This year’s flu season hit a grim milestone with deaths tied to the virus surpassing the number of COVID-related deaths in California for the first time in five years.

Influenza cases continue to mount with the virus reaching activity levels in the U.S. not seen for the last 15 years, according to the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention.

Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1 ...

Flu infections are at or near their highest levels in at least 15 years and are still rising, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Colds – also known as “flu-like infections” – are caused by a variety of viruses. More than 200 pathogens can be involved, ...

While COVID-19 is finally easing this winter, the flu is still raging across California. Following a nationwide trend, the state’s flu season is turning out to be one of the most intense in recent ...

Outbreaks and high levels of illnesses (like the flu) have become more common as vaccination rates have fallen, especially ...

The trial will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a next-generation vaccine administered through a nasal spray or ...

The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.

Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United ...