Influenza (Flu): What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Influenza strikes millions every year, causing symptoms such as cough, fever, aches and a sore throat. Learn more about what the flu is, including its causes, symptoms and treatment.What is influenza (flu)?Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a hi…
Learn MoreSeverity Reduced With Mpox Reinfection, Postvaccination Infection
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The clinical features and outcomes of mpox reinfection and infection postvaccination are less clinically severe than initial infection, according to a global case series published online Sept. 4 in The Lancet…
Learn MoreYet Another Mosquito-Borne Threat: The ‘Jamestown Canyon Virus’
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’ve probably heard of West Nile virus, but mosquitoes spread various other illnesses, too, including the little-known Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), which is garnering attention across the United States.For…
Learn MoreLos CDC advierten sobre el aumento de casos de RSV entre niños pequeños
MIÉRCOLES, 6 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias de HealthDay) — Los médicos están observando un aumento en los casos graves del virus respiratorio sincitial (RSV por sus siglas en inglés) entre niños pequeños en Florida y Georgia, advirtieron el martes …
Learn MoreModerna afirma que la actualización de su vacuna contra la COVID ofrece protección contra la nueva variante altamente mutada
MIÉRCOLES, 6 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Hay buenas noticias para aquellos preocupados por la nueva variante de COVID conocida como BA.2.86: Moderna Inc. anunció el miércoles que su vacuna actualizada resistió eficazmente esta versión del…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Rise in RSV Cases Among Young Children, Infants
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre…
Learn MoreModerna Says Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Shields Against Highly Mutated New Variant
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Moderna Inc. said Wednesday that its updated vaccine held its own against the new, highly mutated COVID-19 variant known as BA.2.86.According to the company, the vaccine, which is still pending approval fro…
Learn MoreModerna Says Updated COVID Shot Shields Against Highly Mutated New Variant
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some good news for folks who are worried about the new, troublesome COVID variant known as BA.2.86: Moderna Inc. said Wednesday that its updated vaccine held its own against this highly mutated version of …
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Rise in RSV Cases Among Young Children, Infants
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.The Centers for Disease Control and Preventi…
Learn MoreMortality Risk Increased for Six Months After COVID-19 in Veterans
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. veterans infected with COVID-19 have an increased risk for mortality during days 0 to 90 and 91 to 180, but risk is reduced thereafter through two years, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in…
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