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(VIDEO) Mayo Clinic expert answers common questions about the flu, COVID-19 featured image
(VIDEO) Mayo Clinic expert answers common questions about the flu, COVID-19
DeeDee Stiepan
October 16, 2024

Influenza (flu) and COVID-19 are both highly contagious respiratory illnesses. COVID-19 is caused by infection with a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and flu is caused by infection[...]

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Experts urge COVID-19 boosters to fight omicron surge featured image
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Experts urge COVID-19 boosters to fight omicron surge
Jennifer O'Hara
December 15, 2021
Mayo Clinic Minute: Winter, holidays and keeping safe from COVID-19 and other viruses featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: Winter, holidays and keeping safe from COVID-19 and other viruses
Alex Osiadacz
December 14, 2021
COVID-19 booster vaccine for teens featured image
COVID-19 booster vaccine for teens
Deb Balzer
December 14, 2021
Early Clinical Study Suggests Drug May Reduce Latent HIV Reservoir featured image
Early Clinical Study Suggests Drug May Reduce Latent HIV Reservoir
Mayo Clinic Staff
December 13, 2021
An expert’s take on what omicron tells us about the state of the pandemic featured image
An expert’s take on what omicron tells us about the state of the pandemic
DeeDee Stiepan
December 13, 2021
Sharing Mayo Clinic: Robert Kass finds voice again after long COVID-19 battle, tracheal resection featured image
Sharing Mayo Clinic: Robert Kass finds voice again after long COVID-19 battle, tracheal resection
Cynthia Weiss
December 12, 2021
Mayo Clinic Minute: Strategies for safe holiday travel featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: Strategies for safe holiday travel
Deb Balzer
December 9, 2021
Mayo Clinic expert explains why getting the COVID-19 vaccine is more important than ever featured image
Mayo Clinic expert explains why getting the COVID-19 vaccine is more important than ever
Deb Balzer
December 8, 2021
12-8-21 Media Only News Briefing: Taking a closer look at the omicron and delta variants featured image
12-8-21 Media Only News Briefing: Taking a closer look at the omicron and delta variants
Joel Streed
December 8, 2021
Will current COVID-19 treatments and therapies work against omicron? featured image
Will current COVID-19 treatments and therapies work against omicron?
DeeDee Stiepan
December 7, 2021
12-6-21 Media Only News Briefing: COVID-19 treatments and therapeutics for patients. featured image
12-6-21 Media Only News Briefing: COVID-19 treatments and therapeutics for patients.
Deb Balzer
December 6, 2021
Omicron transmissibility and virulence: What do they mean? featured image
Omicron transmissibility and virulence: What do they mean?
DeeDee Stiepan
December 3, 2021

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