Severe Covid or flu may raise the risk of lung cancer risk years later

Severe covid and flu infections may raise the risk of developing lung cancer years later, researchers at the University of ...

Flu was again worse than covid this winter. Is that pattern here to stay?

Flu has overtaken covid in infections and hospitalizations during the winter respiratory virus season, and their virulence is ...

This flu-like illness you’ve never heard of is rising — what you need to know

Flu season might be winding down — but don’t stash the tissues just yet. A little-known respiratory virus with no vaccine or ...

Severe COVID, flu infections linked to higher lung cancer risk, finds study

A recent study has found that severe cases COVID-19 or influenza can leave lasting changes in the lungs that increase the ...

Flu vaccines didn’t work that well in the US, officials find

As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well, with one of its worst ...
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Severe Flu or COVID-19 Could Raise Lung Cancer Risk

In a new study, researchers found that being hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 was linked to a 24 percent increase in later lung cancer risk. Learn how to protect yourself.
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Flu infection: The common flu is now becoming a major threat, with a new variant causing panic in these countries.

The common cold and cough, and influenza (flu) infections, which are usually considered minor ailments, are now raising new concerns. Last year, several countries, including the US and UK, saw a ...
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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: To this end, GoodRx Research ...

What’s Going Around: Strep throat, flu

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Golisano Children's Hospital are seeing viral upper respiratory infections, flu and RSV.

Targeting two flu proteins sharply reduces airborne spread, study finds

A long-running debate in vaccine design revolves around whether a vaccine should be optimized to prevent the virus from replicating inside an infected host or prevent the virus from transmitting to ...
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Flu infections hit highest level in US since Covid pandemic

An influenza outbreak swamped the US as the year came to an end, reaching the highest levels since the Covid-19 pandemic and hitting children and teenagers especially hard. At least 11 million people ...