Jun 25 A mutation may explain why last year’s flu vaccine failed for so many By Catherine Woods Researchers at the Wistar Institute in Pennsylvania discover a mutation to explain why last year’s flu vaccine failed for so many. Continue reading
Mar 04 Flu winds down as FDA aims for better vaccine next winter By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The miserable flu season is winding down but not quite over yet, health officials said Wednesday, even the government picked what it hoped would be a better vaccine recipe for next fall and winter. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:11 Facing widespread flu, health officials encourage antiviral drug use By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Indonesian government cracks down on AirAsia By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, the search for wreckage from AirAsia flight 8501 expanded to make up for more than a week of strong currents in the Java Sea. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Transport Ministry suspended the airline’s license for flying from… Continue watching
Dec 19 Hugs help protect against the common cold, research finds By Nora Daly A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that frequent hugging helps reduce individuals’ susceptibility to infections associated with stress, and reduces the severity of symptoms if an infection is contracted by providing increased social support. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 3:35 What you need to know about this year’s elevated flu threat By PBS NewsHour ‘Tis the season to be sick, and this year’s flu shot may not save you. Doctors are warning that the season could be more severe than they thought because a strain of the virus is not responding to the vaccine. Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Ebola sounds scary, but these diseases are the real health threat By PBS NewsHour Ebola remains at the forefront of public safety concerns, but there are a number of illnesses that pose a far greater health risk. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Dr. William Schaffner, the chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt… Continue watching
Mar 14 Turns out Google’s not so hot at predicting flu cases By Margaret Myers It seems that Google Flu Trends, which launched to much hype in 2008, has been off the mark. Continue reading
Jan 27 Want $3,000? Volunteer to get the flu By Sarah Corapi In the hopes of making a better flu vaccine, NIH scientists are purposely infecting dozens of volunteers with the influenza virus, The Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch More Than 40 States See Widespread Flu Infection Last year, cases of influenza were at extremely low levels, but the virus has returned with a vengeance. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Julie Morita of the Chicago Health Department and Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University about the current… Continue watching