COVID vaccine provided some protection this winter, estimates suggest
Few Minnesotans sought the COVID-19 vaccine to reduce their infection risks this winter, but at least the shots offered some protection for those who did.
Feb 28, 2025
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Infections: News and Research on Influenza, Human
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Harsh flu season has health officials worried about brain complications in children
This year's harsh flu season—the most intense in 15 years—has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in children.
Feb 28, 2025
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Malaria endures in northwest Congo as officials seek cause of illnesses that have sickened hundreds
Hundreds of people have tested positive for malaria in northwest Congo as health officials try to understand what may be behind a surge of illnesses that has surpassed 1,000 cases and killed at least 60 people.
Feb 28, 2025
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Second wave of seasonal flu hits Washington state hospitals, fills ERs
A second powerful wave of influenza has washed over many parts of the country this winter, including Washington, where flu patients are filling hospital ERs and deaths have already surpassed last season's total.
Feb 27, 2025
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Flu is on the rise in Florida—and here's what doctors say
People with flu-like symptoms are pouring into Miami-Dade and Broward urgent care and ERs as infections across the country reach levels not seen in a decade. And for the first time since the start of the pandemic in 2020, ...
Feb 24, 2025
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More than 900 Californians, including 15 children, have died from the flu this season
More than 900 people have died from influenza since the beginning of October in California, more than have died at this point in any of the last six respiratory virus seasons, according to a report released Friday by the ...
Feb 24, 2025
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Report indicates this flu season is the worst in a decade
The current flu season is shaping up to be the worst in a decade. So far, there have been at least 29 million illnesses and 370,000 hospitalizations related to the flu—the most since the 2015–2016 season, according to the ...
Feb 21, 2025
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Colorado has 'very high' flu activity, but not as bad as the rest of the country
The flu is widespread in Colorado, but the virus hasn't hit the state nearly as hard as some others.
Feb 17, 2025
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WHO chief urges pandemic accord action after US withdrawal
The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, after the United States withdrew from negotiations.
Feb 17, 2025
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Beta-glucan from fungi could help protect against influenza
A component found in all fungi may provide a shield against flu-related lung damage, according to a new study.
Feb 17, 2025
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