Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick ...

The jump of highly pathogenic avian influenza to people is one of the worst nightmares for virologists, but at the moment the ...

Flu deaths have surpassed COVID-19 in California for the first time since the pandemic, with concerns over low vaccination rates and a likely severe flu season.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that flu cases in the United States this season are at their highest levels since the 2009–2010 swine flu. For the first time, the death rate for ...

East Tennessee State University researchers have examined the devastating effects of the 1918 Spanish flu in Appalachia, uncovering lessons that resonate in the wake of COVID-19.

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...

State officials are blaming highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, for causing the deaths of wild waterfowl in Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Starke and Benton counties ...

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately.

Doctor visits for flu symptoms are at a 15-year high. Why is this flu season so bad? Doctors discuss flu trends, symptoms and ...

Dr. Armando Meza from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso says norovirus is the main suspect, and guess what ...

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

The worst flu season in years is swamping California, prompting a renewed surge in hospitalizations as officials warn the ...