A new report from the Milken Center for Public Health suggests “panic buying” of medications by patients and providers caused drug shortages. Click the article below for more. (iStock) TRIPLE THREAT – Amid COVID, flu and RSV, households and hospitals stockpiled meds,
Dog flu has shown adaptations that allow the virus to recognize a human-like receptor, according to a Chinese study, possibly indicating it may be closer to infecting humans. A receptor is a molecule inside or on the surface of a cell that
People who get influenza could be six times more susceptible to having a heart attack in the days following a flu diagnosis, a new study from the Netherlands has found. The study’s conclusions were scheduled to be presented on April 18 at
Officials in Massachusetts on Thursday said the Avian Flu was found among a cluster of two dozen swans found dead over the past few weeks. The town of Swansea, 50 miles south of Boston, said it was informed by federal health organizations
A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, but the strain does not appear to spread between people. The 56-year-old woman from the
The family of a 24-year-old woman who died just weeks after developing “cold and flu” symptoms have paid tribute to the “best female” and “best friend you could ever have”. Bethannie Booth, from Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, fell ill at the start
Chile detected the first case of bird flu in a human, the country’s health ministry reported on Wednesday. The case was detected in a 53-year-old man who presented severe influenza symptoms, according to a statement issued by the ministry, but they noted
Chilean authorities on Tuesday reported a new bird flu outbreak at an industrial facility in the Maule region in the southern part of the country. “This finding was made after a complaint made to the Maule SAG (agrigulture and livestock agency) about
Around 40,000 poultry were culled and buried in central Chile on Wednesday after the country detected its first case of bird flu in an industrial setting. Carlos Orellana, head of livestock protection for Chile’s farming and livestock SAG agency, said it was
Cold and flu treatments are being withdrawn from the UK market over fears they could have deadly effects on some people. Twenty products, including Day & Night Nurse and Covonia, and own-brand remedies sold in Boots and Superdrug are all being stopped.