The flu situation in the United States right now is, in a word, bad. Infections have skyrocketed in recent weeks, filling hospitals nearly to capacity; viral levels are “high” or “very high” in most ...

While vaccines may not fully protect everyone, public health experts say they’re still proven to help prevent serious illness ...

It’s officially flu season, and humans aren’t the only ones who need to take precautions to avoid getting sick. Bird flu has ...

Flu infections have continued to climb across the US, with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimating at ...

The strain is somewhat resistant to this year’s vaccine, which was created months before the outbreak, medical experts say.

The newest strain, Subclade K, is a mutation of influenza A. While current data from the World Health Organization does not ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seasonal influenza and respiratory illness activity is shaping ...

Public health updates should be highlighting progress that includes improving communicable disease rates, new research, ...

An Ogden family is grieving the loss of their 4-year-old daughter, Elora “Ellie” Ann Rudd, who died after complications from ...

Doctors and public health officials across eastern Iowa say flu activity remains elevated this winter — and they’re ...

New visitor restrictions at southern Illinois hospitals meant to slow the spread of the flu ...

New flu numbers were released Friday. In Monroe County, there are more than 8,000 confirmed flu cases. More than 700 people ...