Vaccination
Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations
COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said Thursday.
Oct 20, 2022
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Flu
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Benefits of hepatitis C treatment outweigh costs for patients with advanced disease
A towering $60,000 bill, a year of fierce, flu-like symptoms and a running risk of depression are among the possible costs of two new hepatitis C treatments. But according to Stanford University health policy researchers, ...
Feb 20, 2012
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Medications
CDC preparing vaccine for new swine flu
(HealthDay) -- Only 29 human cases of a new strain of "swine" flu have been identified in two years, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is making sure it's prepared should the H3N2 strain become more ...
Aug 4, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Three dead of mystery pneumonia in Argentina, six others ill (Update)
A third person has died this week in Argentina from a type of pneumonia of unknown origin, with the fatalities thus far limited to a single clinic, health authorities said Thursday.
Sep 1, 2022
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Pediatrics
One in three parents plan to skip flu shots for their kids during COVID-19 pandemic
The pandemic doesn't seem to be changing parents' minds about the importance of the flu vaccine.
Sep 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How the flu vaccine fails
Influenza is ubiquitous. Every fall, we line up to get our flu shots with the hope that we will be protected from the virus that infects 10 to 20 percent of people worldwide each year. But some years, the vaccine is less ...
Apr 23, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
As flu cases surge, vaccination may offer some bonus protection from COVID as well
After virtually disappearing for two years, influenza is back and rapidly sweeping across Australia—and the world.
May 26, 2022
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Medical research
Viral strains that cause 'stomach flu' don't all look alike
Stomach bugs come in different sizes.
Jun 12, 2019
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Health
Mandating flu jab, but not COVID-19 jab, ethically justified for healthcare staff
Mandating the flu jab for healthcare staff is ethically justified, but the same can't be said of the COVID-19 jab, argue leading ethicists in an extended essay published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
May 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How does COVID-19 compare with the flu?
The new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in many ways is exactly the type of situation that has motivated Jonathan Runstadler, a professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health at Cummings School, and ...
Mar 13, 2020
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