Bird flu H5N1 has infected dozens of people in the U.S. this year. Could it be the next pandemic? Experts explain the threat ...

A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.

Avian flu typically spreads between wild and domestic birds but can spread to other animals and people. There have now been ...

Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...

This week, the frogs of Chernobyl no longer need to adapt to survive high radiation levels, a physicist thinks he’s found the ...

Meanwhile, COVID activity remained low amid a shift in variant proportions and RSV levels rose in 3 US regions.

Brian Foss washes the top of a Gold'n Plump truck at R.J. Lanners Trucking in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, in this 2015 file photo ...

If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it’s not too late. Health officials say it’s important to ...

The state also deployed 5,000 doses of seasonal flu vaccine for farmworkers. Although that vaccine won’t protect against bird ...

Experts weigh in Influenza can be prevented by getting a flu vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone six months and older gets a flu shot every year.

What You Need to Know About FluMist, the Nasal Flu Vaccine By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter SATURDAY, Oct. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ...