Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US flu season gets worse, has 'lot more steam' than expected
The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse.
Jan 20, 2018
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Health
Getting a flu shot this year is more important than ever because of COVID-19
With the coronavirus still spreading widely, it's time to start thinking seriously about influenza, which typically spreads in fall and winter. A major flu outbreak would not only overwhelm hospitals this fall and winter, ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Upcoming flu season will likely be severe
The 2021-22 influenza season is likely to be more severe than average—and hit young children particularly hard—due to waning population-level immunity from the near-lack of a flu season during last winter's COVID-19 surge, ...
Aug 31, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Early flu peak puzzles scientists after last year's reprieve
The flu is back with case counts that look comparable to those that predate the pandemic, with one important distinction.
Feb 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
H7N9 bird flu spreads to central China's Hunan
China's deadly outbreak of H7N9 bird flu has spread to the central province of Hunan, local health authorities said Saturday, the third announcement in three days of a case in a new location.
Apr 27, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Expert discusses 'flurona' and why flu cases are rising
Flu cases are starting to rise across parts of the U.S. And that's concerning because fewer people are vaccinated for flu, compared to last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Jan 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu death in a month
(AP) -- A Vietnamese official on Thursday confirmed the country's second human death from bird flu in less than a month, after it went nearly two years with no reported fatalities.
Feb 2, 2012
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Vaccination
Should I get the flu vaccine? South African experts say yes—here's why
The winter months are synonymous with the flu in South Africa. Similar to other countries in the southern hemisphere, South Africa has an annual influenza season stretching from April to August.
Jun 9, 2023
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Medications
Egg shortage won't affect flu vaccine supply
An egg shortage has driven up prices at the supermarket, caused in part by an outbreak of avian flu in the Midwest. But health officials say there is no need to worry about the supply of certain eggs outside the kitchen: ...
Sep 7, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts say now is the time to get your flu shot
With a small number of influenza cases already circulating in Houston, experts at Baylor College of Medicine are saying now is the time to get vaccinated against the flu. Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of molecular virology ...
Sep 14, 2022
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