that's killed 10,000: The flu
(HealthDay)—Folks fretting about the coronavirus are forgetting there's another virus already running rampant in the United States, one that's killed nearly 20 times as many people in this country alone.
Feb 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The flu virus's ability to mutate may sometimes be its downfall
One of influenza virus's main weapons is actually a double-edged sword.
May 31, 2019
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Medical research
No more flu for you? Discovery blocks influenza virus' replication in cells
It happens every year, especially in winter. A virus saunters into your wide-open respiratory tract, worms its way into lung cells, and, next thing you know, you're lying in bed with a fever, aches, and chills—classic symptoms ...
Jun 1, 2022
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