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Experts say this is the worst flu season in the U.S. in more than a decade and cases are still trending up. Flu infections ...

Three of the viruses — flu, COVID-19 and RSV — are respiratory viruses and spread from person to person through germ-filled ...

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 ...

Hello, dear readers, and welcome to a bonus letters column. Bird flu is in the news these days and, as we are also in the midst of an active“ regular” influenza season, we are fielding quite a few ...

In February, flu rates spiked to the highest levels seen in at least 15 years, with flu outpacing COVID-19 infections and ...

Flu deaths have surpassed COVID-19 in California for the first time since the pandemic, with concerns over low vaccination ...

A common cold is an infection of the nose and throat. A cold is caused by a virus that causes inflammation of the membranes ...

That cemented a partisan divide in vaccine attitudes, extending now beyond COVID to other shots, even some embraced broadly before the pandemic. The share of the US population getting flu shots ...

The surge in flu cases also comes amid concerns about high infection rates for other viruses including RSV, COVID-19 and the gastrointestinal bug norovirus. Still, health officials say flu cases ...

While three illnesses — flu, the cold and COVID-19 — share some commonalities, key differences set them apart. Experts recommend several steps, including vaccination, to stay healthy.