The number of human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. this year has risen to 14, with the latest one marking the first ...

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first flu vaccine that does not have to be administered by a ...

The F.D.A. authorized AstraZeneca’s treatment to be given outside a health care setting, although it will still need a ...

This is one of the worst annual flu death totals in children in a season, matching the 199 deaths during the 2019-2020 season ...

The H5N1 virus, initially restricted to Eurasia and Africa, has since spread to North and South America and even reached ...

An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The summer spike in COVID cases is finally going down in Middle Tennessee, but the Center for ...

As flu season approaches, so does the time to get vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week released updated recommendations for when people 6 months old and up should ...

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Flu can happen year-round; it’s just less common in the summer. The vaccine is formulated a little differently each year to work against current flu strains, Dr. Long says. “It helps make sure ...

By way of example and contemporary relevance to the dangers posed by the H5N1 bird flu virus, measles was brought into human ...