Going into the holiday season, a rapid and early rise of influenza A overwhelmed hospitals, with three children dying in ...

The move comes just weeks after the CDC officially accepted recommendations to stop giving newborns the hepatitis B vaccine ...

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are reporting high or very high flu activity. The dominant flu strain, a version of influenza A (H3N2) called subclade K, has multiple mutations that make it ...

Doctors and scientists say this year's influenza season could be tougher than usual. A new version of the flu virus, called H3N2, is spreading quickly. At the same time, fewer people are getting flu ...

“This year has been this unprecedented season where we're seeing a lot of influenza activity,” said Dr. Suchitra Rao, an infectious diseases pediatrician with Children’s Hospital Colorado. “We were ...

Doctors across the country say flu season has arrived earlier than usual and is hitting people — mainly kids, so far — especially hard. “I don’t think I ever remember seeing it this severe, this soon, ...

Still, while some Midwest states are seeing a "high" number of influenza cases, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois cases remain "minimal." The ...

Everyone's home for the holidays — and so are the germs. It's possible sickness could be knocking on the door along with your party guests. It's cold and flu season, and common winter illnesses such ...

(NEXSTAR) – Cases of the flu continue to mount, with health officials recently recording the first pediatric flu-related deaths of the season, but some states are seeing much higher activity than ...

ATLANTA — This year’s flu vaccine is not as effective against a new strain. Many global health experts worry this round of flu could be particularly severe. With the holidays here, doctors worry that ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - South Carolina has reported its first flu death this month, with health officials confirming the victim was a Lowcountry resident, as medical experts warn about a new ...

Flu season is in full swing, and health experts are sounding the alarm on a variant that could bring another severe season in the U.S. Influenza A (H3N2) viruses are the most frequently reported ...