Flu treatment shields lungs, cuts pneumonia risk

A new flu treatment could drastically reduce one of flu's deadliest complications—bacterial pneumonia—by helping the lungs ...

New flu and COVID variants spread, but immune defenses still blunt severe disease

We're keeping an eye on new influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viral variants. Here's what we know about those viruses—and your immune ...
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Flu Vaccine Reduces Risk for Cardiovascular Events, Even With Breakthrough Infection

HealthDay News — Influenza vaccination may offer cardiovascular protection even when it does not prevent infection, according to a study published online April 2 in Eurosurveillance.

This Molecule in Your Sweat Could Stop the Flu Before It Starts

A naturally produced peptide may quietly interfere with influenza viruses at one of their most critical steps, limiting ...

Keeping up with the phages: How V. cholerae neighbors swap defenses against viruses

Like most bacteria, Vibrio cholerae lives under constant attack from viruses. To survive, bacteria equip themselves with ...
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What’s Going Around: Flu, strep throat, mono, allergies

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing viral upper respiratory infections this week. Providers there note they ...
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Where is flu, COVID surging? Here’s where people are filling prescriptions for Tamiflu, Paxlovid, and more

GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, is tracking prescription fills for medications that treat seasonal viral respiratory infections. The tracker includes fills for: These tools can be used ...

Viruses 'eavesdrop' on each other—but it can backfire

University of Exeter scientists studied chemical communication by phages (viruses that infect bacteria). The phages assessed ...