Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian ...

COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.

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The 40-year-old star, who played NFL player Michael Oher in the 2009 Oscar-winning film, had a fever and a ‘blood-soaked ...

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“So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.” Earlier this month, a planned meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — which ...

Flu, and RSV Shots Do You Need to Monitor Your Blood Pressure at Home? 4 Reasons Doctors Decide to See a Physician—And When You Should Too You May Be Better Protected if You Space Out Your COVID ...

Recent research shows the bird flu virus may be just a few mutations away from transmitting more readily to humans, which could elevate risk. If you haven’t yet been sick this winter ...

This flu season is a "high-severity" season for all age groups. An estimated 33 million people have suffered from the flu so far this season. In Florida, like the rest of the U.S., the predominant ...

IN HUMAN HEALTH. SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS ON THE CURRENT FLU SEASON CASES ARE DECLINING ACROSS THE CAROLINAS, ACCORDING TO NEW DATA FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MORE THAN 3100 TESTS ...

California is one of the states hit especially hard by this year's brutal flu season, with more than 900 deaths due to the respiratory illness reported since October 2024. Newsweek reached out to ...

Two U.S. government agencies that are key players in the World Health Organization-led process to select the flu viruses for next winter’s influenza vaccines are participating in a meeting to ...