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Como Mantener a los Mayores Fuera del Hospital Durante la Temporada de la Gripe

Cedars-Sinai — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:10:11 EST

La influenza puede ser una enfermedad desagradable de una semana de duracion y un inconveniente para muchas personas, pero puede tener consecuencias graves para los adultos mayores.

How to Keep Older Adults Out of the Hospital During Flu Season

Cedars-Sinai — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:45:48 EST

The flu might be a miserable weeklong illness and inconvenience for many people, but it can have serious consequences for older adults.

New Roles in Infectious Process for Molecule That Inhibits Flu

Ohio State University — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:55:40 EST

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection - among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness.

Study: Antibiotics Can Cause Harm to Flu Patients

Cedars-Sinai — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:25:29 EST

Taking antibiotics during an influenza infection can be harmful and increases the risk of developing a bacterial pneumonia while sick with the flu, according to new research led by Cedars-Sinai.

Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak

Wildlife Conservation Society — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:15:58 EST

The sounds of barking elephant seals are again in the air along the breeding grounds of Peninsula Valdes, Argentina--but it's quieter. Almost exactly a year after a massive outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza killed more than 17,000 elephant seals, including about 97% of their pups, scientists estimate that only about a third of the elephant seals normally expected here returned.

Rutgers Study Reveals Vaccination Patterns Among LGBTQ+ Adults in New Jersey and New York

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:20:55 EST

A new study led by Rutgers Health researchers has uncovered important insights into vaccination patterns among LGBTQ+ adults in New Jersey and New York. The findings, published in the journal Vaccine, shed light on disparities in vaccine uptake within this diverse population.

Segun un nuevo estudio, el rechazo a las vacunas es menor entre las minorias

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:00:00 EST

Durante la pandemia de COVID, los medios informaron ampliamente que los pacientes negros tenian mas probabilidades que los pacientes blancos de rechazar las vacunas, incluidas las vacunas contra la influenza y el COVID. Un nuevo estudio que se presentara en la Reunion Cientifica Anual del Colegio Americano de Alergia, Asma e Inmunologia (ACAAI) de este ano en Boston mostro que los pacientes que se identifican como no blancos tenian menos probabilidades de mostrar desconfianza en cuando a las vacunas que los pacientes que se identifican como blancos.

Vaccine Refusal Lower in Minorities in New Study

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:00:00 EST

Throughout the Covid pandemic, media widely reported that Black patients were more likely than White patients to refuse vaccines, including the influenza and Covid vaccines. A new study being presented at this year's American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston showed that self-identified non-White patients were less likely to demonstrate vaccine-hesitancy than the self-identified White patient group.

Surprising Reason That B Cells Benefit From Booster Shots

Rockefeller University — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:55:03 EST

Certain infectious diseases, such as COVID or the flu, evolve constantly, shapeshifting just enough to outmaneuver our immune systems and reinfect us repeatedly. But subsequent reinfections often don't lead to the most severe outcomes--for very good reason. Upon first exposure to a pathogen, our immune systems churn out specially trained B cells, which have learned to identify and eliminate the virus.

Respiratory Virus Season Is Here, But There Are Effective Ways To Protect Yourself And Your Family

Hackensack Meridian Health — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:55:06 EST

Pitch for effective protection for respiratory viruses

The Family That Gets Vaccinated Together, Stays Healthy Together

Cedars-Sinai — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:20:00 EST

As flu season ramps up, infectious disease experts at Cedars-Sinai are urging everyone in the community, from infants on up, to get their flu shots.

JMU Nursing Professor Can Discuss Flu/COVID Season, Vaccines

James Madison University — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:25:58 EST

COVID-19 Recommendations for Fall 2024

Corewell Health — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:05:06 EST

Fall is here and with it, comes cold and flu season. With schools back in session and people gathering inside more, COVID will also be a player in this year's circulating respiratory viruses. Corewell Health's infectious disease experts Dr. Russ Lampen and Dr. Nick Gilpin teamed up to answer the most frequently asked questions when it comes to this year's COVID vaccine. You can download an edited package HERE: https://vimeo.com/1009923626/8089770e92?share=copy Or, put together your own story using raw footage HERE: https://vimeo.com/1010598326/33c7177fc1?share=copy Thank you for your consideration. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Expert Available: Is It Okay to Get Your Flu and Covid-19 Shot Together?

Keck Medicine of USC — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:05:22 EST

FAU Researchers Confront New U.S. and Global Challenges in Vaccinations of Adults

Florida Atlantic University — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 08:30:10 EST

Over the past decade, decreasing vaccination rates now threaten the huge beneficial impacts of vaccinations in the U.S. and globally. Researchers discuss the multifactorial barriers including increasing vaccine hesitancy and new clinical and public health challenges in vaccinations of U.S. adults.

What to Know Ahead of This Flu Season: Vaccines, Strains & Prevention

Northern Arizona University — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:05:00 EST

Wider Use of Convalescent Plasma Might Have Saved Thousands More Lives During Pandemic

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:30:39 EST

A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimates that thousands of lives could have been saved during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic if convalescent plasma had been used more broadly, particularly in outpatients at high risk for severe disease and in hospitalized patients during their first few days of admission.

COVID vs. Flu vs. Common Cold vs. RSV: What You Need to Know

Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:05:27 EST

September usually marks the start of flu season, and with the ongoing threat of COVID-19, it's crucial to be vigilant about your family's health. The challenge, however, is being able to tell the difference between the flu, the common cold, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19, since all have similar symptoms.

Media Briefing: Flu Season, COVID, Mpox, Avian Flu, and Parvovirus - Tackling the Spread & Seeking Protection

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:05:43 EST

Getting the Flu and Then Your Shot May Benefit Immunity

University of Georgia — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:05:27 EST

In a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health, University of Georgia researchers found that natural immunity from previous flu infections has a significant impact on how well future influenza vaccinations work.