Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. A new mutated strain of the common flu, Influenza H3N2, subclade ...

Health officials in the United Kingdom are warning that this year’s flu season for the Northern Hemisphere is looking like it will be particularly rough—and the US is not prepared. The bleak outlook ...

Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how the World Health Organization decides which strains of influenza end up in annual flu vaccines. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our ...

Jeb Teichman’s phone rang just before midnight. As a pediatrician, he has received many late-night emergency calls. This time, the call was about his 29-year-old son. Brent Teichman had been suffering ...

In the Southern Hemisphere, the adjusted flu vaccine effectiveness rates against outpatient visits and hospitalizations were 50.4% and 49.7%. Only 21.3% of flu outpatients and 15.9% of hospitalized ...

What to know about Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, the recent rise of influenza cases in Asia, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x A surge of influenza cases in countries across Asia has ...

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