A simple chewing gum is being studied as a potential tool to reduce the spread of major viruses. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and collaborators in Finland have developed a gum made from lablab beans that can neutralize more than 95% of certain influenza and herpes viruses in laboratory settings. Instead of relying only …
The sudden death of a second Alabama teenager from flu complications in just one week challenges the common assumption that influenza is merely a minor seasonal nuisance. This year’s virus is proving to be particularly aggressive, fueled by a mutated “super flu” variant that is sending hospitalizations skyrocketing and striking down even healthy, active young …
Something strange happened during winter 2024/2025. As hospitals filled with flu patients across America, COVID-19 cases dropped to levels few experts predicted. For years, public health officials braced for a “twindemic” each winter, expecting both viruses to surge in tandem. Instead, influenza dominated while SARS-CoV-2 retreated into the background. Was it just a coincidence? Or …
Doctors’ offices and emergency rooms across America are seeing something they have never seen before. A record has fallen, one that stood for nearly three decades, and public health officials are bracing for what comes next. Flu season arrived with force during 2025, and new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms …
A flu strain that most Americans have never encountered is spreading at an alarming pace. Hospitals are filling up. Children are dying. And experts say the worst may still lie ahead. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention paints a sobering picture of an influenza season that has caught many off guard. …