(This is an excerpt from the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present the latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays) Feb 11 (Reuters) – Researchers believe they now understand how severe cases of influenza damage the heart, providing an explanation for the annual increase in heart attacks during flu season. “For years we have known … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, the company said on Tuesday, in another blow to the technology that has been the target of some Trump administration health officials. The agency told Moderna that its application did not contain an … Read more
Nearly three million people in the United States have gotten sick from the flu so far this season, new data shows. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the latest round of weekly flu data on Thursday. The agency revealed 2.9 million people have been sickened by the virus so far this season, while … Read more