Pigs could play a key role in ending the flu as we know it. That’s the message behind new research testing a ...

University of Pennsylvania researchers have discovered a right-handed, antiparallel double-helix inside influenza ...

"We don’t need a commission to study the causes of chronic diseases because we already know them," writes Lawrence Gostin, Georgetown Law professor and a director at the WHO. Here's what he says we ...

Former MLB pitcher Scott Sauerbeck passed away in February at 53 due to flu-related health complications. An autopsy revealed ...

In March, hospitals and health systems across the U.S. experienced a drop in volume stemming from fewer flu cases, which led to a decline in the cost of delivering care while revenue remained flat, ...

Every year, seasonal influenza infects an estimated one billion people worldwide and causes millions of hospitalizations, with up to 650,000 deaths globally. Approximately one-third of all ...

First pediatric flu death of the season reported in Riverside County, with the victim being an unvaccinated teenager.

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

The exact cause of diarrhea in cases of the flu is unclear. However, a 2023 study found that diarrhea was more likely to occur in individuals with acute viral respiratory illness who had not ...

Weather patterns, construction activity and wildfires can all play a role in outbreaks of valley fever, caused by inhaling a fungus.