COVID Deaths Surpass 1918 Flu Deaths COVID's toll not as heavy, but pandemic isn't over yet Sep 21, 2021
The Technological Marvel of Combination Vaccines Many questions remain for co-formulating COVID vaccines, but pursuing this now is the right move Sep 18, 2021
Good Results When Giving Flu Shots to MI Survivors Still in the Hospital Vaccination prior to discharge linked to heart benefit Aug 30, 2021
ACIP Backs Flu and COVID Vaccine Co-Administration Committee also voted on dengue, rabies vaccines for kids Jun 25, 2021
Probiotics Protect Overweight, Older Patients From Coughs and Wheeze Trial affirms "gut-lung" link but with important caveats May 14, 2021
'We Want Them Infected'; Extra Vax Doses; Tom Cruise, Distancing Enforcer A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Dec 17, 2020
ACIP OKs Changes to 2021 Vax Schedule Includes changes to menACWY, zoster, and language about severe allergic reactions to flu vax Oct 29, 2020
Fluad on Par With High-Dose Flu Vax in High-Risk Seniors Real-world data also shows higher effectiveness with adjuvanted trivalent flu vaccine vs standard Oct 25, 2020
Flu, COVID-19 or Both? Don't Overlook Co-Infection, CDC Urges With overlapping signs and symptoms, surveillance, testing more important than ever Sep 17, 2020
CDC: COVID-19 Wiped Out the Flu Around the World This Year Community mitigation measures halted the other pandemic here and abroad... but winter is coming Sep 17, 2020
When COVID-19 Really Is 'Just Another Flu' Imagine a world as jaded about SARS-CoV-2 as it is about influenza Sep 08, 2020
CDC: COVID-19 Patients Should Delay Flu Shot But vaccine especially important for high-risk patients this year, agency says Aug 20, 2020
COVID-19: Kids' Noses May Carry More Virus Than Adults' But whether they spread disease is another question Jul 30, 2020
Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Tied to Lower Alzheimer's Risk Older adults vaccinated against pneumonia have nearly 40% less Alzheimer's risk later in life Jul 27, 2020
CT Useless for COVID-19 Diagnosis, Study Affirms Even AI couldn't tell flu pneumonia from COVID in chest scans Jul 12, 2020
How Often Does COVID-19 Combine Forces With Other Viruses? Largest study yet suggests lower likelihood... for now Jul 09, 2020
Autopsies Turn Up Strange Feature of COVID-19 Lungs Study finds more thrombi and a new puzzle in the vessels May 22, 2020
Track the Coronavirus Outbreak on Johns Hopkins Live Dashboard Realtime infection and death data from five sources Feb 04, 2020
Which Cold Medications Are Safe for the Heart? The Skeptical Cardiologist has some seasonally-appropriate cautions Jan 22, 2020
Finally, a Cure for the Common Cold... and Back Pain! The antidote to your Press-Ganey blues Oct 17, 2019
CDC: Too Few Pregnant Women Getting Flu, Tdap Vax Room for improvement in clinician communication about vaccines in pregnancy Oct 08, 2019
IM Steroid Use in URI Persists Without Evidence Initial injection predicts more follow-up visits and injections Sep 20, 2019
ACIP: Hep A and MenB Vaccine Recommendations Updated Hepatitis A recommendations expanded for people with HIV; panel stands pat on flu vaccine policy Jun 28, 2019
Update on Vaccines in Autoimmune Patients Infectious disease specialist provides overview for rheumatologists Apr 08, 2019
ACIP: After WHO Delay, FDA Waits to Select Flu Strains for Vax Also, ACIP issues new language on vaccines for anthrax and Japanese encephalitis Feb 27, 2019
2018 Landmark Infectious Diseases Trials, in Graphic Form New flu antiviral, oral abx for stable endocarditis among standouts Jan 06, 2019
Case Study: Influenza Turned Lethal Fulminant myocarditis claims life of otherwise healthy child Oct 22, 2018
'We Have a Good, But Not Great, Flu Vaccine' William Schaffner, MD discusses the technologies that can make it better Oct 09, 2018 video
More Evidence That Baloxavir Reduces Flu Symptom Duration Investigational antiviral matches or exceeds efficacy of oseltamivir Oct 08, 2018
Study: Cell-Based Flu Vax Not Superior to Egg-Based Vax No significant difference in effectiveness against influenza A in 2017-2018 season Oct 08, 2018
ACIP Issues Flu Season Guidance, Anthrax Vax in a 'Mass Event' Committee also heard data on cell-cultured influenza vaccines Jun 20, 2018
Negative Rapid Flu Antigen Test Tied to Longer ICU Stay Negative RIAT may impede docs from dispensing antiviral medication Jun 11, 2018
Report: Next Pandemic Will Likely Be Respiratory-Based Virus Experts argue that increased surveillance on a clinical and public health level is critical May 14, 2018
ACIP Reinstates FluMist for 2018-2019 Flu Season Committee persuaded by new efficacy analyses Feb 21, 2018
In RA Patients, 2-Week Methotrexate Holiday Boosts Flu Vax Efficacy Pragmatic trial shows 15%-20% bump in antibody titers Nov 05, 2017
Flu Vax May Improve Outcomes in Other Illnesses Vaccinated patients hospitalized with flu had lower risk of AKI development Oct 29, 2017
Investigational Flu Drug a Near Match for Oseltamivir Clinical outcomes 'identical' but virology different Oct 08, 2017
