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[TRENDING NEWS] Weekly Health Quiz: Problem Foods, Flu and Covid Boosters

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Author: BY TOBY BILANOW - Publish Date: October 29, 2021 at 12:48AM Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.

[TRENDING NEWS] Is It Covid-19 or the Flu?

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Author: BY MELINDA WENNER MOYER - Publish Date: October 26, 2021 at 12:14AM Though the symptoms of flu and Covid-19 can be similar, there are ways to tell them apart. Here’s how.

[TRENDING NEWS] This Flu Season Is Different. Here’s How to Prepare.

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Author: BY MELINDA WENNER MOYER - Publish Date: October 26, 2021 at 12:08AM We’ve had two light years in a row, which some experts worry could mean we’ll be in for a rough few months.

[TRENDING NEWS] Should People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses?

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Author: BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI - Publish Date: July 5, 2021 at 01:23AM France is handing out third shots of the two-dose vaccines to cancer patients and others with immune system impairments. In the United States, patients like these are on their own.

[TRENDING NEWS] Covid hospitalizations are rare among children, but still more frequent than for flu, the C.D.C. says.

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Author: BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI - Publish Date: June 5, 2021 at 12:05AM The findings run counter to claims that influenza is more threatening to children than Covid-19 is.

[TRENDING NEWS] Can Elderberry Treat the Flu?

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Author: BY MARY PEMBLETON - Publish Date: April 18, 2020 at 09:10AM Some limited evidence suggests it might help reduce symptoms and duration, but it should never replace the flu vaccine or medical advice from your doctor.

[TRENDING NEWS] By the Numbers: Vaccines Are Safe

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Author: PAM BELLUCK and REED ABELSON - Publish Date: June 18, 2019 at 07:00AM Americans have received billions of doses of vaccines for everything from measles to the flu. In 30 years, very few injury claims have been filed with the federal government.