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Waiting for the big one: A new flu pandemic is a matter of time

2 January 2018

At least two flu strains are only a few mutations away from developing deadly human-to-human transmission. So how do we minimise the impact?

Jab in the dark: Why we don’t have a universal flu vaccine

2 January 2018

This year’s flu jab is working, but not working well – throwing a spotlight on the commercial and other factors that prevent us developing something better

Stopping the spread: What you can do to prevent flu

2 January 2018

We will all be exposed to flu this winter, but not all of us will get sick. The best way to minimise the risk is clear – although it’s a far from perfect solution

The epidemic on the way: Why winter flu is so bad this year

2 January 2018

Flu is an underestimated killer, taking more than a million lives around the globe annually. This time, the mutated virus seems to be hitting even harder

Why a nasty surprise lurks 100 years on from the lethal 1918 flu

1 January 2018

As the centenary of the great flu epidemic looms, we are right to be pessimistic – especially with H7N9 bird flu virus quietly circulating in China

Bad colds may have delayed this year's flu epidemic in UK

18 December 2017

Many people in the UK have been coming down with nasty colds, and this may have delayed the bad flu epidemic that’s been predicted to hit this year

Joke Christmas medical journal papers make unfunny bad science

11 December 2017

Respected medical journal the BMJ has a long history of publishing silly papers at Christmas, but the joke is wearing thin - and actually harming science