Flu season is around the corner. Here's what to know and how to prepare you and your family before the season peaks.

Four top medical bodies have issued consolidated vaccine guidance ahead of the viral infections season. Experts explain.

Since the COVID pandemic, influenza epidemiology has been more unpredictable than usual. Before the pandemic, influenza cases ...

Influenza, or the flu, is a contagious virus that affects your breathing and attacks your immune system. The flu mainly ...

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Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines — and highlight the science behind them — ...

Sickness is surging across the United States following the holiday season, bringing thermometers and medicine to homes amid presents and Christmas dinner leftovers. New York state especially has been ...

This year's fierce flu season is not over. Although parts of the United States are seeing downward trends, influenza activity remains elevated nationally. The 2025-2026 flu season is already shaping ...

This year’s influenza virus has been dubbed the “super flu” for how quickly it’s spreading — and how hard it’s hitting. In fact, infections have broken records in New York, with 71,123 positive flu ...

Flu cases and related hospitalizations are increasing across California as a new influenza A strain, H3N2 subclade K, circulates in the state. The California Department of Public Health is urging ...