FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The 2023 illness and death in Nebraska of a stray kitten infected with rabies set off a large-scale effort to discover how the feline became infected in the first place. That’s because the strain of rabies the 6-week old kitten carried had neverContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks who want solid protection during the cold and flu season should get the influenza vaccine now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The ideal time to get the flu vaccine is by the end of October, the FDA said in aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The bad news first: shower heads and toothbrushes in an average bathroom are teeming with an extremely diverse collection of viruses, most of which have never been seen before, a new study finds. Now, the good news. These viruses target bacteria, not people,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024, HealthDay News — The Southern Hemisphere’s flu season is winding down, and new data shows this year’s flu shot was 34.5% effective in keeping folks there who got influenza from needing hospital care. Most (68.3%) of those sent to hospital had the A(H3N2) strain of flu,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most Americans don’t plan to get vaccinated against the flu or COVID-19 this season, a new survey has found. Fewer than two in five U.S. adults (38%) say they will definitely get a flu jab, and only one in four (26%) say they’llContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A non-drug nasal spray could theoretically help stop the spread of respiratory viruses like the flu and COVID-19 better than wearing a mask, a new study suggests. The spray uses ingredients that are medically inactive to trap germs in the nose before theyContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Sept. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s that time of year when respiratory viruses start to circulate widely, but how can you tell the difference between the symptoms of a cold, the flu and COVID? Dr. William Brian Glenn, from Hackensack Meridian Medical Group in New Jersey, shares whatContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The days of waiting for a flu shot at your doctor’s office or local pharmacy may be over: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved FluMist nasal spray as the first influenza vaccine that can be self-administered at home. It’s aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People should prepare for the fall cold and flu season by getting the updated influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations, an infectious diseases expert says. “When my patients ask me if they should be getting a COVID vaccine this year, yes, essentially anybody over theContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A lot of Americans are on the fence regarding annual flu and COVID shots, a new survey finds. More than one-third of those polled (37%) said they’d gotten vaccines in the past but don’t plan to this year, according to results from aContinue Reading