Health Aug 26 Heart disease patients should get vaccinated against respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, cardiology experts say By Laura Santhanam
Health May 02 216 children have died from flu this season, CDC reports More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Health Feb 27 Harsh flu season raises concern among health officials about pediatric brain complications This year’s harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in children. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Health Feb 07 U.S. facing most intense flu season in at least 15 years One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven by flu-like symptoms. Last week, that number was clearly higher than the peak of any winter flu season since 2009-2010. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Health Feb 07 The U.S. dodged a bird flu pandemic nearly 70 years ago. Can we do it again? By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar to that of 1918 could easily erupt, killing millions again. By Alexandra M. Lord, The Conversation
Feb 07 Live poultry markets ordered shut for a week in New York City due to avian flu outbreak By Associated Press The order came after seven cases of bird flu were found in poultry during routine inspections of live bird markets in the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Continue reading
Dec 20 Flu cases surge in parts of the U.S. as vaccine rates for children drop compared to last year By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week, about double from the week before. Continue reading
Sep 12 Thinking about fall vaccines? Doctors say there’s no time like the present By Vivian Hoang, Hannah Grabenstein Your guide to what vaccines you should get and when to get them. Continue reading
Jul 30 U.S. will buy regular flu shots for farmworkers to prevent bird flu from getting more dangerous By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Health officials are worried about what might happen if people are infected with bird flu and seasonal flu at the same time. It's possible the viruses could swap gene segments, in a process that scientists call reassortment. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 7:47 Why scientists are concerned about the latest transmission of bird flu to cows By William Brangham, Sam Weber The outbreak of bird flu in the U.S. has alarmed researchers and prompted new efforts to track the virus that’s already killed millions of birds from Europe to Antarctica. As H5N1 continues to jump into mammals, many scientists are concerned… Continue watching