Apr. 22, 2025 — A multi-state study reveals that many high-risk adults diagnosed with influenza (flu) in emergency departments and urgent care centers are not receiving timely antiviral treatment.

The antiviral baloxavir significantly reduced household transmission of influenza compared with placebo. The drug showed consistent effects across age groups, virus types, and countries ...

Study Reveals Gaps in Flu Treatment for High-Risk Adults Apr. 22, 2025 — A multi-state study reveals that many high-risk adults diagnosed with influenza (flu) in emergency departments and urgent ...

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

Antiviral treatment of influenza is recommended as soon as possible for hospitalized patients and for outpatients who are at increased risk for influenza-related complications. 1,2 The Food and ...

At times, testing may be the only way to determine if the flu is involved so that antiviral drugs—which work for flu but not colds—can be prescribed. Typically, influenza (flu) is worse with symptoms ...

Despite confirmation of one new highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak earlier this week, it appears that the peak risk period for avian flu in South Korea is passed. Latest to test ...

The research team considered all LRTI illnesses—caused by influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or other bacteria, viruses, or other pathogens—occurring within 60 days of each other as part of ...

Health officials in Vietnam have reported a severe H5N1 avian flu infection in an 8-year-old girl who is experiencing encephalitis symptoms, which appears to mark the country's first human case of ...

CureVac and partner GSK are, meanwhile, also developing an mRNA-based flu vaccine, but are a little further back in development, as their shot is in phase 1 testing. Influenza causes 140,000 to ...

INDIANAPOLIS – A multi-state study reveals that many high-risk adults diagnosed with influenza (flu) in emergency departments and urgent care centers are not receiving timely antiviral treatment.

Significant changes to the way commercial operations raise and product poultry may need to occur to stop the current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI ... As of now, the risk of a ...