Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
It's extra important to test after New Year's gatherings, doctor says. Here's why
It's a sniffle, a tickle in the throat and a headache. Or a fever, congestion and fatigue.
Dec 30, 2022
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Health
Buyer beware: bogus flu meds are out there
With flu rampant in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to be wary of over-the-counter products that promise to cure you of influenza, prevent it or reduce its severity.
Dec 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu starting to wane in US after brutal start to season
Flu is decreasing in many parts of the U.S. after an alarmingly early and strong start to the season.
Dec 24, 2022
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Health
Flu, RSV, COVID: Shield yourself from the 'tripledemic' this holiday
Public health experts have been warning of a "tripledemic" of respiratory viruses this fall and winter, so the American Lung Association has some tips for breathing easier this holiday season.
Dec 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Winter & kid's asthma: High time for flare-ups
Cold, dry winter air and a trio of spreading viruses could cause children's asthma to flare up this winter season.
Dec 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are indoor holiday parties safe as COVID, flu and RSV spread? Three experts provide answers
The past three years the holidays have been clouded with pandemic concerns. Now, with COVID, the flu and RSV circulating—what should folks look out for at gatherings?
Dec 21, 2022
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Medications
As flu rages, US releases medicine from national stockpile
The Biden administration said Wednesday it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile to states as flu-sickened patients continue to flock to hospitals and doctors' offices around ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A bleak winter? Modeling the next six months of COVID, flu and RSV
COVID-19 will still be with us in 2023, but what does that mean in terms of hospitalizations, deaths, and other impacts?
Dec 21, 2022
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Medications
In face of tripledemic, CVS and Walgreens limit purchases of kids' pain meds
As a tripledemic of the flu, COVID and RSV continues to spread across the United States, customers at two major pharmacy chains will now be limited as to how much children's pain relievers and fever-reducing medications they ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The flu is back: Here's how to get through it
Four years ago, a sudden fever, sore throat, and body aches typically pointed toward one common—and unwelcome—seasonal illness: the flu.
Dec 20, 2022
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