What to KnowState and local health officials are reporting a new wave of influenza cases that is entering its seventh week of ...

For the first time since 1952, publication of the CDC's MMWR was halted for two week. On February 6, there were two new MMWR studies but nothing on the H5N1 bird flu.

H5N1 isn’t going away anytime soon and could become a pandemic. Here are some tips to help you understand your risk ...

When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that may lead to human-to ...

After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this year, they jumped past the previous season peak at the end of last ...

Schools around the U.S. are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses which are sickening students and staff. Here's what parents need to know.

In the relatively few U.S. cases of human bird flu so far recorded, symptoms have typically been mild -- congestion, pink eye ...

Numbers from the CDC this season show there's been at least 20 million cases nationwide. Doctors are urging people to get their flu shot, if they're haven't already.

Illinois is seeing a "notable increase" in hospital admissions for flu cases, according to state health officials, as levels of respiratory viruses continue to tick up. But which type of flu is ...

It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February.

Many nursing home residents are refusing COVID shots this winter, though flu vaccine penetration has remained strong historically.