Jan 18 How a government shutdown could affect your health By Erin Mershon, Ike Swetlitz, STAT A government shutdown of the FDA, CDC and NIH will likely have widespread and long-lasting consequences for public health. Continue reading
Dec 13 CDC says more people die of influenza worldwide than some experts have estimated By Laura Santhanam As many as 646,000 people may die from influenza each year worldwide, according to the latest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- a larger number than what other health experts have predicted in years past. Continue reading
Dec 01 Flu season arrives early and may peak during the holidays By Helen Branswell, STAT If you have been planning to get a flu shot but just haven’t gotten around to it yet, the time to act is now — especially if you hope to be healthy at Christmas. Continue reading
Oct 01 The flu vaccine is set to get a makeover By Helen Branswell, STAT The World Health Organization recommended that flu vaccine manufacturers swap out a component based on one flu virus with an updated version. Continue reading
Sep 29 Do flu shots still work? By Helen Branswell, STAT Are flu shots worth the bother? Influenza vaccine experts to break down what we’ve learned lately about the remedies. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:11 Facing widespread flu, health officials encourage antiviral drug use By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 These six diseases should worry you more than Ebola By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy If you live in the U.S. and aren't traveling to West Africa, you're not likely to catch Ebola. But these six diseases should worry you -- especially if you're a parent with small children. 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
Jun 21 Watch Carl Zimmer on Bird Flu and Beyond Hari interviews Carl Zimmer on his book, "A Planet of Viruses."… Continue watching