Boehringer Ingelheim has unveiled its second kidney-focused collaboration in recent weeks, this time penning a deal worth over $120 million biobucks with genomics-focused Variant Bio. The alliance ...

A new flu variant fueling a fast-paced rise in cases across the state has brought with it some symptoms unlike those many have come to associate with the virus. As cases reach "very high" levels in ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus — and cases are expected to keep growing with holiday travel. That variant, known as “subclade K,” led to ...

This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a nasty one—driven by a new variant of the influenza virus that may be able to slip past our vaccine defenses. A mutated form of the influenza A strain H3N2 ...

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(NEXSTAR) – New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday shows a massive spike in flu activity nationwide. In just one week, between Dec. 20 and Dec. 27, the country ...

A newly identified and rare genetic variant slows the growth of mutated blood stem cells, researchers report, and it reduces the risk of leukemia. The findings offer insight into why some people are ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Hospitals in the Bay Area are reporting more "influenza-like illness," pointing to a mutation in the strain. "There is this mutation seen in this H3N2 which is why it's gotten ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- In New York, the number of flu cases has been rising over the past few weeks with the states flu tracker showing more than 47,000 statewide. Related: Flu is rising rapidly, driven ...

A new flu strain, a variant of influenza A called H3N2, is spreading across the nation. The CDC estimates millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths from the flu so far this season. While the ...