Lasting 21 weeks, the 2018-19 flu season was not only the longest in a decade, it was unusually marked by two separate waves of influenza A sickness, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Although the flu is common and often doesn’t require medical attention, it can be dangerous and even deadly. Courtesy of Baylor Scott & White Health Fall is the beginning of flu season, meaning it’s ...

It seems like talk about vaccines is everywhere these days – and rightly so, as immunizations save lives. It’s estimated that during the 2018-2019 flu season, flu shots helped prevent more than 4 ...

Influenza season is starting. “During 2010-2016, the incidence of symptomatic influenza among vaccinated and unvaccinated US residents … was approximately 8% and varied from 3-11% among seasons.” ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Officials in North Carolina have confirmed the state's first flu death of the 2018-2019 season. Two flu-related deaths were reported in North Carolina previously, but since those ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- A total of 98 people in North Carolina have died from the flu this season, including one person between the age of 5 and 17, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and ...

When sirens sound and storm clouds threaten, Minnesotans head to their basements or severe weather shelters. They don't stand around scoffing at a tornado's imminent danger because statistics show ...

Federal health officials have concluded that a 2018 outbreak of infections in three states was caused by the improper storage, handling and administration of flu and other common vaccines.The CDC said ...

While COVID-19 has caused significant illness and concern for millions of Americans and residents across the globe, experts at MidMichigan Health remind us not to lose sight of another potentially ...

The medication, called XOFLUZA, can be prescribed to those 12 and older. The FDA has approved a new flu medication in the form of a single-dose pill. The medication, called XOFLUZA, was designed to ...