We're entering that time of the year when there are multiple communicable diseases in play, and the similarities between them will make it hard to distinguish which one you're experiencing. Typical ...

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, influenza is causing more deaths in California than the coronavirus, according to state health data. While COVID-19 has dominated as the deadliest ...

Breaking out the tissues? It's that time of year! But what kind of sickness do your symptoms point to? As the weather changes, we can start feeling under the weather too — but while each illness has a ...

As the U.S. surpass 675,000 COVID-19 deaths, we look back at the 1918 pandemic. Editors note: Some of the images below are animations showing two images and may take longer to load. There are strong ...

The flu just won’t quit this year. The virus seemed to peak after the December holidays in Massachusetts, headed back down, and then made an abrupt U-turn. And it’s still climbing. Now, people are ...

If you feel like you're coming down with something, there's good reason. The hallmarks of the winter season, including lower temperatures, low humidity and indoor heating systems, can create the ...

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, more people in the U.S. died of influenza than from COVID-19 in the week ending on Jan. 25, according to weekly figures published by the Centers ...

If it seems like almost everyone you know is getting sick with influenza or some other virus right now, it’s not your imagination. The Northern Hemisphere’s respiratory illness season, which typically ...

Respiratory virus season is upon the United States as the cold weather months set in, meaning cases of COVID-19, influenza and RSV are set to increase. In its annual outlook report, the Centers for ...

It's common knowledge that winter is flu season - but serious respiratory illnesses tracked by the Centers for Disease Control go beyond influenza. A CDC dashboard on respiratory virus activity levels ...

Everyone 6 months and older is advised to get the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and the updated 2024-2025 flu vaccines, according to the latest guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...