Winter “tri-demic”: What you need to know about the flu, COVID-19 and RSV
The Puget Sound region is facing a surge of respiratory viruses this winter, particularly respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and COVID-19. All three viruses have similar symptoms, which can make them difficult to tell apart. But identifying which virus a person has can help determine the proper treatment and if they need to isolate from others.
Here's what you need to know so you can recover quickly and prevent the spread of these illnesses.
Get vaccinated
Influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 13, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Dr. Paul Thottingal Source Type: news
The Case for Cautious COVID Optimism This Winter
At this time last year and two years ago, daily new infections and covid-related hospitalizations were already accelerating at a fast clip. BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, the latest Omicron subvariants, came to comprise the majority of cases during a relative lull in the pandemic. Combined with a Thanksgiving Holiday that saw the most travelers since the pandemic started, there has been a steady increase in covid metrics.
However, there are many reasons to be optimistic. A combination of factors—a high level of population immunity, Omicron family antigenic drift, convergence of mutations that seem to have hit an evolutionary ceili...
Source: TIME: Health - December 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Daignault and Monica Gandhi Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 freelance Source Type: news
It Isn ’ t Just Long COVID. Post-Viral Illnesses Are More Common Than You Think
In the 1980s, many people in the medical community treated chronic fatigue syndrome as a punchline. Some doctors dismissed patients’ debilitating symptoms, including crushing fatigue and crashes after exercise, as figments of their imaginations. Media outlets even dismissively nicknamed the condition “yuppie flu,” since many cases were reported among affluent white women.
In the infectious-disease clinic where Dr. Lucinda Bateman was at the time finishing her medical training, some doctors didn’t want to bother treating chronic-fatigue patients. When Bateman left to go into private practice, she rem...
Source: TIME: Health - December 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
The Covid Pandemic ’s Hidden Casualties: Pregnant Women
Many expectant women have avoided vaccination, unaware that the virus poses great risks to both fetus and mother. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Pregnancy and Childbirth Vaccination and Immunization Babies and Infants Influenza Source Type: news
A Plea From Experts to Pregnant Women: Get Vaccinated Against Covid
Many expectant women have avoided the shots, unaware that the virus poses significant risks to the fetus — and to them. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Pregnancy and Childbirth Vaccination and Immunization Babies and Infants Influenza Source Type: news
Consumer Health: Why flu vaccination is more important this year than ever
National Influenza Vaccination Week will be observed Dec. 5 –9, which makes this a good time to learn more about the flu and why you need to get a flu shot. Public health officials are warning that it could be a different flu season than what the U.S. experienced the past two years, so protecting yourself and your family is more important than ever. What is the flu? What many people call the flu is actually viral gastroenteritis, or… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 8, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Using mRNA technology for a universal flu vaccine
A vaccine using mRNA technology induced an immune response in mice and ferrets against a broad range of different influenza types. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - December 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dog Flu Is Back, Too
Canine influenza can spread quickly through shelters, kennels and day care facilities, although most dogs will recover on their own, experts said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: Dogs Animals Pets Veterinary Medicine Animal Behavior Vaccination and Immunization Viruses Influenza Humane Society of the United States Charlotte (NC) Alabama Chicago (Ill) your-feed-science your-feed-animals Source Type: news
Get children vaccinated against flu, parents told: Health chiefs warn of 70% jump in admissions
The number of under-fives in hospital due to influenza in England has jumped 70 per cent in just seven days - with 7.3 admissions per 100,000 in the most recent week. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One Step Closer to a Universal Flu Vaccine?
Scientist have tested in animals a vaccine that may protect against 20 strains of influenza, helping to prevent another pandemic. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Research Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Influenza Children and Childhood Viruses Epidemics Science (Journal) Source Type: news
Successful tests in animal models pave way for strategy for universal flu vaccine
An experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus provided broad protection from otherwise lethal flu strains in initial tests, according to a study. This could serve one day as a general preventative measure against future flu pandemics, the researchers from University of Pennsylvania, US, said. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - November 26, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Universal flu vaccine may be available within two years, says scientist
Vaccine against all strains of virus hailed as major step in protecting against potentially devastating flu pandemicA universal flu vaccine that protects against all strains of the virus could be available in the next two years, according to a leading scientist.An experimental vaccine based on the same mRNA technology used in the highly successful Covid jabs was found to protect mice and ferrets against severe influenza, paving the way for clinical trials in humans.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 25, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Flu Science Health Flu pandemic Society World news Source Type: news
Flu-turistic: Scientists create super-influenza vaccine that can fight 20 strains
The experimental vaccine - which hasn't been tested on people yet - offered broad protection against 20 influenza A and B subtypes in mice and ferret tests. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New mRNA vaccine targeting all known flu strains shows early promise
A new mRNA vaccine targeting all known flu strains in a single shot is showing early promise in animal studies and is opening the door to a wide range of possibilities with the vaccine technology — including potentially preventing the next influenza pandemic. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Measles Vaccine Developer Samuel Katz Dies at 95
He also worked on immunizations against polio, rubella, influenza, and more. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - November 23, 2022 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
