Pediatrics
Combo of COVID plus flu can bring severe illness to kids
Kids who get the flu and COVID-19 together may be in for a serious, even deadly, bout of illness, U.S. health officials said Friday.
Dec 16, 2022
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News tagged with flu season
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What's new with the flu? Here are 7 things to know
Don't call it a comeback if it was never really gone, but the flu is poised for a breakout year.
Dec 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19, RSV and the flu are straining health care systems. What the 'triple threat' means for children
Every fall and winter, viral respiratory illnesses like the common cold and seasonal flu keep kids out of school and social activities. But this year, more children than usual are ending up at emergency departments and hospitals.
Nov 21, 2022
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Health
'Viral jambalaya': Early flu adding to woes for US hospitals
As Americans head into the holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections.
Nov 18, 2022
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Pediatrics
Despite pleas from pediatric groups, Biden balks at declaring RSV a health emergency
The Biden administration on Thursday offered assistance to communities and hospitals dealing with a surge in cases of pediatric respiratory illnesses, but it did not declare a national public health emergency.
Nov 18, 2022
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Cardiology
Flu shots can protect patients with heart failure from death
Flu shots can save the lives of people with cardiovascular disease by reducing cardiac complications as well as preventing influenza.
Nov 15, 2022
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Vaccination
Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up protection
Pfizer's updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults' virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of the new shots.
Nov 4, 2022
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Vaccination
Q&A: Examining low vaccine uptake among at-risk Canadians
As the flu season begins and the COVID-19 pandemic continues, pneumococcal vaccination is more important than ever to prevent disease and death from pneumonia and other forms of pneumococcal disease.
Nov 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Telltale signs of a 'tripledemic'
An uptick in sore throats, coughs, and fevers are telltale signs that flu season has arrived in the United States. But this fall, those common symptoms might be a sign of something more sinister: Public health experts warn ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Vaccination
As tough flu season looms, CDC hopes for more flu shots among minorities
It's a troubling equation: Many Americans with the highest rates of hospitalization for influenza have the lowest uptake of the annual flu vaccine.
Oct 18, 2022
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