There's no need to freak out about that surge in respiratory viruses in China, according to both China and the WHO.

Nothing New

Developments

"This is not an indication of a novel pathogen."

China Says Surge of Illness Not Caused by New Virus

A team of researchers may have finally figured out why people are far more likely to get colds and the flu when temperatures drop during the winter.

Achoo

Breakthroughs

They say there's a simple trick to defeat colds and the flu.

Scientists May Have Finally Discovered Why People Get Sick in the Winter

Researchers have found that getting at least one flu shot makes it 40 percent less likely for people over the age of 65 to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Immune System Mystery

Studies

Strange... but intriguing.

Weirdly, It Appears the Flu Vaccine May Protect Against Alzheimer's

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Larry Page, Google co-founder and former CEO, has been quietly funneling millions of dollars into charities that fund flu vaccine research and distribution.

Final Flu Shot

Treatments

Larry Page is funding research toward a universal vaccine.

The Co-Founder of Google Is Quietly Trying to Cure the Flu

We're solidly into the beginning of the 2019-2020 flu season and so far it's proving to be an unusual one as atypical strains of flu virus are turning up.

Seal Flu?

Thankfully early testing suggests this year's flu vaccine seems to cover the dominant viral strain.

2020 Flu Season Off to Quirky Start, Also Affects Seals

That's why doctors are excited about a new experimental treatment that could provide broad protection against many strains of the flu.

"If you told me 10 years ago that we'd have a small molecule that could do this I would have been completely surprised."

A New Drug Might, Possibly, Have Cured the Flu

"The world needs to prepare for pandemics in the same serious way it prepares for war."

Bill Gates Just Announced a $12 Million Contest for a Universal Flu Vaccine

A new compound takes a radically different approach to fighting off influenza.

New Pill Kills the Flu Virus in 24 Hours

The study's findings come during an especially deadly flu season in the United States.

Researchers Claim Special Form of UV Light Can Safely Kill Flu Viruses

In another century, maybe we'll be rid of the flu for good.

In 1918 We Faced the Flu Pandemic. Today, We're Still Fighting the War.

This flu season has already claimed the lives of 53 children.

The Reasons This Year's Flu Season Has Been Devastating Are, Yes, Mostly Your Fault

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