NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked. New government data posted Friday — for ...

At the start of 2025, health officials in Louisiana reported the first U.S. bird flu death and experts questioned whether highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) could lead to the next pandemic. A ...

With a more severe flu strain circulating on top of other respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, RSV and whooping cough, the percentage of people going to their doctors for flu-like illnesses has ...

The 2025-26 flu season is surging with an increase in influenza-like illness across the U.S. — and in Michigan — with a new variant known as subclade K. The spread of influenza-like illness has ...

With flu cases surging in Illinois as a new and mutated variant rapidly spreads, mitigating spread of those who contract the virus is increasingly important. But how long are you actually contagious ...

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Flu has killed one child, and 29 adults this season. The best protection from the flu is to get a flu vaccine, health officials say. DPH said likelihood of getting the flu in Massachusetts right now ...

THEY SAID THAT SOMETHING IS GOING ON OUT HERE, THAT SOME TYPE OF BUG. THAT’S WHY ME AND MY MOM GOT SICK AT THE SAME TIME. MARYLAND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ARE OVERWHELMED AMID A SURGE IN RESPIRATORY ...

Georgia moves into highest level of very high flu activity level Hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise in Georgia and nationwide Health officials urge vaccination, early treatment ATLANTA - Flu ...

Flu activity in Arizona has increased from "moderate" to "high" according to recent CDC data. A new flu strain called subclade K, a variation of influenza A (H3N2), is contributing to the rise in ...

As he addressed an audience of virologists from China, Australia, and Singapore at October’s Pandemic Research Alliance Symposium, Wei Zhao introduced an eye-catching idea. The gene-editing technology ...

As today is the first Monday of 2026, Americans across the country are settling back into their everyday routines after the busy holiday season. But many are also recovering from the flu—or still ...