The latest data from Public Health Wales reveals the flu is circulating earlier than usual with a number of outbreaks confirmed in recent weeks ...

Another respiratory illness season is fast approaching, but the biggest threat to public health might not even be the viruses ...

Another respiratory illness season is fast approaching, but the biggest threat to public health might not even be the viruses themselves. The real danger to public safety might be a 30-second social ...

A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs. Researchers looked at nasal swabs ...

Hong Kong’s disease control authority has urged schoolchildren to receive the seasonal influenza vaccination as soon as ...

The New York City Health Department recommends that most people get the flu vaccine by the end of October each year, though people can continue to be vaccinated as long as the flu is circulating in ...

People who are at a high risk for severe flu may be recommended antiviral treatment, whereas there is not a specific ...

What is the difference between a cold and the flu? –– A.T.R. ANSWER: Both colds and influenza (the “flu”) are respiratory illnesses that are caused by viruses. Influenza is caused specifically by the ...

Dear A.T.R.: Both colds and influenza (the "flu") are respiratory illnesses that are caused by viruses. Influenza is caused ...

ANSWER: Both colds and influenza (the “flu”) are respiratory illnesses that are caused by viruses. Influenza is caused specifically by the influenza viruses, which come in two main types (A and B).

ANSWER: Both colds and influenza (the "flu") are respiratory illnesses that are caused by viruses. Influenza is caused ...

Even though Liam Dahlberg was vaccinated before his death earlier this year, he attended school in an Indiana county where ...