VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who recently had the flu, was brought to a hospital in Rome for diagnostic testing after the papal audience Wednesday, the Vatican said, without giving further details. The pope arrived at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island in a small white Fiat 500, leaving again under escort in the same … Read more
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis was well enough on Sunday to celebrate his weekly Angelus prayer from the Vatican window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, a day after cancelling his engagements because of a mild flu. A brief announcement on Saturday from the Vatican press office said the 87-years-old pontiff was forced to scrap a planned … Read more
Play video content Justin Timberlake has caught the flu … forcing him to back out of his concert in England. In a video posted on X, the singer/actor delivered the bad news from what appeared to be a hotel room while sounding as if he had a frog in his throat. JT started off by … Read more
Cold and flu season has nothing on La La Anthony! The former MTV Veejay has some secret weapons that help her navigate through the winter months when colds and coughs are usually at its highest, and she’s willing to spill the tea! La La Anthony Partnered With Delsym To Share What Helps Her Family During … Read more
Since 2021, all dominant Covid variants have descended from Omicron. The 2023–2024 booster was tailored for the XBB.1.5 strain of Omicron, but JN.1 is about as different from XBB.1.5 as Omicron was from Delta. Even so, researchers from China and the US have posted preliminary analyses suggesting that the newest vaccines still effectively defend against … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government is pouring resources into detecting what it suggests are “fake” missing people — cases reported by political opponents to embarrass the government, or kidnapped people who return home but don’t notify authorities. Yet officials make no significant effort to find actual missing people, angering the families of Mexico’s estimated 113,000 … Read more
Flu season brings another (and maybe not as expected) threat: pink eye. That’s because viruses that cause the flu, the common cold and even COVID-19 can manifest in the eyes. In addition to giving your eyes a pinkish or reddish hue, conjunctivitis (the technical term for pink eye) can cause other symptoms, like irritation, itchiness and discharge. … Read more
Flu season brings another (and maybe not as expected) threat: pink eye. That’s because viruses that cause the flu, the common cold and even COVID-19 can manifest in the eyes. In addition to giving your eyes a pinkish or reddish hue, conjunctivitis (the technical term for pink eye) can cause other symptoms, like irritation, itchiness and discharge. … Read more
BEIJING — A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus, the country’s health ministry said Sunday. Recent clusters of respiratory infections are caused by an overlap of common viruses such as … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is underway, with at least seven states reporting high levels of illnesses and cases rising in other parts of the country, health officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted new flu data on Friday, showing very high activity last week in Louisiana, and high … Read more