Flu

Good news for people who received a high-dose recombinant influenza vaccine this year. The vaccine offers more protection against flu than an egg-based standard-dose vaccine for older adults aged 50 and...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an urgent alert late last week saying there’s an urgent need to increase vaccination rates.

Even though scientists are still learning about long COVID, they’re now acknowledging that COVID-19 isn’t the only ailment that can linger. Enter the term “long flu.”

A new study put flu guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the test to see how well it worked. It turns out, sticking to the clinical recommendations was most effective...

The National Institutes of Health disclosed on Wednesday that the federal government has expanded its COVID-19 Home Test to Treat program nationally. The program began as a pilot in select locations earlier...

Report: Older adults didn’t smoke less from 2011 to 2022 … Healthcare infections down in US hospitals last year, data shows … Flu, COVID-19 up as RSV drops … White navy beans improve gut health...

Just as many Americans prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, flu tests, and related visits and hospitalizations may be on the upswing. COVID-19 cases also are slightly increasing, according to new data from...

Up to 1.6 million people were sickened with influenza from Oct 1. through Nov. 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Lab-made blood vessels may help treat stroke, dementia … About 1 in 2 Americans think they’ll get sick from a hospital … Smaller hippocampus could indicate cognitive problems … Heart PET scans...

This fall, flu isn’t the only communicable, infectious disease that long-term care facilities are worried about. COVID-19 — now endemic in our population — is also a looming threat, with all signs...