A new study highlights the potential benefits of seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations on the severity and long-term ...

In May, the Centers for Disease Control recommended that state public health departments, veterinarians and epidemiologists ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has argued that Lyme disease was cooked up by the American military in a Long Island laboratory in the 1950s. It’s a debunked conspiracy theory that Kennedy has repeated in ...

Teachers are more vulnerable than other professions to colds and the flu. Experts talk about how to stay healthy.

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating in U.S. dairy cows could allow for easier ...

In May, the Centers for Disease Control recommended that state public health departments, veterinarians and epidemiologists ...

Citizen science programs aboard cruise ships are documenting outbreaks in areas where researchers seldom tread.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was discovered in Antarctica near Argentina’s Primavera Station and confirmed ...

During National Influenza Vaccination Week, experts encourage everyone 6 months and older to get vaccinated to reduce risk of severe illness and hospitalization ARLINGTON, Va.

Jude Children’s Research Hospital, said when STAT asked him ... “Please also do not forget that the most virulent flu in ...

Wash long enough to sing "Happy Birthday" twice. Many doctors call stomach flu "a family affair" because it’s so highly contagious it can affect every member of a family. While they’re not as ...