Flu

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Patients who use online portals to access health records more likely to get flu shots, Penn study finds

Here's why the flu shot can't give you the flu

The flu shot can't give you the flu

Hundreds to parade up Broad Street in honor of 1918 flu victims

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CDC releases new recommendations for 2019-20 flu season

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Here’s how to get your children ready for flu season

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This is how effective the flu vaccine was for the 2018-2019 flu season

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Saying another flu pandemic inevitable, WHO launches global strategy

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These Pennsylvania counties hardest hit by the flu this season

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Promising research suggests universal flu vaccine could be near

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This is why you always seem to feel more sick at night

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Does doubling up on flu shots provide more protection?

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First child flu-related death reported in Pennsylvania

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When the flu turns grave, Penn Lung Rescue Team flies into action

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4 New Jersey schools in one district close again for flu outbreak

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New Jersey hospitals restrict visitors in effort to limit spread of flu

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Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems

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Why did the flu kill 80,000 Americans last year?

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Wilmington health care network to administer over 11,000 employee flu shots

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Last flu season was deadliest in four decades

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Many U.S. school districts unprepared for infectious disease outbreaks

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Pennsylvania sets record in 2017-2018 for flu deaths

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In severe flu season, Pennsylvania records late uptick in 'B strain' cases

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Delaware reports six flu-related deaths in just one week

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Pink is not letting Twitter trolls ruin her Super Bowl LII

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The flu has infected thousands in the Philly region – and it's still surging

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Heads up, pet owners: dog flu is spreading

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Children's Health

Help your child to survive cold and flu season

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Here's why we're all going to get the flu

Penn study pinpoints why last year's flu shot was a dud

Children's Health

Your baby should get the flu shot and you should, too

Seasonal flu may heighten risk for Parkinson's disease, Jefferson study finds

Children's Health

Flu vaccine can prevent half of flu-related deaths in children, CDC study suggests

Study: Doctors, patients more likely to approve flu vaccine when given electronic prompts

Mindful Mondays

7 (easy!) tips to stay healthier this winter

Philadelphia was epicenter of a deadly worldwide flu epidemic 99 years ago

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Four flu-fighting remedies by local wellness bloggers

Three N.J. employees fired for objecting to company's flu prevention policy

Uber is delivering flu shots in Philly

N.J. office workers suspended without pay for refusing flu shots

Local study: immune response to flu virus may call for altered vaccines

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