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Flu season

A member of medical staff takes coronavirus test samples of a woman during drive-thru coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing, on a converted ice rink.

Public health experts worry about flu and coronavirus overlap

COVID-19

In the coming months, public health experts stress social distancing, frequent hand-washing, wearing masks and getting flu shots to stave off both illnesses.

1918 flu Camp Funston

The world remains unprepared to handle a major epidemic, a new book warns

Health
A particular type of UV light, shown here with a scintillator composed of plastics, could revolutionize the practices of flu prevention.

A cure for the flu? It could be as simple as sitting under a lamp.

Health
A box of masks is shown in the emergency room at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California.

Discussion: The flu outbreak — what you need to know

Health
Nurse Donna Riccardi administers a shot of Influenze virus vaccine to patient Deanna Joa at the New York Downtown Hospital in New York on January 10, 2013.

The CDC says there’s a flu epidemic raging in America

Health

Monitoring infectious diseases online, on Twitter, gives early warning of outbreaks

Health & Medicine

Scientists and public health officials are increasingly using digital surveillance tools to monitor diseases and plan how to react to outbreaks. The new technology has shortened by half the amount of time it takes for public health officials to determine that an outbreak has occurred.

H1N1: what you need to know

Health & Medicine

Sorting out the facts from the fiction around H1N1, and what we really need to be concerned about.

H1N1 Concerns in Sub-Saharan Africa

Health & Medicine

Fewer than ten H1N1 cases are confirmed in Africa, but health experts worry the disease may spread in the continent’s crowded slums.

One flu vaccine to rule them all

Health & Medicine

Scientists who were looking for a way to annihilate the Avian flu have stumbled upon a protein that halts both the Avian and seasonal flu.

Tweets and Germs: Monitoring Infectious Diseases Online

Arts, Culture & Media

Several scientific groups are tracking the global spread of infectious diseases by monitoring Twitter, web searches, and other content online. The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee looks at the promise and challenges of disease surveillance via the internet.