Flu cases are on the rise across the country, including here in Northern California.
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The CDC says flu hospitalizations this season are up to 78,000 across the nation as tripledemic fears rise.
The total number of hospitalizations is already roughly half the previous pre-COVID season -- 1,857 so far compared with 4,022 the entire 2019-2020
We’ve returned to pre-pandemic levels as it pertains to our social lives, professional lives and in all other settings.
Months after most mask requirements have come to an end and many people have stopped wearing them, some of the nation's leading health experts
Local hospital staff are urging everyone to get their COVID-19 and flu shots and boosters to reduce the high numbers of patients being seen
Flu, RSV and COVID-19 are sweeping the nation. These products may help you to stay healthy or soothe symptoms if you do get sick.
Masks can provide protection against other respiratory viruses, not just Covid-19, but few want to revisit the practice.
Doctors say all three of the now-prevalent viral infections sweeping the country could be slowed by mask-wearing.
An outbreak of bird flu in pelicans has authorities in Venezuela taking emergency efforts to protect poultry producers.
Laura Tejeda had been up watching her 7-month-old daughter Zoelis' breathing all night this past November.
There are warnings of a tri-demic in New York state due to spikes in flu, COVID and RSV cases.
Masks this time aren’t just about avoiding the coronavirus.
In a year when hospitalizations for the flu are at a 10-year high, the pregnant population, whose risk for severe disease is heightened, is lagging
Hospitals nationwide are once again at full capacity with a trifecta of illnesses: Covid, RSV and the flu.
With the increased number of people sick with the flu, there's also an increased demand for anti-viral medications.
In the study, which was published Tuesday in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers found that cold air can damage the immune
The Maine CDC is working with RSU 21 to see if high absenteeism at the Middle School of the Kennebunks is the result of an outbreak.
According to the CDC, 47 states or jurisdictions are reporting very high or high flu activity.
Self-testing for viral illnesses like flu and RSV wasn't a necessity before the COVID-19 pandemic, but could become the norm in coming years.
Many schools are opting to close to try to mitigate the spread of the flu, while adult hospitalizations are on the rise ahead of the holidays.
There are plenty of viral illnesses floating around this holiday season. Experts stress testing is key because it can lead to swift treatment.
Flu season started early this year and is hitting patients hard. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 8.7 million seasonal flu ca
This year's flu shots appear to be a "very good match" to the circulating influenza strains, health officials say.
We are saddened to share that a Galveston County young man passed away and that it was flu-related,” said Philip Keiser, CEO of the Galveston Count
Covid-19, RSV, and the flu infection numbers are currently spiking, generating concerns over a growing health crisis as winter approaches.
This year's flu shot appears to be "a very good match" to the circulating strains, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dir
Flu hospitalizations are at the highest level seen in a decade.
Some schools across the United States are temporarily closing to stem flu outbreaks, but public health experts said this is not a sustainable long-
After an unusually early spike in respiratory viruses, RSV may have peaked or leveled off in some parts of the U.S., while influenza and COVID-19 c
Dr. Rochelle Walensky said this year's shot is a "very good match" for the influenza strain that's circulating.
The spread of RSV appears to finally be slowing down, but this fall’s severe respiratory illness season is far from over, health officials are now
Flu season 2022 is here, and you might already be feeling its effects.
Health officials are redoubling calls for Americans to get vaccinated, with flu shots lagging previous seasons.
Amid the "tripledemic" of influenza, RSV and COVID, doctors say the flu is getting worse.
As fingers are crossed that RSV has hit its peak, California is seeing high flu activity, among the worst in the United States, according to the CD
Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on Monday that the updated flu shots generated this year seem to be “a very good match” for the most prev
Health officials are making another urgent push to encourage flu and COVID vaccinations, as multiple respiratory viruses swirl around the country.
Respiratory viruses are sending people to the hospital and looming over a season filled with indoor family gatherings.
US health officials are struggling to address flagging influenza vaccination rates among kids that appear slowed primarily by decreases among White
Nearly every U.S.
Cases of respiratory syncytial virus are declining in some parts of the country, but the flu is rampant and Covid is on the upswing.
The United States is experiencing the highest levels of hospitalizations from influenza that it has seen in a decade for this time of year, the hea
Chicken noodle soup cures the flu, and other myths about cold and flu season. Flu season 2022 is upon us, and it is nasty as always.
This year’s influenza season looks to be particularly bad.
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has reported the state's first flu-related deaths of the season.
Flu trends in the southern hemisphere is typically a harbinger for how the United States' flu season will go, The Immunization Partnership Exe
It feels great to greet friends or attend an event without all the restrictions.
The California Department of Public Health classifies all of Southern California as having high flu levels, while Central and Northern California a
On Friday, the CDC's color-coded map showed California and nearly a dozen other states shaded purple, the worst of the three shades in the ver