Flu season has taken a grim turn in Virginia, as the state’s health department has reported the first death of a child caused by complications associated with influenza.…
Read more First child death reported from flu this season in Virginia – WTOP NewsOver the holidays, U.S. flu cases skyrocketed. Weekly hospitalizations from the virus went from under 7,000 at the start of December to over 33,000 by the last week…
Read more Doctors still recommend flu shot despite sneaky new strainInfluenza A virus. CDC If it feels like everyone around you is getting sick right now, you’re not imagining it. Texans are dealing with an early wave of…
Read more Flu cases in Tarrant County spike 256% as new variant spreads across TexasCalifornia could see an early start to the annual flu season, as a combination of low vaccination rates and late mutations to the virus may leave the state…
Read more California braces for early, sharper flu season as virus mutation outpaces vaccine, experts sayThe United States may be heading into its second severe flu season in a row, driven by a mutated strain called subclade K that’s behind early surges in…
Read more A new virus variant and lagging vaccinations may mean the US is in for a severe flu seasonWe all know that influenza is a common and serious viral infection, but it’s good to be reminded ahead of the upcoming flu season, which typically starts in…
Read more Doctor explains a rare but serious condition associated with the fluAs women get older, our risk for certain chronic diseases increase. We can thank the aging process itself, and the loss of estrogen’s protective effects after menopause. Older…
Read more What women should know about Medicare coverage for health screenings and examsListen to this article Produced by ElevenLabs and NOA, News Over Audio, using AI narration. In Arnold Monto’s ideal vision of this fall, the United States’ flu vaccines…
Read more Flu Shots Need to Stop Fighting ‘Something That Doesn’t Exist’For years now, health experts have been warning that COVID-era politics and the spread of anti-vaxxer lies have brought us to the brink of public-health catastrophe—that a Great…
Read more America Is Having a Senior Moment on VaccinesAnd just like that, with the passing of Labor Day, fall was upon us. Seemingly overnight, six-packs of pumpkin beer materialized on grocery shelves, hordes of city dwellers…
Read more America’s COVID Booster Rates Are a Bad Sign for WinterWho Needs the Flu Vaccine? Just About Everyone …
Read more Flu Shots: Who Needs Them?Who Needs the Flu Vaccine? Just About Everyone …
Read more Flu Shots: Who Needs Them?For about 60 years, health authorities in the United States have been championing a routine for at least some sector of the public: a yearly flu shot. That…
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