A virtual nurse has been shown to effectively encourage people to get vaccinated, offering a new approach to public health communication.

The second group of participants filled out a questionnaire enabling them to assess the risk of post-influenza complications. The third group was given a leaflet to read on their own (without the ...

Balloon-assisted anterior mitral leaflet modification (BATMAN) during transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) demonstrated a 92.7% success rate in preventing left ventricular outflow tract ...

Novel, needle-free, live-attenuated influenza vaccines with broad protection against human and avian virus subtypes Date: May 9, 2025 Source: The University of Hong Kong Summary: A research team ...

An influenza vaccine, either given alone or with a COVID-19 vaccine during the follicular phase, was linked to minor changes in the length of the menstrual cycle of less than 1 day, but the length ...

With the bird flu infecting more than 135 herds and spreading to 3 people this year, the US federal government will be investing $176 million to expedite the creation of an influenza vaccine.

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Apr. 22, 2025 — A multi-state study reveals that many high-risk adults diagnosed with influenza (flu) in emergency departments and urgent care centers are not receiving timely antiviral treatment.

HHS said the project, being developed in-house at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is targeting US Food and Drug Administration approval of universal influenza vaccines ...

Hong Kong scientists have made a breakthrough in developing a new flu vaccine that is needle-free and has the potential to induce a more robust immune response against various virus strains.