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A man receives a COVID-19 vaccination at UW Medical Center - Montlake.
September 11, 2023

Anytime between now and mid-October is an ideal time to receive this year’s flu vaccine to be ahead of an expected rise in transmission this fall, said Dr.

March 1, 2023

Researchers seek to recruit 3,500 children and adults in the Pacific Northwest to assess how well vaccines protect against COVID-19.

December 15, 2022

With COVID rates rising, along with RSV and the flu, health officials are again urging caution. Infectious-diseases specialists offer tips. 

A mother takes her ill child's temperature.
December 8, 2022

Flu-related hospitalizations are higher so far this year than during every previous season to this point since 2011, according to the Centers for Disease Cont

A vaccine is administered at UW Medicine clinic.
October 3, 2022

As daily temperatures start to drop, Dr.

Flu season is once again approaching, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encouraging all Americans to receive a flu vaccine before the end of October.
September 15, 2021

As days get shorter and the COVID-19 pandemic charges into a second fall season in the United States, another infectious disease is lurking.

November 13, 2020

A study compared clinical features, lab results, and health outcomes of patients with the two conditions. 

October 27, 2020

Researcher Patricia Areán is working with an app intended to gather data about symptoms; 5,500 people are enrolled so far.

Nurse giving a flu shot
August 26, 2020

A study of more than 80,000 adult patients hospitalized with flu over eight flu seasons found that sudden, serious heart complications occurred in 12% of patients. Dr.

picture of sick woman lying face-down on sofa with tissues around
January 3, 2020

Every flu season is unique. The 2019-2020 outbreak features more cases of influenza B, the viral strain that usually emerges later in the season. 

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