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COVID helped to kill off a flu strain. Here's how that will affect influenza vaccines in the future.
A strain of the flu virus has died out, and experts say COVID played a role. As a result, next year's flu shot will protect against three strains, instead of four.
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Masks work, telehealth is here to stay — and other health lessons we've learned since the pandemic started 4 years ago
It’s been four years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Here are six important lessons we’ve learned.
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The CDC has dropped its 5-day COVID isolation guidelines. Here's why — and what's changed.
People who have COVID-19 will no longer be expected to isolate themselves for five days.
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Women with long COVID more likely to experience sexual dysfunction. Here's what can help.
A new study finds that long COVID, whose symptoms include intense fatigue, can impact women's sexual function. Here's what you need to know.
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Paxlovid helps prevent severe illness from COVID. Why don't more people take it?
Not sure if you should take Paxlovid or when to take it? Does it help prevent long COVID? Experts clear up the confusion.
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What is ‘immunity theft’? How certain illnesses can leave you more vulnerable to other infections.
"Immunity theft" isn't a medical term, but some are using it to describe how certain infections impact the immune system, leaving people more vulnerable to other illnesses.
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You’re sick. Is it RSV, a cold, COVID or the flu? Here’s how to tell the difference.
Cases of the flu, RSV, COVID-19 and the common cold are at high levels across the country right now. How do you know which respiratory illness you've got?
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