The Department of Health and Human Services said it is redirecting funding from what it calls a wasteful Biden-era project on ...

The study’s results indicated the cumulative incidence of influenza – or the number of new cases divided by the total number of people in the study at risk (vaccinated and not vaccinated) – increased ...

Clinical trials for the NIH's new universal flu vaccine are anticipated by 2026, with FDA approval by 2029. Other viruses like COVID and bird flu will follow.

Is the flu vaccine less effective than hoped? Preliminary Cleveland Clinic research reveals a surprising result among vaccinated healthcare workers, but doctors caution about limitations.

Baloxavir marboxil (baloxavir) rapidly reduces influenza virus shedding, which suggests that it may reduce transmission. Studies of treatment with neuraminidase inhibitors have not shown ...

Liver disease was associated with reduced protection against influenza-associated hospitalization following influenza vaccination.

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new Cleveland Clinic study—yet to be peer ...

A trial of the influenza antiviral baloxavir suggests that the drug could be used as post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent ...

The warnings cite a non-peer-reviewed article by Cleveland Clinic researchers titled Effectiveness of the Influenza Vaccine During the 2024-2025 Respiratory Viral Season. It was posted on April 4 ...

"The possibility that other influenza vaccines might have been more effective cannot be excluded," they wrote. It is also possible that home testing kits might have missed some infections.