Cardiology
What heart and stroke patients should know about COVID-19 vaccines
Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes.
Jan 15, 2021
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News tagged with flu vaccination
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Four-in-one flu shot may mean lifelong protection against the flu
A vaccine combining centralized ancestral genes from four major influenza strains appears to provide broad protection against the dangerous ailment, according to new research by a team from the Nebraska Center for Virology.
Nov 2, 2017
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Cardiology
Linking flu vaccination to potential cardiovascular benefits gets more people to roll up their sleeves
Making a connection between the flu and the risk of subsequent heart problems significantly increased flu vaccination rates among older Danish adults, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID pandemic may have driven a flu strain into extinction
It's well-known that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions pretty much quashed the 2020-2021 flu season, with influenza cases falling to never-before-seen lows in the United States.
Oct 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How a new vaccine adjuvant might shorten race to COVID-19 immunity
Uli von Andrian is the Mallinckrodt Professor of Immunopathology at Harvard Medical School and Program Leader of Basic Immunology at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard.
Apr 10, 2020
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Vaccination
New universal flu vaccine offers broad protection against influenza A virus infections, researchers find
A new universal flu vaccine constructed with key parts of the influenza virus offers broad cross protection against different strains and subtypes of influenza A viruses in young and aged populations, according to a new study ...
Jul 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nanoparticle vaccine offers universal protection against influenza A viruses, study finds
Researchers have developed a universal vaccine to combat influenza A viruses that produces long-lasting immunity in mice and protects them against the limitations of seasonal flu vaccines, according to a study led by Georgia ...
Jan 24, 2018
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Vaccination
Here's what to know about flu shots this year
Bad as it has been these past few months to live with the danger of coronavirus, things are about to get worse. Fall is approaching and with it comes that other respiratory virus that puts thousands of Americans in the hospital ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Medical research
Key to universal flu vaccine: Embrace the unfamiliar
Vaccine researchers have developed a strategy aimed at generating broadly cross-reactive antibodies against the influenza virus: embrace the unfamiliar.
Aug 25, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Several vaccines associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease in adults 65 and older
Prior vaccination against tetanus and diphtheria, with or without pertussis (Tdap/Td); herpes zoster (HZ), better known as shingles; and pneumococcus are all associated with a reduced risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, ...
Aug 16, 2023
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