Amid some of the coldest months of the year, many of us will layer up with our heaviest coats, gloves and blankets. The ...

Flu cases are surging across the nation, closing nearly a dozen schools and swamping hospitals in some states. At least 24 million cases, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths —including 57 ...

Flu continues to be one of the most common and alarming seasonal illnesses. In the period spanning from 2023 to 2024, there ...

Two children have died of flu in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Officials say this particular strain of the flu is both contagious and strong. “The flu that we’re seeing is very contagious.

United States, with 43 states reporting high or very high outpatient respiratory illness activity, according to FluView, a ...

The United States is currently facing one of the worst flu seasons in nearly 15 years, with 13,000 deaths attributable to ...

Influenza is surging in the U.S., with doctor visits for flu symptoms at a 15-year high. Why is this flu season so bad?

Even when schools haven’t closed, more and more students have reported to the nurse’s office or not attended school because of fevers, aches, pains, and trouble breathing. Those are all hallmark ...

Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV are staples of the winter cold and flu season, but the measles, whooping cough and norovirus are ...

Weekly numbers show that 2% of U.S. deaths for week 5 were due to the flu. COVID was responsible for 1.5% of deaths in the ...

Low vaccination rates may also be contributing to this year’s sick season. As of late January, U.S. vaccine uptake was well ...