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Preschooler's Month of Birth Influences Odds of Becoming Ill With the Flu
Preschoolers have a higher risk of being diagnosed with the flu if they are born before September, an analysis of insurance claims from more than 1.1 million children has...
1 day ago - Medscape
Flu Drug Blocks Household Spread by 86%
A single dose of the influenza drug baloxavir marboxil, if given quickly to the family members, can prevent 86% of parents and siblings from falling ill themselves, according...
1 day ago - Medscape - 2 articles
How Often Does COVID-19 Combine Forces With Other Viruses?
Other respiratory viruses haven't co-infected SARS-CoV-2 patients much so far, although those findings from the end of the cold and flu season may need an update in the fall...
1 day ago - MedPageToday - 6 articles
Stroke risk higher in COVID-19 vs. influenza
Patients who visited the ED or were hospitalized for COVID-19 had a higher risk for ischemic stroke compared with those with ED visits or hospitalizations for influenza...
1 day ago - Healio - 2 articles
Britain could have been hit harder by Covid-19 because it has avoided bad flu seasons
Data showed a clear trend between less intense flu seasons and high coronavirus death rates, with Belgium and England escaping intense flu outbreaks but being battered by Covid-19.
1 day ago - Daily Mail - 2 articles
Make no mistake: COVID-19 infection is not a mere 'flu-like' illness
Claims that a second lockdown may be worse for people's health than COVID-19 are false: this virus can cause serious illness, no matter your age.
2 days ago - Sydney Morning Herald
Xofluza Prophylaxis Mostly Stopped Flu in Japanese Families
Baloxavir marboxil appeared effective in preventing household contacts of flu patients from developing infections themselves, a randomized trial in Japan showed. Only 1.9% of...
2 days ago - MedPageToday - 2 articles
Baloxavir shows promise as postexposure prophylaxis for flu
A study conducted at dozens of primary care clinics in Japan showed that household contacts of people with influenza were 86% less likely to develop influenza after receiving a...
2 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Early life exposure to influenza shapes our susceptibility to future infections
Early infections of influenza A can help predict how the virus will affect people across different ages in the future and could impact the effectiveness of flu vaccines, says a...
3 days ago - News Medical
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive for Coronavirus But Says He Feels ‘Perfectly Well'
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for Covid-19 in an escalation of the health crisis that has engulfed Latin America's largest economy. “I'm perfectly well,”...
3 days ago - Time - 2 articles
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President's Letter from Dr. Kris Bryant - July 2020
Dear Colleagues, Yes, I know. COVID-19 cases are surging in communities across the United States. But just for a minute, let's take a break and celebrate some of the other...
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BoycottGoya immediately began trending on Twitter If you've never bought Goya products, now's not the time to start. Goya CEO Robert Unanue spoke at the White House this week...
More Moms Are Opting To Have ‘Gentle' C-Sections - Here's Why
Both times I was pregnant , my biggest fear after the usual health concerns every parent has was that I would end up needing a C-section. My youngest was born 10 years ago, and...
US coronavirus cases hit a record single-day high for the third day in a row...
The US recorded it's most-ever coronavirus cases at 63,000 and it's second-highest ever fatalities at 990 deaths. Florida also reported it's most ever deaths.
Study: Coronavirus May Pass From Mom to Baby
It may be possible for the new coronavirus to be passed from infected pregnant women to their babies, Italian researchers say, but more study is needed.
The ADAURA Debate Continues
In a plenary session at the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology virtual scientific meeting, it was reported that adjuvant therapy with osimertinib for patients with EGFR...