Wellness Talk with George Batista
Sep 9, 2026 · 10 min · 7 segments
A new clinical trial has raised serious questions about Tamiflu after researchers reported a higher mortality rate among patients who received the antiviral medication compared with those who did not…
George BatistaHost
This week, we're going to be talking about a brand new study on a medication that has been prescribed to millions of people, including yours truly, probably well over 20 years ago.

The article is, of course, going to be on georgebautista.com, so you can really kind of drill into that.

But again, Tamiflu, we know, is very widely prescribed for people with the flu.

And the whole point of Tamiflu was that it was going to reduce hospitalizations and It was going to stop viral replications.

And again, this is probably 20 to 25 years ago when I used to really get sick and get flus and things like that.

They say that it's great and stuff like that, and that it maybe has reduced their duration of the flu.

This week, we're going to be talking about a brand new study on a medication that has been prescribed to millions of people, including yours truly, probably well over 20 years ago.

The article is, of course, going to be on georgebautista.com, so you can really kind of drill into that.

But again, Tamiflu, we know, is very widely prescribed for people with the flu.

And the whole point of Tamiflu was that it was going to reduce hospitalizations and It was going to stop viral replications.

And again, this is probably 20 to 25 years ago when I used to really get sick and get flus and things like that.

They say that it's great and stuff like that, and that it maybe has reduced their duration of the flu.
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