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Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers, vomiting, and other flu-like symptoms.

During this week, of the 4,377 viruses reported by public health laboratories, 4,264 and 113 were influenza A and B, respectively. Of the 3,458 influenza A viruses subtyped, 53.7 percent were influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 and 46.

A veterinary pharmaceutical company said they have received a conditional license for a bird flu vaccine to be used on chickens, potentially marking the first step toward mitigating a disease that has affected more than 150 million birds in the United States since 2022.

Wisconsin is among several states experiencing high to very high levels of influenza activity. “I think this is measuring up to be one of the worst flu seasons we have had in 15 years,” said James Conway,

Influenza B cases in Oklahoma began rising the week ending Nov. 30, 2024, then spiraled upward on a steep curve until it peaked the week ending Jan. 1 with 5,594

Indiana's influenza uptick is in line with activity in other states as flu season hits its seasonal peak, said state epidemiologist Eric Hawkins.At the same time, other respiratory viruses — like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),

Pope Francis has spent a quiet night in hospital after his condition was said to have deteriorated the previous evening following an asthma attack, the Vatican said on Sunday. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church,

When her daughter contracted Influenza A in late January, she initially worked to manage the usual symptoms: fever, vomiting, body aches, congestion and cough. After a week of care, her daughter seemed to improve for two days,

As the Canadian Armed Forces continue to try and dig out of a deep recruitment hole, they're starting to give new recruits with medical conditions a shot at joining the military rather than automatically turning them away.

Delays in CDC analyses of infectious disease threats and agency silence will harm Americans, doctors and public health experts warn

This Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens, Optum Rx — alleging 22-year-old son died after sudden $500 price spike on asthma meds. Here’s their case and how to deal with soaring drug costs