Some surveys have shown that nearly 30% of people believe getting a flu shot can actually cause influenza. This belief is likely due to common side effects linked to the vaccine, including headache, ...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause many of the same symptoms as the common cold, seasonal allergies and the flu. So how can you tell if you have COVID-19? It may help to learn about the ...

Hand sanitizer? Check. Seasonal flu shot? Check. Anxiety about the flu season because of H1N1? Check. This spring, H1N1-or the swine flu-became newsworthy after massive outbreaks in Mexico and the ...

Is that cough and lingering headache a sign of a common cold, the flu, or worse — COVID-19? The seasonal winter holidays bring a spike in cold, flu and COVID-19 symptoms and cases, according to Johns ...

The United States is facing one of its most severe flu seasons in decades, data show. Infections and hospitalizations are surging, driven by a new mutated influenza A variant, H3N2 "subclade K." ...

WASHINGTON — The flu is spreading rapidly across much of the United States this winter. Doctors say the flu can make people feel very sick and that symptoms often show up suddenly after someone is ...

WE’VE BEEN COVERING THE RISE IN FLU CASES NATIONWIDE, AND NOW LOCAL DOCTORS TELL US THEY’RE FEELING THE IMPACTS. TO OUR REPORTER RACHAEL PERRY SPOKE WITH AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST ON THE FLU ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. A severe and early flu surge this winter, driven by a dangerous ...

When you catch a cold or the flu, the misery you feel isn’t just from the invading virus. Instead, your body’s own immune ...