NPR: h1n1 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125944730 h1n1 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 27 May 2025 20:33:43 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: h1n1 https://www.npr.org/tags/125944730/h1n1 Research Institutions Will Have To Identify 'Dual-Use' Pathogens Scientists are deeply divided on whether lab-made flu viruses are legitimate medical research or national security threats. A new federal policy asks institutions to evaluate those risks early on. Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:11:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/09/24/351183909/research-institutions-will-have-identify-dual-use-pathogens https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/09/24/351183909/research-institutions-will-have-identify-dual-use-pathogens Scientists are deeply divided on whether lab-made flu viruses are legitimate medical research or national security threats. A new federal policy asks institutions to evaluate those risks early on.

]]> Nell Greenfieldboyce Biologists Choose Sides In Safety Debate Over Lab-Made Pathogens The debate about whether it's OK to engineer and study microbes that could prompt a human pandemic has reignited. Each side now has a website and its own list of Nobelists and superstar supporters. Wed, 13 Aug 2014 03:25:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/08/13/339854400/biologists-choose-sides-in-safety-debate-over-lab-made-pathogens https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/08/13/339854400/biologists-choose-sides-in-safety-debate-over-lab-made-pathogens

The debate about whether it's OK to engineer and study microbes that could prompt a human pandemic has reignited. Each side now has a website and its own list of Nobelists and superstar supporters.

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]]> Nell Greenfieldboyce Even If You Don't Have Symptoms, You May Still Have The Flu Roughly 1 in 5 unvaccinated people had the flu between 2006 and 2011, but only a quarter of them had symptoms, a study found. That could affect how the virus spreads. Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:35:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/03/17/290878964/even-if-you-dont-have-symptoms-you-may-still-have-the-flu https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/03/17/290878964/even-if-you-dont-have-symptoms-you-may-still-have-the-flu

Roughly 1 in 5 unvaccinated people had the flu between 2006 and 2011, but only a quarter of them had symptoms, a study found. That could affect how the virus spreads.

]]> Linda Poon 2009 Flu Pandemic Was 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously Thought A fresh analysis finds that the death toll from the H1N1 swine flu in 2009-10 was severely underestimated. The Americas were hit much harder than Europe or Australia. And the deaths occurred in a much younger population than normally affected by the flu. Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:50:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/11/26/247379604/2009-flu-pandemic-was-10-times-more-deadly-than-previously-thought https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/11/26/247379604/2009-flu-pandemic-was-10-times-more-deadly-than-previously-thought

A fresh analysis finds that the death toll from the H1N1 swine flu in 2009-10 was severely underestimated. The Americas were hit much harder than Europe or Australia. And the deaths occurred in a much younger population than normally affected by the flu.

]]> Richard Knox For A Price, Volunteers Endure Scientists' Flu Spritzes Even though influenza is one of the most common illnesses, researchers say they still have a lot to learn about it. In a recent study, dozens of volunteers agreed to be infected with the swine flu so doctors could see what happened. Thu, 26 Sep 2013 12:39:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/09/26/226438244/for-a-price-volunteers-endure-scientists-flu-spritzes https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/09/26/226438244/for-a-price-volunteers-endure-scientists-flu-spritzes

Even though influenza is one of the most common illnesses, researchers say they still have a lot to learn about it. In a recent study, dozens of volunteers agreed to be infected with the swine flu so doctors could see what happened.

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]]> Richard Knox Unusually Early Flu Season Intensifies The flu is back early this season. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:35:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/12/07/166745954/unusually-early-flu-season-intensifies https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/12/07/166745954/unusually-early-flu-season-intensifies

The flu is back early this season. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases

]]> Rob Stein When Flu Hits, Kids With Neurological Problems Are Vulnerable A high proportion of deaths in children during the swine flu pandemic occurred in kids who had neurologic diseases, such as cerebral palsy and epilepsy, or developmental disorders. Those conditions can affect breathing, swallowing and coughing. Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:57:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/08/29/160238021/when-flu-hits-kids-with-neurological-problems-are-vulnerable https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/08/29/160238021/when-flu-hits-kids-with-neurological-problems-are-vulnerable A high proportion of deaths in children during the swine flu pandemic occurred in kids who had neurologic diseases, such as cerebral palsy and epilepsy, or developmental disorders. Those conditions can affect breathing, swallowing and coughing.

]]> Richard Knox Swine Flu May Have Killed Far More People Than Thought The global death toll from the swine flu pandemic may have been 15 times larger than previous estimates. Researchers tried to fill in gaps in places around the world where statistics on the illness were harder to come by. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:54:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/06/26/155773315/swine-flu-may-have-killed-far-more-people-than-thought https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/06/26/155773315/swine-flu-may-have-killed-far-more-people-than-thought

The global death toll from the swine flu pandemic may have been 15 times larger than previous estimates. Researchers tried to fill in gaps in places around the world where statistics on the illness were harder to come by.

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]]> Scott Hensley Diary Of A Flu Shot Seeker As the parent of a newborn, I've been somewhat frantically searching for a place I can get the H1N1 vaccine. As someone who has spent a lot of time in, well, less upstanding countries, my first instinct was to figure out who to bribe. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:58:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/tellmemore/2009/10/diary_of_a_flu_shot_seeker.html https://www.npr.org/sections/tellmemore/2009/10/diary_of_a_flu_shot_seeker.html As the parent of a newborn, I've been somewhat frantically searching for a place I can get the H1N1 vaccine. As someone who has spent a lot of time in, well, less upstanding countries, my first instinct was to figure out who to bribe.

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