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

The flu virus is still dangerous to health in 2026, and it is best to treat it as soon as symptoms appear. While influenza ...

The "super flu" is a variant of influenza A H3N2 called subclade K. Historically, similar variants have caused more severe disease and taken longer to recover from.

This fall, a federal vaccine advisory panel changed recommendations, saying Americans six months and older should discuss the risks and benefits with their health care providers. The move walked back ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Local doctors are warning of what could be the most contagious flu season in recent memory, as this year the H3N2 strain emerges as the dominant variant. “We talk about it as ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A new and more aggressive strain of the flu is causing severe outbreaks around the world. There are even cases in Connecticut. As a result, doctors are urging people to get ...

Flu cases in the U.K. are already triple what they were at this time last year. Here Andreas Philippi (l), Lower Saxony's minister for social affairs, labor, health and equality, gives the flu vaccine ...

A new flu strain, a variant of influenza A called H3N2, is spreading across the nation. The CDC estimates millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths from the flu so far this season. While the ...

Among allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with influenza infection, seasonal influenza vaccination lowers the risk for progression to lower respiratory tract disease.

There's no guarantee that you won't be one of the millions of people to get the flu this year. But there are simple steps you can take to reduce your risk of getting seriously ill.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. New York City has seen a sharp rise in cases of flu, which kicked ...