It can start with a sneeze.  Influenza, more commonly called the flu, is in full swing this winter, and Islanders have felt ...

Scientists in Russia have developed a new variant of the H5N1 bird flu vaccine, adapted to strains currently circulating globally.

In 1998, the first U.S. rotavirus vaccine called RotaShield from Wyeth, later acquired by Pfizer, was recommended but soon ...

The U.S. is facing record-high flu cases and hospitalizations during the 2025-2026 season due to a mutated influenza strain. According to the World Health Organization, flu cases are surging ...

Subclade K (previously known as J.2.4.1) is gaining attention because it appears to be spreading much earlier in the flu ...

The latest Public Health Alerts report details influenza activity, vaccination rates, and flu-related deaths last season in ...