Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died.

Georgia officials halted all in-state poultry sales, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $590 ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...

The US Food and Drug Administration said it is tracking multiple cases of H5N1 bird flu in domestic and wild cats, including ...

At least 15 states have very high levels of influenza, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious ...

There's also one big difference between the flu and COVID or a cold that can indicate which illness you have. Don't ignore it ...

A new storage technique can keep protein-based drugs and vaccines stable without keeping them cold, potentially eliminating ...

Despite a recent 19% decrease in emergency department visits, health officials anticipate that Alabama's flu activity will ...

Symptoms usually come on suddenly, according to the CDC, and can include fevers above 100.4 degrees F, dry cough, sore throat ...

Influenza viruses have not evolved resistance to suraxavir marboxil, which relieves cough, fever and other symptoms.