If it feels like everyone is getting the flu, you're not imagining it. This is shaping up to be another severe flu season. That's why it's important to take advantage of every tool we have to keep the ...

A new influenza strain, H3N2, is causing record-breaking hospitalization and infection rates. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of reported cases nearly ...

December may be a popular month for holidays and celebrations, but it's also notorious for something else: the flu. Flu season — which is commonly considered to run from October to May — hits its peak ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You are “coming down with something”. Maybe you have a scratchy throat and body aches. You have an old, combination flu/COVID ...

Last fall, a Fred Hutch Cancer Center graduate student hopped on a 4 a.m. videoconference call with scientists from the World Health Organization to talk about a blood-testing method developed at Fred ...

The 2025-26 flu season has been brutal, so far. At least 19 million Americans have had it, and it's not over yet. Flu season typically runs through May, so there’s still a good chance of getting the ...

Last winter, flu activity broke records in the U.S. And while this flu season is just starting — and it's already shaping up to be another rough one. Flu is picking up steam earlier this year than ...