Flu

Penn flu vaccine

Penn scientists inch closer to universal flu vaccine that could weaken future pandemics

Flu season is off to an early start in Philly, but it's hard to predict how it will shape out, officials say

Flu season Philly

Children's Health

A spike in respiratory illnesses is filling children's hospitals in Philly

children's hospital bed

When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice – bacterial infections

COVID-19 virus flu infection

Flu season has been mild, yet again, but a surge could still happen

Flu Season COVID-19

Rowan University reports flu outbreak as experts brace for potentially severe season

Rowan Flu Outbreak

A combined COVID-19 and flu vaccine may be on the horizon

Flu shots may offer some protection against COVID-19's most severe complications, study finds

The mRNA technology used in COVID-19 shots may yield a more effective flu vaccine

Why do we get shots in the arm? It's all about the muscle

Despite fears of a 'twindemic,' influenza cases remain remarkably low

Mask wearing and the flu

Getting a flu shot may help prevent you from getting COVID-19, study shows

Flu shots given to pregnant women do not increase risk of autism, study finds

How to talk to vaccine skeptics so they might actually hear you

Anti-vaxxers conversations

This is a good year to get a flu shot, experts advise

Flu Shot 2020

Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick

Cloth Masks Protection

Loss of smell sudden and more severe with COVID-19 than with colds, flu

Loss of smell COVID-19

Flu and pneumonia vaccines may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

Flu shot Alzheimer's

What to make of the new H1N1 swine flu with 'pandemic potential'

H1N1 Swine Flu

Mütter Museum offers virtual tour of 'Spit Spreads Death' exhibit

Spit Spreads Death exhibit

Compare the flu pandemic of 1918 and COVID-19 with caution

Burlington County

Burlington County woman who survived 1918 Spanish flu pandemic dies of COVID-19 complications

How to stop touching your face to minimize spread of coronavirus and other germs

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Shaving facial hair may help men avoid coronavirus – if they wear a respirator, CDC says

coronavirus facial hair respirators

The current flu shot appears more effective than last season's vaccine

Flu vaccine

Delaware County student's death from flu a tragic reminder of virus's potential danger

Flu death Worrall Elementary Delco

How to convince your loved ones to get the flu shot

Flu shot cost

Doctors in Thailand treat coronavirus with anti-viral cocktail of HIV drugs and Tamiflu

HIV Flu drugs treat Coronavirus

The most germ-infested places you encounter – and how to stay healthy

common places for germs

CDC: At least 1,300 people have died from the flu so far this season

Early flu season complications Pennsyvlania

Flu season is off to an early start, health officials say

Flu Season Widespread Pennsylvania

Why antibiotics don't work for the flu and common cold

Antibiotics influenza cold virus bacteria

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

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

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

Spanish influenza

CDC releases new recommendations for 2019-20 flu season

Children's Health

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

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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