Flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of illnesses in children, new research from Harvard Medical School shows. The ...

EN ESPAÑOL: Protegerse contra la gripe no es hacer más. Es actuar en el momento justo. Don’t let the flu derail your season. Staying healthy isn’t about doing more — it’s about acting at the right ...

With flu season right around the corner, when is the right time to get the influenza vaccine? For most people who only need one dose of the flu shot, September and October are generally the best times ...

Fall is just around the corner and now's the time to start planning your flu shot in Michigan — a key to staying healthy amid annual flu season. Health experts recommend getting vaccinated against the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing a new flu vaccine for adults age 50 and older. If approved, it would be the first influenza shot to use mRNA technology, and experts say it ...

While H3N2 flu cases are surging, one question that is being asked time and again is whether the old vaccines provide protection against this new variant. While the new strain of virus was detected ...

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 ...

Further complicating matters is the fact that even if the virus does not mutate from year to year, flu vaccine has to be administered annually, since protection from this killed virus vaccine rarely ...

You may find yourself reaching for kleenex and a thermometer this fall, a sure sign that cold and flu seasons are back. As temperatures begin to drop, the illnesses will begin to spread. But you can ...

As cold weather approaches, respiratory illnesses such as influenza (flu), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and whooping cough become more common, increasing risks for pregnant patients and ...

‘Tis the season for sniffles, sneezes, tissues and croup, apparently. The Baltimore Sun spoke with Dr Aaron Milstone, pediatric infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, for ...