Pediatrics
Combo of COVID plus flu can bring severe illness to kids
Kids who get the flu and COVID-19 together may be in for a serious, even deadly, bout of illness, U.S. health officials said Friday.
Dec 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Most people hospitalized with the flu have a chronic illness
Leading health organizations are urging people to get a flu shot if they haven't already done so. Compared to last year's mild flu season, the U.S. has already seen more than three times the number of flu-related deaths. ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu shots and COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone over 6 months get a flu shot every season with rare exceptions.
Sep 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A mild flu season, and the end is in sight: CDC
(HealthDay)—This year's flu season may not quite be over, but it's clearly winding down and will be recorded as a relatively mild one, U.S. health officials say.
Apr 12, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Slow start, but it's not over yet: 5 things to know about this year's flu season
As influenza season trudges on, public health officials report fewer cases than last year's severe and deadly season.
Feb 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibodies from earlier exposures affect response to new flu strains
We are repeatedly exposed to the influenza virus via infections, vaccinations and our communal environments. The annual flu shot is believed to be the best line of defense, and doctors recommend vaccinations every year because ...
Mar 20, 2019
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Health
Month of conception might raise odds of premature birth
(HealthDay)—What time of year a baby is conceived may raise the chances of a premature birth, new research suggests.
Jul 8, 2013
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Immunology
Egg-allergic children now have no barriers to flu shot
All children should have flu shots, even if they have an egg allergy, and it's now safe to get them without special precautions. This finding is from the latest update on the safety of the flu vaccine for allergic patients, ...
Oct 1, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
To confront COVID-19, U.S. needs to improve existing vaccination rates
The race is on to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, but even when one becomes available a large challenge will still exist: getting enough people vaccinated.
Sep 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
100 years after influenza pandemic, why should I get a flu shot?
Fall 2018 marks the 100-year anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which infected roughly one-third of the world's population and killed more than 50 million people, including 675,000 in the United States, according ...
Nov 1, 2018
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