Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Education updates, concerns about jail populations, whether our current economic crisis will be a recession or a depression, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and lessons from the 1918 flu epidemic.
Posted on · Rice University bioengineer Dr. Michael Deem stopped by Houston Matters to answer our questions about the flu vaccine.
Posted on · Finally getting out from under the flu? Just because you're feeling better doesn't mean you can't get other people sick. You can spread the flu for longer than you might think
Posted on · Flu drugs recommended for vulnerable people, including young children and the elderly, are getting hard to find in some parts of the country, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Posted on · North Texas is one of worst areas for the flu in the country right now, according to a weekly index from Walgreens
Posted on · CDC officials said most flu seasons last up to 20 weeks and they expect to see increased flu activity for another several weeks
Posted on · It's a particularly harsh flu season. In the close quarters of dorm rooms and cafeterias and study groups, the flu will come to college campuses. And when it does, one scientist will be ready
Posted on · Flu is widespread throughout the country, according to latest federal numbers. Those 65 and older are the most affected, but baby boomers are ending up in the hospital at an unusually high rate
Posted on · The rate of hospitalizations due to influenza is continuing to rise. Now, a study finds the risk of having a heart attack also spikes in the days after a confirmed diagnosis of flu
Posted on · The flu season started early this year and is already widespread throughout the country and intense in dozens of states. But it's not too late to get that flu shot, officials say
Posted on · In California, the flu has struck early and hard this season. Health experts aren't sure why. The state's higher temperatures typically result in a later flu peak there than in other parts of the U.S.
Posted on · Influenza is especially active this year, and the CDC says Texas already has among the highest rates of flu cases in the nation
Posted on · Cases of pneumonia range from mild to very serious. It can also be prevented with good hygiene and personal health care
Posted on · The sudden jump may not be cause for concern
Posted on · Flu season is underway. Each year, around this time, weâre all encouraged to get our flu shots, and we learn about whatever strains of the influenza virus may be affecting Houston and the rest of the nation. But some in the medical community are concerned that events in Washington might be shaking up this yearâs […]