With flu season arriving early and NHS leaders encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, a question arises: ...

This article was originally published on May 22, 2024, and is being republished by The Independent as the UK grapples with a “tidal wave” of illness this flu season When a Texan farm worker caught ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There may be relief of fewer COVID-19 cases, but now, there are growing cases of influenza. "It's uncommon this late in the season to see flu numbers actually rising," said Emergency ...

Anyone with cold or flu symptoms should wear a mask in public places, a top health leader has warned. Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers, says the current warm and wet weather is the ...

A rapidly spreading strain of a deadly influenza—now widely referred to as the “super flu”—is prompting school closures, new hospital restrictions, and rising pandemic concern as infection rates climb ...

From Louisiana to New York City, hospital emergency departments are already seeing a sharp rise in patients with influenza-like illness, weeks before the typical winter peak. Health officials estimate ...

A fast-spreading mutated flu strain is pushing US infections past epidemic levels, raising fears of a severe winter season as ...