Influenza is a common disease that occurs in yearly epidemics throughout the world. Although the majority of infected individuals will exhibit a self-limited acute febrile illness or remain ...

ATLANTA -- Patients with severe influenza who had a negative rapid influenza antigen test (RIAT) had a significantly longer length of stay in the ICU compared with patients who tested positive, a ...

Q. I just read your article on the possible consequences of “just the flu” and the effectiveness of antivirals. Someone with whom I volunteer had to leave the venue early last night feeling unwell.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- There's no running from it. Flu season is in full swing, but now medical experts say how you get tested for the flu may also be a problem. The most commonly used test, called ...

Avian Flu on a Cruise Ship: Can We Do Better on the Mainland? While on a cruise to the French Riviera in fall 2023, a middle-age woman and her husband took a bike excursion along with 20 other ...

December 19, 2011 — A new rapid test for diagnosing influenza types A and B — the first to offer a digital readout of results — has been granted a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) ...

If it feels like everyone is getting the flu, you're not imagining it. This is shaping up to be another severe flu season. That's why it's important to take advantage of every tool we have to keep the ...

If there was one thing we learned from COVID, it was the need for rapid, accurate, point-of-care testing to help contain the virus before it had spread silently to many others. It was years before we ...

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The United States is currently facing its most severe flu season since 2009, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

How the flu sensor works: 1. An infected or sick person chews gum. 2. Enzymes in the virus release the flavourings contained in the gum. 3. The person perceives the substances and recognises the ...