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Newswise: Flu shots are recommended for those 65 and older as cases rise
Released: 1-Dec-2022 9:05 AM EST
Flu shots are recommended for those 65 and older as cases rise
UT Southwestern Medical Center

With flu cases on the rise, geriatric specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center say vaccinations are particularly important this year for people 65 and older who are more at risk from complications than other age groups.

Newswise: Dr. Fauci reflects on the perpetual challenge of infectious diseases
Released: 28-Nov-2022 12:20 PM EST
Dr. Fauci reflects on the perpetual challenge of infectious diseases
NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Once considered a potentially static field of medicine, the discipline of studying infectious diseases has proven to be dynamic as emerging and reemerging infectious diseases present continuous challenges, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., writes in a perspective in The New England Journal of Medicine.

21-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
Nation’s Health Care Organizations Urge COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination and Treatment
American College of Physicians (ACP)

Given the anticipated increase in COVID-19 and influenza cases this fall and winter, America’s healthcare professional organizations are coming together to remind the public of the importance of vaccinations and early treatment.

Released: 16-Nov-2022 7:30 PM EST
Got the sniffles? Here's how to make the right decision around family gatherings
University of Colorado Boulder

With what some are calling a “tripledemic” of COVID-19, the influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, soaring in many parts of the country, the holiday season will come with some tough decisions again this year.

   
14-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EST
Study Finds Risk of Seizures Is Higher After COVID-19 Than After Influenza
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who have a COVID-19 infection are more likely to develop seizures or epilepsy within the next six months than people who have an influenza infection, according to a study published in the November 16, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 15-Nov-2022 6:30 PM EST
Flu shots can protect patients with heart failure from death
McMaster University

An international study led by McMaster University researchers and published in The Lancet Global Health has found that influenza vaccines greatly reduce both pneumonia and cardiovascular complications in people with heart failure. An international study led by McMaster University researchers and published in The Lancet Global Health has found that influenza vaccines greatly reduce both pneumonia and cardiovascular complications in people with heart failure. Data gathered during flu season also showed the vaccine helped protect against cardiovascular complications, such as heart attacks and strokes.

Released: 15-Nov-2022 1:05 PM EST
Children with severe form of epilepsy should receive flu vaccine due to high seizure risk after influenza infection
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Children with a severe form of epilepsy should be vaccinated against the flu due to the high risk of seizures being triggered by an influenza infection, according to a new study.

Released: 14-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST
Preventing the next pandemic: Leaders of Pacific Rim Universities meet in Bangkok, Thailand
Newswise

Hosted by Chulalongkorn University the APRU APEC University Leaders' Forum 2022 is the first post-pandemic in-person APEC meeting held to foster high-level dialogue between CEOs, policy leaders, university presidents, and top researchers. This event begins Nov 15 at 9 PM EST.

       
Released: 8-Nov-2022 12:45 PM EST
Study Finds Holding Methotrexate for One Week after Flu Vaccine May Be as Effective as a Two-Week Hold
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, showed that discontinuing methotrexate for 1 week after seasonal influenza vaccination provided the same seroprotection as a 2 week discontinuation period in patients with RA.

Released: 2-Nov-2022 7:50 PM EDT
Sepsis and COVID-19 Patients Most at Risk Predicted with Genetic Model
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

A new model for understanding which patients with sepsis, Covid-19 and influenza have immune dysfunction and are more likely to suffer poor outcomes has been developed by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Oxford, Queen Mary University, Imperial College and their collaborators.

Released: 2-Nov-2022 12:45 PM EDT
Study finds high prevalence of COVID-19 and flu co-infections during 2021-2022 flu season
University of Missouri, Columbia

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered a high prevalence of COVID-19 co-infections in central Missouri during the 2021-2022 flu season, with a monthly co-infection rate as high as 48% among individuals with COVID-19.

Released: 31-Oct-2022 2:40 PM EDT
Why Pregnant Women Shouldn’t Wait to Get Flu Vaccinations and COVID-19 Boosters
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A Rutgers expert provides guidance to those who might be at increased risk during pregnancy

Released: 26-Oct-2022 12:20 PM EDT
Global Virus Network (GVN) Adds Thailand’s Mahidol University as Newest Member to Combat Viral Threats
Global Virus Network

The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 68 Centers of Excellence and 11 Affiliates in 39 countries comprising foremost experts in every class of virus causing disease in humans, and the Mahidol University in Thailand announced the addition of the Mahidol Virus Network as GVN’s newest Center of Excellence.

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Released: 25-Oct-2022 11:30 AM EDT
What Parents Need to Know About RSV
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai and other hospitals nationwide are seeing a surge in cases of pediatric RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) that are showing up earlier than expected this year. Healthcare providers are worried about the onset of the virus combined with the additional threats of the flu and COVID-19 as we head into winter.

Released: 21-Oct-2022 8:45 AM EDT
Potential therapy derived from a banana protein works against SARS-CoV-2
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A paper in Cell Reports Medicine details the efficacy of H84T-BanLec against all known human-infecting coronaviruses, including MERS, the original SARS, and SARS-CoV2, including the omicron variant.

Newswise: Johns Hopkins Experts Available for Interviews on This Year’s Flu Virus and Vaccine
Released: 19-Oct-2022 12:05 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Experts Available for Interviews on This Year’s Flu Virus and Vaccine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

The annual influenza (flu) season — which typically lasts from October to April in the United States — is upon us. Johns Hopkins Medicine experts will be available throughout the 2022–23 season for interviews about this year’s flu virus and flu vaccine, as well as other respiratory illnesses, such as COVID-19 and monkeypox.

Newswise: It’s Flu Season Again: Here’s What Cancer Patients Need to Know
Released: 11-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
It’s Flu Season Again: Here’s What Cancer Patients Need to Know
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Flu season is here. Rutgers Cancer Institute expert shares what cancer patients and their families need to know.

Newswise: Researchers Identify Flu-Fighting Pathways and Genes Essential for Influenza A Immune Defense
Released: 5-Oct-2022 2:15 PM EDT
Researchers Identify Flu-Fighting Pathways and Genes Essential for Influenza A Immune Defense
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers have identified the gene TDRD7 as a key regulator against influenza A virus (IAV), which causes respiratory tract infections in 5 to 20 percent of the human population.



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