February 11th 2025
The affected person had a mild case and is recovering.
Effectiveness of Influenza Antiviral Treatment in Outpatient Settings
November 2nd 2016Rebekah Stewart Schicker, MSN, MPH, APRN, Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division, explains how antiviral flu treatments may be affecting patients in the outpatient setting.
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Populations at Risk for Flu-associated Complications and Recommended Treatments
October 29th 2016Rebekah Stewart Schicker, MSN, MPH, APRN, Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division, discusses which outpatient populations are at highest risk of influenza-associated complications and the recommended treatments for these individuals.
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Healthcare Provider Attitudes Toward Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Policies
October 8th 2016To assess factors associated with the likelihood that healthcare providers will accept seasonal influenza vaccine policy changes, Nova Scotia researchers examined the roles that their knowledge and attitude play in the matter.
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CDC Director Recommends Receiving Flu Shot Before End of October
September 30th 2016At this year’s annual National Foundation for Infectious Diseases news conference on influenza and pneumococcal disease, the message was clear as health experts issued a resounding call for all Americans 6 months of age and older to get their flu shot.
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New CDC Report Gives Insight Into Effectiveness of This Season's Flu Vaccine
September 27th 2016A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows influenza viruses currently in circulation in the United States are the same as anticipated by vaccine makers, hopefully signaling effectiveness ahead for 2016-2017 Northern Hemisphere influenza vaccines.
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Progesterone May Protect Women Against Dangerous Effects of Influenza
September 23rd 2016The World Health Organization credits contraception with preventing pregnancy-related health risks in women, reducing adolescent pregnancies, and lowering infant mortality rates. What researchers are now discovering is that hormonal contraceptives containing progesterone may also protect women against influenza infections and repair lung damage caused by inflammation.
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Walgreens & HHS Provide Uninsured Americans with $10 Million Worth of Free Flu Shot Vouchers
September 15th 2016Walgreens has partnered up again with the US Department of Health in an effort to improve rates of flu vaccination by providing over $10 million in free flu shot vouchers for Americans who are uninsured.
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Social Connectivity Can Impact Dynamics of Disease Transmission
September 12th 2016A new study has shown that infected wild house mice will disengage from their social groups, resulting in a decreased potential for disease transmission; these findings can be applied to improve models used to predict transmission of infectious diseases spread by social contact, such as Ebola and influenza.
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New Study Explains Link Between Influenza and Deadly MRSA Infection
August 17th 2016According to the new study, the antibacterial response of white blood cells to the flu virus fails to target the S. aureus bacteria and instead causes inflammatory injury to the lungs and damage to surrounding tissue, creating a higher susceptibility to secondary bacterial infections such as MRSA pneumonia.
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Have Researchers Finally Found the Key to a Universal Influenza Vaccine?
July 28th 2016Investigators at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) believe they have found the key to developing a universal vaccine for influenza.
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What is an Infectious Disease That Needs Greater Attention Right Now?
July 21st 2016Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shares which infectious disease he feels needs greater attention.
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