Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Closing in on a universal flu vaccine
Unreliable yearly flu jabs could be a thing of the past as researchers close in on technology that will take down the deadly virus once and for all.
Jun 20, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu jab reduces risk of stroke
The risk of suffering a stroke is significantly reduced for up to two months after receiving a flu vaccine, a major new study has shown.
Oct 6, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds no link between influenza vaccine and COVID-19 risk
A new Cleveland Clinic study has found that receiving the influenza vaccine does not increase a person's risk for contracting COVID-19 or worsen associated morbidity or mortality. Published in the Journal of Clinical and ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
80,000 people died of flu last winter in US
An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter—the disease's highest death toll in at least four decades.
Sep 26, 2018
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Vaccination
Vaccine additives can enhance immune flexibility, with implications for flu and SARS-CoV-2
A vaccine additive known as an adjuvant can enhance responses to a vaccine containing the exotic avian flu virus H5N1, so that both rookie and veteran elements of the immune response are strengthened, according to results ...
Jul 14, 2020
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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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Medications
Stronger flu shots, more side effects
Ordinary flu vaccine has always worked out for Carolyn Hendrickson, so the 77-year-old was perplexed on a recent Monday when her clinic gave her a high-dose version without asking first.
Nov 11, 2011
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Immunology
Universal flu vaccine with nanoparticles that protects against six different influenza viruses in mice
A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting protection against influenza virus in mice, showing promise as a universal flu vaccine, according to a ...
Jan 7, 2020
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Medical research
New vaccine strategy may mean the end of the line for endless boosters
Scientists at UC Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can be used safely even by babies or the immunocompromised.
Apr 15, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu has arrived for the holidays, CDC head says
(HealthDay)—The flu has ramped up in time for Christmas, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Dec 22, 2018
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