COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.

Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his ...

We have been hearing a lot about avian influenza, or H5N1, and the price of eggs in the news recently. It got me thinking: ...

The flu is an illness caused by the influenza virus, which multiplies inside the body, causing symptoms that include fevers and sore throats. Nearly everyone who has probably caught the flu at some ...

In response to this season’s high flu activity and the ongoing avian flu outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised clinicians and laboratories to conduct subtype ...

Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife ...

Influenza infections are outpacing COVID-19 cases for the first time since the pandemic. Here are the best ways to stay ...

Fluctuating weather patterns — with sudden shifts in temperature — are known to weaken the immune system, making people more susceptible to viral infections.

Simultaneous outbreaks of norovirus, birdflu, influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus are occurring across the ...

Bird flu. With that diagnosis in mind, one of Russo’s colleagues tried to get some bovine samples tested for H5N1, but the ...

As the flu spreads rapidly, Kaitlyn Covert, 19, is begging people to get their flu shot after the virus nearly killed her.

Wisconsin has seen one of its worst flu seasons in the past decade. Here's what DHS data says about cases statewide.