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Flu & URI

News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

IDWeek over a computer rendering of the COVID-19 virus.

<乌鸦传媒>It's Possible to Reduce Unneeded Antibiotic Scripts in Primary Care

AHRQ program scores a win for antibiotic stewardship

A packed emergency hospital during the 1918 influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Deaths Surpass 1918 Flu Deaths

COVID's toll not as heavy, but pandemic isn't over yet

Two white rubber gloved hands pour yellow and blue liquids from beakers into another vessel.

<乌鸦传媒>The Technological Marvel of Combination Vaccines

Many questions remain for co-formulating COVID vaccines, but pursuing this now is the right move

ESC over a perspective view of a heartbeat on a vital signs monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>Good Results When Giving Flu Shots to MI Survivors Still in the Hospital

Vaccination prior to discharge linked to heart benefit

An abstract illustration of viruses, antibodies, strands of DNA and a syringe.

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP Backs Flu and COVID Vaccine Co-Administration

Committee also voted on dengue, rabies vaccines for kids

DDW over a computer rendering of the digestive system

<乌鸦传媒>Probiotics Protect Overweight, Older Patients From Coughs and Wheeze

Trial affirms "gut-lung" link but with important caveats

COVID-19 UPDATE and Other News over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

<乌鸦传媒>'We Want Them Infected'; Extra Vax Doses; Tom Cruise, Distancing Enforcer

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

A young girl winces as a male physician gives her an immunization shot

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP OKs Changes to 2021 Vax Schedule

Includes changes to menACWY, zoster, and language about severe allergic reactions to flu vax

IDWeek over a computer rendering of a blue-gloved hand blocking various viruses

<乌鸦传媒>Fluad on Par With High-Dose Flu Vax in High-Risk Seniors

Real-world data also shows higher effectiveness with adjuvanted trivalent flu vaccine vs standard

A computer rendering of half of a coronavirus and half of an influenza virus

<乌鸦传媒>Flu, COVID-19 or Both? Don't Overlook Co-Infection, CDC Urges

With overlapping signs and symptoms, surveillance, testing more important than ever

A woman wearing a protective mask sits alone in a church - the pews have marks where people should and shouldn鈥檛 sit

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: COVID-19 Wiped Out the Flu Around the World This Year

Community mitigation measures halted the other pandemic here and abroad... but winter is coming

A CVS Pharmacy sign with GET YOUR COVID-19 SHOT TODAY

<乌鸦传媒>When COVID-19 Really Is 'Just Another Flu'

Imagine a world as jaded about SARS-CoV-2 as it is about influenza

A female nurse wearing protective gear prepares a flu shot for her female patient who is wearing a protective mask

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: COVID-19 Patients Should Delay Flu Shot

But vaccine especially important for high-risk patients this year, agency says

A close-up of the nostrils of a child with computer rendered coronaviruses inside

<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19: Kids' Noses May Carry More Virus Than Adults'

But whether they spread disease is another question

AAIC over a computer rendering of the brain

<乌鸦传媒>Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Tied to Lower Alzheimer's Risk

Older adults vaccinated against pneumonia have nearly 40% less Alzheimer's risk later in life

Computed tomography scan in a patient with severe viral pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2

<乌鸦传媒>CT Useless for COVID-19 Diagnosis, Study Affirms

Even AI couldn't tell flu pneumonia from COVID in chest scans

A computer rendering of the coronavirus

<乌鸦传媒>How Often Does COVID-19 Combine Forces With Other Viruses?

Largest study yet suggests lower likelihood... for now

A computer rendering of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by the coronavirus

<乌鸦传媒>Autopsies Turn Up Strange Feature of COVID-19 Lungs

Study finds more thrombi and a new puzzle in the vessels

An out of focus image of a patient on a ventilator in the ICU

<乌鸦传媒>Superinfections and Coinfections in COVID-19

Separating the signal from the noise

A screen shot of Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker

<乌鸦传媒>Track the Coronavirus Outbreak on Johns Hopkins Live Dashboard

Realtime infection and death data from five sources

The packaging for Alka-Seltzer Plus Day Multi-Symptom Cold and Flu

<乌鸦传媒>Which Cold Medications Are Safe for the Heart?

The Skeptical Cardiologist has some seasonally-appropriate cautions

An illustration of the packaging of the fictional drug Dilaudicillin

<乌鸦传媒>Finally, a Cure for the Common Cold... and Back Pain!

The antidote to your Press-Ganey blues

A close up of a pregnant woman receiving a vaccination

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Too Few Pregnant Women Getting Flu, Tdap Vax

Room for improvement in clinician communication about vaccines in pregnancy

AAO-HNSF over a photo of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

<乌鸦传媒>IM Steroid Use in URI Persists Without Evidence

Initial injection predicts more follow-up visits and injections

Illustration of a hand holding a syringe.

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP: Hep A and MenB Vaccine Recommendations Updated

Hepatitis A recommendations expanded for people with HIV; panel stands pat on flu vaccine policy

Sheraton Grand hotel in Chicago with ACR-SOTA text overlaid.

<乌鸦传媒>Update on Vaccines in Autoimmune Patients

Infectious disease specialist provides overview for rheumatologists

<乌鸦传媒>ACC News in Brief: Weed, Flu Shots, Siestas

A taste of news to come from the conference

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP: After WHO Delay, FDA Waits to Select Flu Strains for Vax

Also, ACIP issues new language on vaccines for anthrax and Japanese encephalitis

<乌鸦传媒>2018 Landmark Infectious Diseases Trials, in Graphic Form

New flu antiviral, oral abx for stable endocarditis among standouts

<乌鸦传媒>Case Study: Influenza Turned Lethal

Fulminant myocarditis claims life of otherwise healthy child

<乌鸦传媒>'We Have a Good, But Not Great, Flu Vaccine'

William Schaffner, MD discusses the technologies that can make it better

<乌鸦传媒>More Evidence That Baloxavir Reduces Flu Symptom Duration

Investigational antiviral matches or exceeds efficacy of oseltamivir

<乌鸦传媒>Study: Cell-Based Flu Vax Not Superior to Egg-Based Vax

No significant difference in effectiveness against influenza A in 2017-2018 season

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP Issues Flu Season Guidance, Anthrax Vax in a 'Mass Event'

Committee also heard data on cell-cultured influenza vaccines

<乌鸦传媒>Negative Rapid Flu Antigen Test Tied to Longer ICU Stay

Negative RIAT may impede docs from dispensing antiviral medication

<乌鸦传媒>Report: Next Pandemic Will Likely Be Respiratory-Based Virus

Experts argue that increased surveillance on a clinical and public health level is critical

<乌鸦传媒>ACIP Reinstates FluMist for 2018-2019 Flu Season

Committee persuaded by new efficacy analyses

<乌鸦传媒>In RA Patients, 2-Week Methotrexate Holiday Boosts Flu Vax Efficacy

Pragmatic trial shows 15%-20% bump in antibody titers

<乌鸦传媒>Flu Vax May Improve Outcomes in Other Illnesses

Vaccinated patients hospitalized with flu had lower risk of AKI development

<乌鸦传媒>How Influenza Got Its Name (STAT)

Plus the backstories of six other diseases

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