It’s that time of year when the leaves are turning golden, there’s a chill in the air and the threat of respiratory viruses like Covid-19, influenza or RSV looms across the country.

Hoping to minimize the potential of getting sick this year, Reddit user Shinobi347 recently asked, "People who rarely get sick: what’s your secret?" Whether you're an immunity pro or a Sickly Sally ...

As of October 2025, the predominant covid-19 strains circulating are the Omicron subvariants XFG, known as "Stratus," and NB.

Although snow and autumn may not go hand-in-hand, the first signs of cool weather may bring questions about the upcoming winter’s snow. For years, there has been some debate around whether South ...

GREEN LAKE (WLUK) -- A lake-wide blue-green algae has spread across Green Lake for the first time. "We were gonna ski today, but [not with] the algae thing," said Brian Dorn, a Green Lake resident. It ...

The most common symptoms, according to the NHS, are: Many of the symptoms between cold, flu and more serious viruses like ...

Flu is a respiratory virus that causes fever, fatigue, body aches, headache and cough. While some people can fight it off at ...

My in-laws are obscenely cheap and often keep food that has expired well beyond the “best by” date. I wouldn’t care about this, except my kids go over there after school, and I never know how fresh ...

Dr. Dean Sidelinger, the state’s health officer and epidemiologist for the Oregon Health Authority, joined OPB’s “Think Out Loud” Thursday to discuss the Western States Health Alliance. The group, ...

Opening Bid Unfiltered is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. Suffice it to say, there is a lot of money floating around sports nowadays. Eye-popping ...

Although a short U.S. government shutdown would be unlikely to have much impact on air travel, a prolonged impasse could lead to disruptions for passengers and financial losses for businesses, ...

The federal government has shut down after lawmakers in Congress failed to reach an agreement on how to extend funding. While lawmakers continue to go back and forth in Washington, the impact of the ...