California could see an early and especially sharp start to the annual flu season, as a combination of low vaccination rates ...

It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but health experts warn, it’s also the season of sickness. Local medical ...

Norovirus is a “very contagious” germ that causes vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps, according to the California Department of Public Health. The virus inflicts acute gastroenteritis — ...

The Fresno County Department of Public Health said cases in Central California are low, but Valley residents should know RSV ...

Flu rates are relatively low in Humboldt County. But the Public Health department is expecting an increased flu season, to ...

Canada is what makes us the most nervous because it’s our neighbor,” Green said. “Canada’s really rough, early flu season is probably going to hit us after everyone ...

Rong-Gong Lin II is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times based in San Francisco who specializes in covering statewide earthquake safety issues and other natural disasters, public health and extreme ...

Louisiana, Colorado, and New York are among the states with the highest number of influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms, a ...

Last year's flu season was the worst California had seen in years — and state health officials warn this year could potentially be just as bad. While forecasting disease isn't an exact science, there ...

NEW YORK (KGO) -- California is still getting hit hard by the flu but things appear to be getting a little better. A new report from the California Health Department for the week of January 21-27 ...

Federal disease trackers reported Tuesday that the first child diagnosed with bird flu in an ongoing U.S. outbreak was infected with a virus strain closely related to one moving rapidly through dairy ...