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Sick with a cold? Doctors say favorite comfort foods could make you feel worse 鈥� here's what to choose instead

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Sick with a cold? Doctors say favorite comfort foods could make you feel worse 鈥� here's what to choose instead

Doctors reveal troubling signs in early flu trends, warn of 鈥榰nusually bad鈥� season

EXPERTS SHARE WARNING

Doctors reveal troubling signs in early flu trends, warn of 鈥榰nusually bad鈥� season

5 things you need to know before getting your flu shot, according to doctors

BEST PREPARATION

5 things you need to know before getting your flu shot, according to doctors

Michigan mill worker dies from fungal outbreak of blastomycosis: 'Deeply saddened'

HEALTH April 16, 2023

Michigan mill worker dies from fungal outbreak of blastomycosis: 'Deeply saddened'

A contract worker at the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan, has died from an ongoing fungal outbreak that may have infected nearly 100 employees with blastomycosis.

New Mexico records its 1st child death caused by state鈥檚 flu season

New Mexico April 12, 2023

New Mexico records its 1st child death caused by state鈥檚 flu season

New Mexico has recorded its first flu-related child death. While flu cases have dropped, officials are urging people to get vaccinated in the summer or fall.

Fungal outbreak in Michigan: Nearly 100 paper mill employees could be infected

HEALTH April 11, 2023

Fungal outbreak in Michigan: Nearly 100 paper mill employees could be infected

Nearly 100 people apparently have contracted blastomycosis, an infection caused by a fungus called Blastomyces. The outbreak happened at the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan.

Older Americans reject more vaccines, opt instead for 鈥榥atural healing,' says report

HEALTH March 17, 2023

Older Americans reject more vaccines, opt instead for 鈥榥atural healing,' says report

Many adults 40 and older do not want immunizations, despite their general concerns about virus infections, as revealed in new research published by AARP.

FDA approves first at-home test to detect both flu and COVID

Health February 25, 2023

FDA approves first at-home test to detect both flu and COVID

The FDA has authorized the first over-the-counter home test that can detect both influenza A and B as well as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Pope Francis had to skip speeches, cancel an audience due to a bad cold

Pope Francis February 23, 2023

Pope Francis had to skip speeches, cancel an audience due to a bad cold

Pope Francis has a bad cold which forced him to cancel an audience and skip speeches. Francis coughed repeatedly during Ash Wednesday services.

Forget COVID; CDC now warns this virus is highly contagious

OPINION February 17, 2023

Forget COVID; CDC now warns this virus is highly contagious

CDC now warns this virus is so highly contagious that one in 15 Americans will get it. Here鈥檚 how you can try to avoid it or tell if it's got you.

Face masks made 鈥榣ittle to no difference鈥� in preventing spread of COVID, scientific review finds

HEALTH February 13, 2023

Face masks made 鈥榣ittle to no difference鈥� in preventing spread of COVID, scientific review finds

A new scientific review suggests that mask mandates, per the CDC's recommendations, may have done little to nothing to curb the transmission of COVID.

Remember the fear about flu flare-ups over the holidays? Didn't happen, says CDC

HEALTH January 14, 2023

Remember the fear about flu flare-ups over the holidays? Didn't happen, says CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported that visits to doctors' offices for flu-like illnesses dropped for the sixth week 鈥� despite earlier worries about a flu surge.

RSV, COVID and flu are not 鈥榚qual opportunity鈥� viruses: Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil

VIDEO December 24, 2022

RSV, COVID and flu are not 鈥榚qual opportunity鈥� viruses: Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil

NYU School of Medicine Associate Professor Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil discusses the spread of flu, COVID and RSV this winter.

CDC: Flu season starting to wane after brutal start, including at least 12,000 deaths

Cold and Flu December 24, 2022

CDC: Flu season starting to wane after brutal start, including at least 12,000 deaths

The spread of influenza this season has already resulted in 12,000 deaths, but it could be on the decline, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.