Medical experts debunk flu shot myths: vaccines use inactive virus that cannot cause illness. Discover what side effects actually mean for your immunity.

The U.S. is facing its worst flu season in 25 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which ...

A new flu strain has been detected, with the variant dubbed influenza A subclade K. How severe is the strain and does the ...

Influenza remains a significant global health burden, causing millions of visits and tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S. annually. The virus evolves constantly through antigenic drift and shift, ...

Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Feeling under the weather? You could have Influenza Type A. Here's the difference between Influenza Type A and Type B.

Flu cases and hospitalizations are surging, already breaking last season's records. Here's where activity is highest, what ...

Flu cases are ticking down, but experts warn the U.S. isn’t out of the woods yet.

With flu season right around the corner, when is the right time to get the influenza vaccine? For most people who only need one dose of the flu shot, September and October are generally the best times ...

The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans has historically been high, with more than half of people dying. Why, then, is the current H5N1 bird flu outbreak—which has ...

Louisiana is suffering some of the worst numbers nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ...

All viral activity benchmarks have gone down, except for a slight increase in the death rate. Here's what to know about the state of the flu season.