Widespread funding cuts across the government and new restrictions on funding for National Institutes of Health grants have also created uncertainty among infectious disease researchers and local ...

Flu season is in full force in the United States. At least 310,000 flu-related hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths have been ...

Delays in CDC analyses of infectious disease threats and agency silence will harm Americans, doctors and ...

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The rate of Americans visiting doctors’ offices for flu-like illness is continuing to reach record levels, new CDC data ...

The U.S. has seen earlier and more intense surges of the flu and RSV this year than is typical, pediatrician Dr. Ryan Fulton notes.

The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with ...

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Flu cases surge nationwide, including at SouthCoast Health. Experts urge vaccination and early care to prevent severe illness and complications.

Avian influenza, or “bird flu,” is a disease caused by influenza A viruses that spread widely among wild birds, and can cause outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Though there ...

Manufacturers of raw dog and cat food must do a better job detecting bird flu in products sold to pet owners, federal regulators announced Friday. Several cats, wild and domestic, in the U.S. have ...