People who caught the flu were up to six times more likely to have a heart attack in the month after the infection.

India is witnessing a sharp rise in viral infections, warns ICMR. Top diseases include Dengue, Influenza A, Hepatitis A, Norovirus, and Herpes, with cases increasing across multiple states in 2025.

Viral infections, including HIV and influenza, are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease and stroke.

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 ...

In the weeks following a bout of influenza or COVID, the risk of heart attack or stroke may rise dramatically, and chronic ...

Late in the Middle Ages, Italian stargazers gave a name to the annual contagion that rolled around each year like clockwork.

New research reveals that viral infections like influenza, COVID-19, and shingles can significantly increase the long-term ...

Multiple studies have shown that Covid infection increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and ...

After a quiet summer, bird flu cases are rising again. Scientists expected the development, but what happens next is still ...

Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing viral upper respiratory infections, asthma exacerbations, ...

Doctors warn of further surge and urge elderly and vulnerable people to get flu shots to prevent severe illness.

A new evidence review found patients infected with influenza or COVID-19 are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke or ...