Cold and Flu - Page 18

May 1, 2023

Can Mucinex help get you pregnant? Drugmaker and medical professional break silence on TikTok rumor

People are spreading rumors about Mucinex being a fertility booster based on limited, unproven studies. An OBGYN and the drugmaker that produces Mucinex speak out.

April 21, 2023

Flu diagnosis could significantly raise heart attack risk, new study finds

People who get influenza could be six times more susceptible to having a heart attack in the days following the flu diagnosis, a new study from the Netherlands has found.

April 16, 2023

Michigan mill worker dies from fungal outbreak of blastomycosis: 'Deeply saddened'

A contract worker at the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan, has died from an ongoing fungal outbreak that may have infected nearly 100 employees with blastomycosis.

April 12, 2023

New Mexico records its 1st child death caused by state’s flu season

New Mexico has recorded its first flu-related child death. While flu cases have dropped, officials are urging people to get vaccinated in the summer or fall.

April 11, 2023

Fungal outbreak in Michigan: Nearly 100 paper mill employees could be infected

Nearly 100 people apparently have contracted blastomycosis, an infection caused by a fungus called Blastomyces. The outbreak happened at the Billerud Paper Mill in Escanaba, Michigan.

March 17, 2023

Older Americans reject more vaccines, opt instead for ‘natural healing,' says report

Many adults 40 and older do not want immunizations, despite their general concerns about virus infections, as revealed in new research published by AARP.

February 25, 2023

FDA approves first at-home test to detect both flu and COVID

The FDA has authorized the first over-the-counter home test that can detect both influenza A and B as well as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

February 23, 2023

Pope Francis had to skip speeches, cancel an audience due to a bad cold

Pope Francis has a bad cold which forced him to cancel an audience and skip speeches. Francis coughed repeatedly during Ash Wednesday services.

February 17, 2023

Forget COVID; CDC now warns this virus is highly contagious

CDC now warns this virus is so highly contagious that one in 15 Americans will get it. Here’s how you can try to avoid it or tell if it's got you.

February 13, 2023

Face masks made ‘little to no difference’ in preventing spread of COVID, scientific review finds

A new scientific review suggests that mask mandates, per the CDC's recommendations, may have done little to nothing to curb the transmission of COVID.