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New flu strain spreading; fewer people getting vaccinated

As Pennsylvania heads into flu season, a new – and potentially severe – influenza variant has been sweeping across the United States, causing concern for the winter months. The strain is called subclade K, and it has made its way to the U.S. after causing a surge in cases through ...

What’s going around: Treating winter illnesses

With all of the coughing, sneezing and nose blowing going on around us right now, itĢƵ hard to find anyone who hasn’t been sick this winter. Flu, RSV, strep throat, norovirus and plain old colds have been rampant in recent weeks. Viruses most likely to cause misery this winter include ...

Is it a cold, flu, COVID or RSV?

ItĢƵ the most “unwonderful” time of the year: cold and flu season. You or someone you know has probably already fallen victim to sniffles, stomach problems, congestion and headaches as it seems a little bit of every ailment is going around this year. Johns Hopkins Blooms School of ...

New COVID-19 vaccines are available, and people should get them

Anyone who attended the Summer Olympics or the Republican or Democratic conventions in recent weeks was bound to walk away with a souvenir or two, like a T-shirt, a button or a ballcap. At each of the three gatherings, some of those attending did end up walking away with a decidedly unwanted ...

Chicken soup: Cold and flu season fighter

We know chicken soup tastes good, but this winter go-to has also been a popular home remedy for the common cold and flu since at least the 12th century, when Jewish scholars touted its effectiveness. With colds, flu, COVID-19 and RSV all in full force this winter season, can chicken soup really ...