DEAR DR. ROACH: What is the difference between a cold and the flu? — A.T.R. ANSWER: Both colds and influenza (the “flu”) are respiratory illnesses that are caused by viruses. Influenza is caused ...

Recovery from deadly influenza infection may hinge on helping the lungs heal in addition to stopping the virus, according to a new study in mice, which shows that pairing modest antiviral therapies ...

The female hormone progesterone, which is found in most hormone-based birth control, can expedite the healing process for lung cells harmed by an influenza infection, according to a new study ...

Dietary iron deficiency in mice alters lung T cell activation during influenza infection and leads to memory T cells that are ...

Evaluating inflammatory biomarkers as predictors of outcomes and immune-related adverse events (irAE) in the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium (BTCRC) LUN16-081 phase II clinical trial. This is an ...

In a glass jar at the University of Zurich, a lung has been sitting in silence for more than a hundred years. Preserved in formalin, the organ belonged to an 18-year-old Swiss man who died during the ...

Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, N.J., has implemented a new influenza vaccination policy that requires employees to choose between the influenza vaccine or a protective face mask, ...

But in her case, “My life has changed completely. I now work in a desk-based role [that] I can do at home, and it’s difficult ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This week is National Influenza Vaccination Week, and the American Lung Association today announced a campaign urging everyone six months and older to get their ...