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Each year, health experts look to the southern hemisphere to get an idea on how the flu season in the northern hemisphere may play out.

The reason being that the flu season runs its course between June and August below the equator, giving experts a better idea of the strains that will circulating in those

As the coronavirus pandemic resurges across most of the US, infection rates are jumping up in those states that seemed to all but dodged the bullet earlier in the year.

As most states have recently seen a significant surge in COVID-19 infection numbers, many wonder why now? Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota offers

Holidays Gatherings Are Discouraged—Experts Say Asking For Spikes

With the holidays rapidly approaching, many are thinking of gathering with family and friends. However, there is a concern in this day and age of the coronavirus pandemic and the best way to handle holiday parties, gift exchanges, and even those highly-anticipated big family meals.

According to Dr.

As the coronavirus pandemic resurges across most of the US, infection rates are jumping up in those states that seemed to all but dodged the bullet earlier in the year.

As most states have recently seen a significant surge in COVID-19 infection numbers, many wonder why now? Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota offers

The state of Wisconsin has received a new title, but it is not one that they would want to brag about. The state is now recognized as one of the US's latest hot spots for COVID-19, with a massive explosion of newly reported cases.

There is the added problem that any response regarding the pandemic

A 25-year-old man from Nevada was infected with the coronavirus twice, with the second case becoming more dangerous than the first, scientists have confirmed.

According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet on Monday, the man had no pre-existing conditions that would make him vulnerable to the novel virus.

The patient tested positive for

Over the last six months, health officials have seen those individuals infected by the novel coronavirus present with symptoms ranging from mild to deadly. Now, the data from two recent studies may indicate the reason for the wide range of symptoms.

Researchers have found that those cases presenting as life-threatening share a common ground in that

According to a new poll, one in three parents do not intend to vaccinate their children against the flu this season—despite a second, and possibly even deadlier wave, of the novel coronavirus.

Health officials across the nation have emphasized how vital the need is for vaccinations, especially this year. In part, the emphasis is to limit

Prof. Mark Woolhouse, a UK government science adviser, said in an interview with the BBC that coronavirus lockdowns would only' 'defer the problem" rather than solve it. He also opined that it is ''doubtful" there will be a widely available vaccine in the next half a year.

According to prof. Woolhouse, who sits on the Government's