It’s much more likely your child’s symptoms are caused by a common respiratory virus than COVID-19. But it’s important to follow testing guidelines and keep them home if they’re unwell.
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Keeping kids active in winter can be a challenge, as cold temperatures and icy conditions often mean more time indoors. Here’s how to maintain a healthy activity level throughout Canadian winters.
Shovelling snow is excellent exercise that works the upper and lower body. However, it’s important to remember that digging out from a storm pushes many people to their maximal fitness capacity.
The headlines paint a picture of a frightening flu season. While this season set in earlier than usual, it’s not necessarily more severe than previous years.
Washing your hands helps protect against the flu. So it makes sense for governments to make hand sanitisers available in public places.
Headlines about this year’s flu season have been alarming. It’s true, we are having a serious season – but the data doesn’t indicate it’s the worst one we’ve ever had.
The flu vaccine is built on the strains expected to circulate in a given year. While the majority of strains circulating this year are matched in the vaccine, there’s one strain we didn’t predict.
Research into our brain, gut and childhood memories tells us why we reach for macaroni cheese rather than salad in winter.
The flu vaccine takes about two weeks to start working and only protects against influenza, so you can still get sick from other viruses after your flu shot.
The adjuvanted flu vaccine is free for over-65s and offers better protection than the standard vaccine. Here’s what the research says.
Protection wanes after four or five months, so for most people, it makes sense to get a flu shot in mid to late May or early June so you’re protected when the flu season peaks in August or September.
Winter comes with colder temperatures. You and your body can work together to stay comfortable.
Illness often strikes when you’re stressed at work, not sleeping properly, or you’ve been out partying a little too much. Here’s why.
From vitamin C to chicken soup, there are many supposed remedies for treating a cold. Here’s what the evidence says.
Most adults get two to three colds per year, while the flu is less common but more severe. Here’s how to stop spreading them to others.
It’s the housing sector that could do most for winter health.
A better vaccine could have reduced the rates of flu, but not the high-dose Fluzone vaccine doctors were touting at the start of the week.
As we head towards flu season, many people are wondering if it’s worth getting vaccinated against influenza and if so, when. Here’s what you need to know.
The most contagious phase of a cold is early in the “runny nose” phase – not later when the secretions become coloured.
The “common cold” is common, most of us will have at least one or two per year. Despite this, there’s a lack of good research looking into it, and ways to prevent and treat it.
Principales colaboradores
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University
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Specialist General Practitioner, and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, UNSW
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Australian National University
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Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Sydney
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Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Senior Research Scientist & Head of Antiviral Sensitivity Analysis, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
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Director of Public Health Pathology, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland
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Conjoint Senior Lecturer School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle
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Associate professor in Allied Health, Southern Cross University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (Europe 1100-1800), University of Sydney
