Flu season might be winding down — but don’t stash the tissues just yet. A little-known respiratory virus with no vaccine or ...

As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well. It had one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade.

CDC data suggest adult vaccination rates are up slightly this season, to 46.5%. An estimated 48% of U.S. kids were vaccinated ...

Respiratory illness thrives in the winter. This year, cases have been high and continue to be quite present, but Michigan appears to be past the season’s highest peak. The blanket term “respiratory ...

The US FDA’s vaccine advisors have recommended that three new influenza strains be included in next winter’s influenza vaccine, aiming in part to tamp down illness caused by subclade K, a mutated form ...

In recent weeks, seasonal influenza activity has been decreasing across the country, and the severity assessment has been downgraded from “elevated” to “moderate.” The CDC estimates that there have ...

It's *** gift no one wants to give or get, but with travel and get-togethers this holiday season, respiratory viruses can be easily spread, and it's already starting. I'm actually consulting in my ...

WHO announces updated influenza vaccine strains for the 2026–27 northern hemisphere season, reflecting evolving flu virus ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that there have been over 4 million flu cases across the United States since the season began. Nearly 2,000 patients have died, according to the CDC.

The difference between seasonal flu and pandemic flu is whether or not people have had a chance to build immunity to the virus through previous exposure. People are exposed to influenza viruses ...

Influenza deaths have soared to new heights in Alberta this year, according to nearly two decades worth of data, prompting concern from health experts.