NEW YORK (AP) — February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors' offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year.
DENVER (AP) — Colorado has reported a substantial decrease in deaths and hospitalizations from the influenza amid public health measures meant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The makers of COVID-19 vaccines are figuring out how to tweak their recipes against worrisome virus mutations — and regulators are looking to flu as a blueprint if and when the shots need an update.
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SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — She’s 76 years old but nurse practitioner Sigrid Stokes is in no mood to retire.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Demand for coronavirus vaccinations among early priority groups in Nevada has been high, but officials worry that they may encounter resistance as more doses become eligible.
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Vaccine misinformation is abundant in the age of social media, so The News Herald sat down last week with a local infectious disease expert to…
ROME (AP) — Prosecutors from northern Italy traveled to Rome on Thursday to question the health minister and others as part of their broadening investigation into whether to lay any criminal blame for Italy’s horrific coronavirus toll, and whether a lack of preparedness contributed to it.
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Many of us have heard: “Don’t go outside without a coat; you’ll catch a cold.” But that’s not exactly true. Here's why.
Burke County added another 52 cases of COVID-19 to its total on Wednesday, continuing its steady climb upward.
Cases of COVID-19 in Burke County have grown by more than 50 in one day once again and hospitalizations rose again as well.
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Will social distancing weaken my immune system? In short, no.
“I felt like I was suffocating in my own body," said Chelsea Mackenzie on her COVID-19 symptoms. "I couldn’t make it to the kitchen. I couldn’t even hardly make it out of my bedroom.”
Having good personal hygiene and eating healthy is sometimes not enough to avoid getting sick. Here are five common household items that you s…
Burke County marked another unfortunate milestone by breaking 3,600 total cases of the coronavirus.
No matter where you are in the US, coronavirus isn't far away.
Flu shots are recommended for children 6 months and older to protect them, as well as their friends and family members, from the flu.
CLAIM: New data shows flu cases are down 98% around the globe.
TRUMP, speaking about children who were separated from parents at the U.S.-Mexico border: “They are so well taken care of, they’re in faciliti…
RALEIGH — Officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health has announced the first reporte…
