Influenza

Nevada tops the list and Southern communities overall are showing some of the highest and most widespread flu activity, according to an index based on antiviral prescriptions data.

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The results suggest that these effects are linked directly to SARS-CoV-2 infection and are not just a general consequence of viral infection, say investigators from University of Oxford, in the United...

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Rates have remained low throughout the pandemic, and appear to be the consequence of measures to curb COVID-19 transmission. The same public health strategies could be used to help reduce antibiotic overprescribing...

Older adults who received the flu vaccine that season were notably less protected than their younger cohort against acute respiratory symptoms. Vaccination also was more protective against influenza-associated...

Patients of female physicians are vaccinated at higher rates than those of male physicians across patient gender, race and ethnic categories, a large Medicare analysis reveals.

Fully one third of patients with COVID-19 go on to develop substantial neurological and psychiatric problems, including anxiety disorder, dementia, and stroke, a new study finds. Investigators foresee...

People who received a flu vaccination were 24% less likely to test positive for COVID-19. And those who did contract the disease had a less severe course when compared with people who didn’t get a flu...

Overall seasonal flu activity has remained at lower-than-usual levels in the United States and globally.