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Respiratory Virus Patterns Shifted by COVID-19 Measures
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Nonpharmaceutical interventions, such as masking, staying
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Can an immunosuppressive cancer drug promote SARS-CoV-2 entry into host cells?
A new study, released on the bioRxiv* preprint server, shows that rapamycin, an immunosuppressive drug used in some cancers, and
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Pneumonia Risk Soars in Heart Failure Patients, Especially HFpEF
Patients with heart failure get pneumonia at a rate almost three times greater than expected and, once they do get
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Low doses of aspirin may have a potential beneficial effect on COVID-19
Aspirin is an established, safe, and low-cost medication in long-standing common use in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and
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Causes of Swine Flu
Swine flu is caused by the H1N1 strain of the influenza virus. The influenza virus constantly changes and mutates in
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Why you should still get the flu shot, even though it won't directly protect you from the coronavirus
The flu shot is usually available by late October, and medical professionals urge most Americans to get it as early
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Influenza human challenge study begins at NIH-sponsored clinical trial units
A clinical trial in which healthy adults will be deliberately infected with influenza virus under carefully controlled conditions is recruiting
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More can be done to prevent children from having in-flight medical emergencies
Resources are limited on an airplane during an in-flight emergency and access to care is not always immediate. A new
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You can’t get influenza from a flu shot
Influenza is a moving target for vaccines. Each year, up to four different strains circulate, and they are constantly evolving
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