20 December 2022
Many countries in the northern hemisphere are seeing surges of childhood respiratory infections like influenza and RSV. While this is partly because child infections fell during covid-19 restrictions, that isn’t the whole story
23 November 2022
Seasonal infections are set to spike, while the cost-of-living crisis is also expected to affect some children’s mental and physical health
27 September 2022
Last year's warnings about a particularly bad flu season didn't materialise, but an earlier and more severe outbreak in Australia doesn't bode well for the northern hemisphere
19 September 2022
In a laboratory study, the H1N1 seasonal flu virus didn't take hold in bronchial cells containing the omicron coronavirus variant, but the flu virus did replicate in cells containing the delta variant
15 June 2022
People who are usually physically active had increased antibody levels if they exercised around the time they received their flu shot
12 May 2022
A meta-analysis of studies involving 9000 people suggests those who receive a flu vaccine also gain some protection against heart attacks
10 May 2022
Viruses sequenced from century-old lung samples in German and Austrian museums have shed light on how flu can change over time
14 January 2022
Evidence shows that getting a flu jab during pregnancy provides substantial protection to young babies, but uptake in many countries is still concerningly low
10 November 2021
Even now, the risk of a deadly flu pandemic is an ever-present danger. But progress on a universal vaccine could protect us and remove the need for annual jabs
15 September 2021
The new social norm of isolating when ill with covid-19 should apply to other infectious diseases such as flu, says Jonathan Goodman
