One of the most intense flu seasons the U.S. has seen in years will continue to linger this spring, according to federal ...

The pediatric death is the fifth of the flu season which started on October 1, 2024. According to the latest report from the ...

This influenza season has been particularly severe in the United States, with CDC data showing a rate of hospitalization related to flu that is higher than any other season in the past 14 years.

Flu season isn't over yet in Massachusetts. As of this week, the flu has killed 382 people in Massachusetts this season, according to the state's health department. As of February, all regions of the ...

The CDC says Washington is seeing its first “high severity season" since the 2017-2018 flu season, with 296 deaths so far.

and CDC expects several more weeks of flu activity," the agency said. The 2024-25 season is the first flu season with "high severity" since 2017-2018, the CDC said. The CDC estimated there have been ...

The typical patient in the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital this March is an infant battling respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It’s a heart-wrenching ...

Avian influenza naturally occurs in wild waterfowl and shorebirds, such as ducks, but they can spread it to other bird species and mammals, including humans. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife has ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has classified the 2024-2025 influenza (flu) season as high severity for people of all age groups (children, adults, and older adults) for the ...

Data suggests this season's vaccines were less effective for some children, but the composition change should address that. Meanwhile, the CDC says that although influenza activity is still elevated, ...

SEATTLE — Two children have died in King County due to complications from the flu, according to Public Health - Seattle & King County. The first was an elementary school-aged child who died Feb. 14.