From a potential new flu vaccine to a groundbreaking surgical first and critical health reminders, here's today's essential ...

The United States is facing one of its most severe flu seasons in decades, data show. Infections and hospitalizations are surging, driven by a new mutated influenza A variant, H3N2 "subclade K." ...

This article originally appeared on Politifact. Over the holidays, U.S. flu cases skyrocketed. Weekly hospitalizations from the virus went from under 7,000 at the start of December to over 33,000 by ...

The flu is straining hospitals and urgent cares across the United States, with the surge in infections driven by an aggressive new flu variant. Flu activity remains high in most parts of the country, ...

Flu kills five more children in a week as doctors brace for influenza surge across nation - Around 90 percent of child flu deaths this year have been in children who were not fully vaccinated against ...