Nothing quite gets under the skin like a young child pointing out the negative impact of your incandescent lightbulbs and idling car, but in the midst of a virulent flu season and the worst ...

Every August, primary care doctors stock their clinics with influenza vaccines and start reminding patients to get their annual shot. We usually tell patients, “The flu vaccine can reduce your risk of ...

STAUNTON, Va. (WDBJ) - The flu season is officially underway. The Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD) encourages everyone six months and older to receive their annual influenza vaccine. Flu ...

Since October, at least 20 million Americans have gotten the flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. That number includes at least 270,000 flu hospitalizations and 11,000 deaths, ...

While the holidays are still around the corner, the 2025-2026 flu season has already arrived in Kentucky and across the U.S. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu is a ...

Researchers have discovered a way to trigger a preventive response to a flu infection without any help from the usual players - the virus itself or interferon, a powerful infection fighter. The ...

This year’s influenza virus has been dubbed the “super flu” for how quickly it’s spreading — and how hard it’s hitting. In fact, infections have broken records in New York, with 71,123 positive flu ...

(Reuters) -Merck will acquire Cidara Therapeutics in a nearly $9.2 billion deal, gaining access to an experimental flu drug in its effort to diversify ahead of patent loss for its blockbuster cancer ...