There are 7 article(s) tagged Flu:

• September 2023

  • COVID hasn’t left, but flu might be worse this winter

    COVID hasn’t gone away, but experts say the trend is in the right direction. 

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    The new COVID-19 boosters are coming

    By Don Wade September 13, 2023

• January 2020

  • The Early Word: Inside the Coliseum’s vault, shooting strategy, and are snoballs food?

    It's Thursday, Jan. 30, and we're staring down history with a Grizz win, a flu outbreak and vintage rock 'n' roll memorabilia for the opening of a Coliseum archive. 

    By Mary Cashiola January 30, 2020

  • Lee takes on abortion; U of M looks to Europe; and squad goals

    Welcome to Friday, Jan. 24, and The Early Word. Today we're talking about a pipeline in the pipeline, what's happening with coronavirus and interstate shootings. 

    By Mary Cashiola January 24, 2020

  • The Early Word: Tigers in sickness and in wealth; plus, the future of retail

    It's Wednesday, Jan. 8. Today, Downtown's Design Review Board will look at new signage for Wiseacre and the Sugashack, and the Shelby County Commission is talking about how to fund MATA. 

     

    By Mary Cashiola January 08, 2020

  • The Early Word: How tech giants are investing in Memphis; the flu is already here

    Good morning; it’s Monday, Jan. 6. Comedian Bill Burr is at the Orpheum Theatre tonight, but also important: Many local schools are back in session today after their winter breaks.

    By Mary Cashiola January 06, 2020

• May 2019

  • St. Jude studies flu’s effect in infancy on lifelong immune system

    Evidence shows getting the flu as a child could have lifelong implications on how well a person's immune system fights influenza and other viruses. 

    By Michelle Corbet May 27, 2019

• December 2018

  • Flu hunter’s career spent tracking down a virus

    The 86-year-old scientist who linked the origin of the flu virus to migratory birds still comes to work at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to prepare for a possible pandemic should bird flu ever learn to spread among humans.

    By Michelle Corbet December 28, 2018