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How To Fight Common Wintertime Respiratory Viruses
SATURDAY, Jan. 25, 2025 — In the throes of winter's yearly round of respiratory virus outbreaks, it pays to remember what Grandma told you. Wash your hands often, cover your nose and mouth with a t...
Bird Flu Outbreak Forces Culling of 100,000 Ducks, Threatening Last Duck Farm in Long Island
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – The last duck farm on New York's Long Island is facing an uncertain future after a bird flu outbreak forced the culling of nearly 100,000 ducks. The highly contagious H5N1...
CDC: Another Human Bird Flu Case Brings Total to 67
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed another case of avian influenza A(H5N1), or bird flu, in California, bringing the nationwide total...
CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu Amid Growing Outbreak
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu symptoms, as the...
CDC Confirms Another Human Bird Flu Case, Bringing Total to 67
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed another human H5N1 avian flu case – otherwise known as bird flu – in California on Thursday, bringing...
Human A(H5N1) Cases Generally Have Mild Illness, With Short Duration
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – The A(H5N1) virus generally causes mild illness of short duration, mainly among U.S. adults exposed to infected animals, according to a study published online Dec. 31 in the...
Has RSV Vaccine Hesitancy Subsided?
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – More Americans believe in the effectiveness of vaccines developed to protect newborns and seniors against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). More than half of U.S. adults...
Influenza Vaccine Effective Against Severe Illness in Children
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – Influenza vaccine is effective for preventing severe influenza illness among children, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in JAMA Network Open. Kelsey M. Sumner,...
Flu Cases Start to Surge as Americans Prepare for Holiday Gatherings
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 – Predictably, flu season is in full swing, with cases surging across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed Friday in a report....
Just Over Half of Children Hospitalized With Flu Receive Antivirals
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Just over half of children hospitalized with influenza receive antivirals, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. James W. Antoon,...
California Declares Bird Flu Emergency as Outbreak in Cows Continues
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as bird flu continues to spread among the state’s dairy cattle. “This proclamation is a tar...
2013 to 2022 Saw Increase in Influenza Testing at Hospital ED Visits
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – The use of influenza testing at hospital emergency department visits increased from 2013 to 2022 in the United States, according to a December data brief published by the...
Tools You Can Use to Control Winter Asthma, Allergy Symptoms
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 – Winter is here, and that can make it difficult for those with asthma to control their symptoms. The cold air that comes with cooler temperatures can contribute to asthma...
Concerns Raised as Too Few U.S. Children Have Received Flu Vaccine
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – In new data posted this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 37 percent of children had received the influenza vaccine as of Nov. 30 – down...
Only a Third of U.S. Kids Have Gotten Flu Shots
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – Despite a record number of American children dying from the flu last year, the percentage of kids getting their flu shots keeps falling. In new data posted this week by the...