Weekly numbers show that 2% of U.S. deaths for week 5 were due to the flu. COVID was responsible for 1.5% of deaths in the ...

The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.

Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1 ...

The U.S. influenza rate is at or near its highest level in at least 15 years and is still on the rise, the U.S. Centers for ...

Low vaccination rates may be contributing to the spread of flu, but data suggests the number of cases so far this season is ...

Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to ...

More than 24 million people have had seasonal flu this season, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control ...

The alarm was raised last week when the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the first US death linked to bird flu. A 65-year-old individual contracted the H5N1 avian influenza strain and was ...

Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu among poultry and dairy cattle across the United States, the country has recorded its first human death due the virus known as avian influenza A or H5N1. On Jan. 6 ...

The bug, also known as the stomach flu, usually causes vomiting and diarrhea but in rare cases can lead to death. Experts suggest staying home when sick and washing hands regularly to stop its spread.

The Centers for Disease Control announced the first human death from H5N1 avian flu or "bird flu" in the United States on Jan. 6 -- and the illness continues to spread. In a Jan. 6 news release, the ...