As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well. It had one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade.

The number of deaths due to the flu surpassed the number of deaths from the coronavirus for the first time ever last month, according to weekly data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

This flu season seems to be getting worse by the day, according to health officials. Cases were on the rise as infections rapidly spread as Americans gathered for the holidays. The latest data from ...

More than 300 people have died from the flu in North Carolina this season, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported.

Viral mismatch between circulating strains and vaccine may have weighed down effectiveness ...

KENT COUNTY, MI —Kent County health leaders have reported the county’s first pediatric flu death of the 2025-2026 season. It’s the third in Michigan this season. Michigan’s first two pediatric deaths ...

WHO recommends strains 2026 for Northern Hemisphere flu vaccines, updating all three viral strains to improve protection against emerging variants.

Respiratory illness thrives in the winter. This year, cases have been high and continue to be quite present, but Michigan appears to be past the season’s highest peak. The blanket term “respiratory ...

PHOENIX – As 2025 winds down, the Arizona flu season is revving up. The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) documented over 1,600 influenza cases for the week of Dec. 14, a 90% spike from the ...

If it feels like everyone around you has come down with the flu, you're not imagining it. As of Jan. 9, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that at least 15 million ...