The F.D.A. authorized AstraZeneca’s treatment to be given outside a health care setting, although it will still need a ...

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

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Although flu season has not yet stared in the United States, experts are already spreading the word about the best time to ...

Chronic health conditions can be made worse by the flu, particularly those that tax your immune system and its ability to ...

We’re still asking people with COVID to jump through far too many hoops to get their hands on Pfizer Inc.’s Paxlovid.” ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 35 million illnesses, 400,000 hospitalizations and 25,000 deaths ...

“The best time to get a flu shot is in September or October, but it’s never too late to get vaccinated,” said Jessica Metzger ...

Updated vaccines for the flu and covid are available, and a Pittsburgh-based infectious disease physician is encouraging the ...

The Centers for Disease Control is warning that a drop in vaccinations in the U.S. may have increased flu deaths among ...

With cold and flu season approaching, it’s worth knowing about another virus out there—albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...

Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a ...