Influenza viruses are shifty entities. They accumulate small genetic changes on a regular basis, necessitating yearly updates to the flu vaccines because the prior year’s strain may not look much like ...

Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs start circulating — especially among the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta anticipates a peak in respiratory diseases, including COVID-19, during the fall and winter seasons. Doctors are urging individuals to take ...

After a quiet summer, the virus is hitting poultry flocks hard in the run-up to the holidays — and in the midst of a federal ...

Japan’s health authorities have declared an influenza epidemic, with thousands of people infected with the respiratory virus.

A groundbreaking study by researchers from the Universities of Basel and Zurich has unlocked one of the most significant viral mysteries of the 20th century. By decoding the genome of the 1918 ...

Scientists in Germany have created a novel flu detection method using an edible sensor that produces taste when the influenza ...

Here's what to know about the COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines available for respiratory virus season including who is eligible ...

An experimental flu test could detect the virus right on the tip of your tongue. Researchers in Germany have potentially discovered a new way to spot influenza through an edible test, potentially like ...

With flu season right around the corner, now’s the best time to receive the flu vaccine, experts say. “The flu vaccine is one of the most important things that people can do to protect themselves as ...