Health
US flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virus
The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years.
Dec 6, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fast-spreading mutation helps common flu subtype escape immune response
Strains of a common subtype of influenza virus, H3N2, have almost universally acquired a mutation that effectively blocks antibodies from binding to a key viral protein, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins ...
Jul 10, 2020
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Vaccination
Mixed results for Moderna mRNA flu vaccine trial
US biotech company Moderna said Thursday it had mixed results from a large-scale trial of its mRNA flu shot, based on the same technology used in its successful Covid-19 vaccine.
Feb 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Here's the information and advice that's changed about the coronavirus since the outbreak began
During a rapidly developing crisis like the coronavirus outbreak, what we know can change quickly.
Apr 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
This year the flu came in two waves—here's why
The just-ended 2018-2019 flu season was relatively mild compared to the last season, during which nearly 80,000 people in the U.S. died of flu-related illness, according to estimates by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
May 30, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Association between avian influenza spread and live poultry trade
A large international team of researchers has conducted a study that involved comparing the structure of the live poultry trade across Chinese provinces with genome sequencing of flu viruses from samples taken from birds ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Math models of flu transmission rates show dramatic savings with universal vaccine
A team of researchers from the Yale School of Public Health, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the University of Texas and the University of Florida has used math models to show that the development of a universal ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Repeated seasonal influenza vaccines also provide kids better protection against future flu pandemics, study finds
Researchers at McMaster University have found that children who receive years of season-specific flu vaccines develop antibodies that also provide broader protection against new strains, including those capable of causing ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When's the best time to get your flu shot?
When most of us get the flu, we spend three or four days on the couch feeling miserable, then we bounce back pretty quickly. But others have more severe symptoms and need to be hospitalised because they're at risk of life-threatening ...
Apr 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
10 misconceptions about the 1918 flu, the 'greatest pandemic in history'
Pandemic: It's a scary word.
Mar 18, 2020
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