Stanford researchers have developed a technique to encourage the immune system to target a section of the flu virus that is conserved year to year.
One hundred years after the 1928 influenza epidemic, flu remains a threat to society today, several Stanford emergency medicine clinicians explain.
Scientists at Stanford find a biomarker for flu susceptibility, enabling predictions of if someone is going to fall ill to the virus after being exposed.
Most years, senior citizens are among the groups hit hardest by flu, which is why doctors recommend all people over 65 get vaccinated. But accurately …
Stanford's Flu Crew, which administers flu vaccines in and around the Stanford community, has had many successes over the last few years, which we'll highlight in a post …
Theoretical modeling sounds like it has, at best, a distant connection to the day-to-day concerns of medical professionals who care for or research the needs …
'Wow, I'm a pathetic sight,' I thought as I stepped out of the bright fluorescent light onto the rainy pavement, fumbling with my half-open umbrella …
When pregnant women get influenza, they tend to get really sick. Flu complications such as pneumonia are more common in pregnant women than other healthy …
