Flu & Heart Attack: In recent months, there has been a notable increase in flu cases across various countries. Factors such as changing weather, mutations of the virus, and declining immunity are ...

Most of us get the flu - while some get it once every couple of years, others might get it every year. While recovering from flu is easy with rest, and plenty of hydration, and usually does not ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new evidence review found patients infected with influenza or COVID-19 are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke or heart ...

Influenza vaccination is associated with significantly lower odds of myocardial infarction (MI), according to a large meta-analysis published late last week in BMC Public Health. In the study, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — As if the flu wasn't bad enough already: Researchers have confirmed that flu sharply increases the risk of heart attack for older people. Doctors have long known that flu can trigger ...

A new study released by the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Iran suggests that getting a flu shot could help reduce a person's risk of having a heart attack. The findings were ...

A nationwide Danish study found that flu can sharply raise the short-term risk of heart attack and stroke, while prior vaccination was linked to a markedly lower excess risk in people who still became ...

Influenza and coronavirus infections markedly raise the short-term risk of acute cardiovascular disease, according to a UCLA-led review published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The ...

People's risk of heart attack or stroke skyrockets after a bout with the flu or COVID-19, a new evidence review says. Folks are four times more likely to have a heart attack and five times more likely ...