People who have a COVID-19 infection are more likely to develop seizures or epilepsy within the six months following infection than are people who have an influenza infection, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). The increased risk was more noticeable… Continue reading Covid-19 and Epilepsy
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Worry About COVID-19, but Don’t Forget to Get a Flu Shot
Since March, many of us have been consumed, rightfully so, by the Covid-19 pandemic. Months later, the virus continues to dictate our lives. But, as summer moves into fall, should we also start worrying about the flu? According to Dr. Daren Wu, Chief Medical Officer at Open Door Family Medical Center, protection against the flu… Continue reading Worry About COVID-19, but Don’t Forget to Get a Flu Shot
The Search for a Universal Flu Vaccine
Researchers will begin testing on human subjects a universal influenza vaccine that would, with one shot, combat various flu strains, including those that could cause a pandemic. The experimental vaccine, known as H1ssF_3928, was developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).… Continue reading The Search for a Universal Flu Vaccine
More Senior Patients Should Be Tested for Influenza
Adults 65 and older who are hospitalized for fever or respiratory symptoms are less likely to have a flu test than younger patients – an especially sobering finding given the seriousness of this year’s flu season. The research, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, is especially important given the fact that the… Continue reading More Senior Patients Should Be Tested for Influenza
What You Should Know about This Year’s Flu Vaccine
Influenza – commonly known as the flu – is a serious and potentially fatal virus that causes familiar symptoms like fever, coughing and muscle aches, according to the Mayo Clinic. It can also lead to far graver complications like pneumonia, bronchitis and even death in some cases. Mayo, in an article released on its news… Continue reading What You Should Know about This Year’s Flu Vaccine
Senior Vaccination Rates Are Too Low
While influenza, pneumococcal, tetanus, and shingles vaccines are effective, routinely recommended for older adults and covered in varying degrees by health insurance, vaccination rates among older adults are much lower than current targets set by the U.S. government’s Healthy People 2020 Initiative. The undesirable rates of vaccines have far-reaching results: Older Americans are much more… Continue reading Senior Vaccination Rates Are Too Low
Tamiflu Gets Patients Back on Their Feet Faster
Early in January 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the use of antiviral drugs to help treat influenza in a year when the available vaccine is not a good match for the current strain. Now, new evidence about a popular antiviral often criticized as ineffective shows that it can alleviate symptoms and… Continue reading Tamiflu Gets Patients Back on Their Feet Faster
What You Should Know for the 2014-2015 Influenza Season
Editor’s note: Although the Ebola crisis has dominated the news recently, here at ThirdAge.com we don’t want you to lose sight of the fact the current flu season is here. The CDC offers the following information and advice about protecting yourself and your loved ones. What sort of flu season is expected this year? It’s… Continue reading What You Should Know for the 2014-2015 Influenza Season