Advice from the head of the Infectious Diseases Society of America: Get a shot and don't censor government data.

Delays in urgent CDC analyses of seasonal flu and bird flu, and the agency’s silence, will harm Americans as outbreaks ...

Millions of people fall ill with the flu every year, and adults age 65 and older are at higher risk of developing serious ...

To reduce the odds of catching the flu and colds, experts say consider tried-and-true prevention methods like hand washing and mask wearing.

The worst flu season in years is swamping California, prompting a renewed surge in hospitalizations as officials warn the ...

Influenza levels in the US are the highest they've been in 15 years amid winter weather and a second wave of the virus.

A recent study from Temple University finds a majority of Pennsylvania college students consider themselves educated about ...

So far this season, the CDC estimates there have been at least 24 million flu illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 ...

Here's what parents need to know about the influenza vaccine for babies and children, plus why it's so important.

What you need to know about bird flu. Public health experts are closely watching avian influenza, which has affected chickens ...

The information was not reported as it usually is by the CDC, in a weekly breakdown of flu activity called FluView, but was added to a section that focuses on respiratory illnesses in general. Trends ...

The information was not reported as it usually is by the CDC, in a weekly breakdown of flu activity called FluView, but was added to a section that focuses on respiratory illnesses in general.