Research shows that many viruses can linger in the air and on surfaces long after an infected person has left the room — ...

Influenza, otherwise known as the “flu”, is a respiratory illness that affects the lungs, throat, nose and mouth, according to the California Department of Public Health. Handout TNS The flu season is ...

Even when immune memory cells form in the lung after influenza infection, insufficient dietary iron leaves them less able to mount a strong antiviral response, revealing how nutrition can shape ...

NEW YORK, NY--Researchers at Columbia University have found that a lack of dietary iron early in life can prevent immune cells in the lung from making a key protein that helps fight viral infections, ...

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 ...