New study reveals how influenza virus infiltrates heart tissue via specialised immune cells, triggering damaging interferon ...

As flu cases continue to surge during the colder months, doctors are again seeing a troubling pattern: heart disease deaths also rise when the flu spreads.

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays) Feb 11 (Reuters) - Researchers believe they now understand how severe cases of ...

Researchers elucidated the connection between influenza infection and cardiac disease in mammals by studying human and mouse hearts.

Researchers from Mount Sinai have uncovered a possible explanation for why a flu infection can lead to heart disease. They’ve shown from work with mouse models and human data how the immune system ...

Mount Sinai researchers have identified a cellular mechanism linking infections from influenza A viruses (IAVs) to cardiovascular disease, providing critical insights on how influenza can damage the ...

Mount Sinai researchers have identified a cellular mechanism linking infections from influenza A viruses (IAVs) to cardiovascular disease, providing critical insights on how influenza can damage the ...

A type of immune cell carries the Influenza A virus to the heart from the lungs and raises the risk of cardiovascular diseases, even after the infection is cleared in the lungs. An annual flu vaccine ...

Every August, primary care doctors stock their clinics with influenza vaccines and start reminding patients to get their annual shot. We usually tell patients, “The flu vaccine can reduce your risk of ...

Flu kills five more children in a week as doctors brace for influenza surge across nation - Around 90 percent of child flu ...

Bailey Cruse went to the doctor with what appeared to be normal flu-like symptoms. Days later, her family says she suffered a ...

Doctors in Central Texas share the latest on flu strains, RSV, stomach viruses and cedar pollen as cold and allergy season ...