The flu vaccine is recommended annually for all Americans 6 months and older, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — but a new study from Cleveland Clinic suggests that it might ...

June 25, 2012— -- The swine flu virus, H1N1, may have killed 15 times the number of people counted by the World Health Organization, according to a new study.And unlike the seasonal flu, the ...

How do you get the bird flu? Here's what medical experts want you to know about prevention and care. They returned used toilets and dirty rugs to Costco. Then came the backlash.

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it ...

Moderna’s mRNA-based flu and covid-19 vaccine could provide the best of both worlds—if it’s actually ever approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Barn cats that died after drinking raw milk were one of the first signs that dairy cows were becoming infected with bird flu in 2024. Since then, the Agriculture Department has confirmed more than ...

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected. Since then, at least 70 people have fallen ill and at least one death ...

The H7N9 strain of bird flu was detected on a poultry farm in Mississippi. The infection of 47,654 commercial chickens was confirmed on March 13 by the World Organization for Animal Health.

Seasonal flu cases have hit a 15-year high this year—filling hospitals, shutting down schools, and leading to an estimated 19,000 flu-related deaths so far in the United States. These deaths ...

New research from the Cleveland Clinic found higher rates of the flu in vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated. As the study fuels vaccine skepticism, experts explain what the study really ...

As bird flu, also known as H5N1, spreads across the country, experts are concerned about the potential for undetected transfer and mutations.

The flu shot lowers the chance of contracting the flu, and of developing complications from it. When someone falls seriously ill, doctors can use antiviral medications to try to help patients recover.