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The woman’s skin changes yellow, develops symptoms similar to flu before the shocking final diagnosis

The woman’s skin changes yellow, develops symptoms similar to flu before the shocking final diagnosis

Over the years, 38-year-old Laura Wharam led an active, healthy life, believing that she was in remission after a hard fight with breast cancer. But when she recently developed strange flu symptoms and noticed that her skin was changing yellow, she could not imagine that it would lead to a destructive diagnosis. Her cancer returned […]

Study shows why today’s H5N1 flu cases are less serious than past epidemics

Study shows why today’s H5N1 flu cases are less serious than past epidemics

In a recent study published in the journal researchers compared viral replication and immune response in human lung organoids (hLO) infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI) viruses of the H5N1 subtype. In North America, HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses have been circulating in birds since 2021 and have also been detected in mammalian […]