Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, generally known as Roselyne Bachelot (born 24 December 1946) is a French politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex ...

Whitewashed walls carved with niches, curved corners, floors covered with parquet and Provençal floor tiles, right in the middle of Montmartre. Inside, a desk, countless paintings and books, an ...

The Montmartre flat where one of the most important French poets lived is threatened by a project to extend the adjoining Moulin-Rouge cabaret. Whitewashed walls carved with niches, curved corners, ...

The Assistant Minister of Health and Population for Preventive Medicine, Amr Kandil, revealed that the most prevalent virus in Egypt currently is the seasonal H1N1 influenza strain, which is the ...

The number of influenza cases is surging across the United States, putting significant strain on many hospitals. We asked the experts to explain what makes this year's flu season so unusual. Colored ...

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Health officials in the United Kingdom are warning that this year’s flu season for the Northern Hemisphere is looking like it will be particularly rough—and the US is not prepared. The bleak outlook ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced its recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2026 influenza season in the southern hemisphere. The ...

Some people may already have a tiny bit of protection against H5N1 bird flu. Several recent studies have found that those who caught seasonal flus or received flu vaccinations have low levels of ...

Could your previous flu infection protect you from bird flu? Scientists find that immunity to 2009 H1N1 slashes the risk of severe H5N1 illness, even after close contact exposure. Study: Preexisting ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Influenza viruses are shifty entities. They accumulate small genetic changes on a regular basis, necessitating yearly updates to the flu vaccines because the prior year’s strain may not look much like ...