See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The United States is in the grip of an aggressive winter flu season, ...

H3N2 is a subtype of influenza A virus and powers many seasonal flu epidemics, infecting 10-20% of people worldwide each year. According to CDC surveillance, it made its first jump to humans in 1968 ...

We explore whether you should be worried. By David Leonhardt By now, you’ve probably seen some alarming headlines about bird flu, and you may be wondering how worried you should be. I understand the ...

Dizziness emerges as a particularly disorienting manifestation, signaling potential underlying health complications that demand immediate attention. Influenza transforms from a typical seasonal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s time to get a flu vaccine, and pediatricians are urging people to get them after last winter, when the U.S. saw the most flu-related child deaths in 15 years. October is the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As the bird flu situation develops in the U.S., scientists told ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Researchers in China have identified a new strain of swine flu that has “pandemic potential.” It has been more than a decade since the swine flu, known as the virus H1N1, last caused a ...

Flu season, when influenza and other common respiratory illnesses spread further, has arrived – which means if you haven't received one already, it may be time for your flu vaccine. While vaccine ...

Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a Louisiana resident had been hospitalized with the first severe case of avian influenza — also known as “bird ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — We are inching closer to the peak season of illnesses and doctor's offices nationwide are seeing a high number of flu and norovirus cases. Dr. Katrina Hood is a pediatrician ...