Every year, tens of millions of people in the U.S. get the flu vaccine. That’s because the virus changes year-to-year and ...

In nursing homes, influenza spreads quickly. Even in facilities with separate wings, staff move throughout the home, caring for medically complex older adults who often share rooms. In this way, a ...

Influenza vaccine coverage increased 7.4% from 2017-2018 to 2019-2020, then fell 12.9% from 2019-2020 to 2022-2023 in this ...

While the disease primarily affects birds, health experts say certain strains of the virus, especially H5N1, can occasionally infect humans and cause severe illness.

Hospitals in Mississippi and surrounding states are coping with rising numbers of flu patients in the wake of a recent outbreak. The University of Mississippi Medical Center's Dr. Alan Jones said ...

Five new H5N1 detections in Idaho dairy herds are renewing concerns about the continued spread of bird flu in cattle and the risks facing dairy producers. The post Bird flu resurfaces in Idaho dairy ...

Bird flu cases reported in parts of Maharashtra have triggered fresh public health concern, especially after infected poultry were detected in affected zones. While human infections remain rare, ...

‘I get shivers just thinking if we hadn’t gone (to the GP) the next day, what would have happened?’ ...