Flu estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that 20 million to 39 million people have been ...

A cold begins when a virus attaches to the lining of your nose or throat. A doctor can usually tell if you have the flu based on your symptoms, especially if it’s during peak season. Bird flu ...

Scientists have to constantly monitor the latest flu strains so they can update the vaccine. This involves predicting which strains will be most common each winter, which is more successful some ...

Some people who get the flu have only mild symptoms. Others become severely ill and need to go to the hospital. The flu can also be fatal. Getting a flu shot every year can help protect you.

Call the Health Center if you have underlying health issues that can complicate your illness. Sometimes there is a bacterial infection or complications that need medical assessment and follow up. The ...

Worried about flu season? You’re not alone. ICYDK, the exact time flu season starts changes slightly by a few weeks every year. Some cases begin popping up around October, but the peak is ...

However, if there is anything we have learned from previous years, it’s that flu season is unpredictable. Getting your flu shot offers the best protection for your health this flu season. Learn how ...

The flu shot won’t give you influenza because it contains inactive forms of the virus. However, you might have side effects like headaches, fevers, and sore muscles. While some people think that ...

As flu season approaches, so does the time to get vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week released updated recommendations for when people 6 months old and up should ...

The virus responsible for the 2009 swine flu pandemic is thought to have come about this way. Its genome suggested it had resulted from the genetic reassortment of a mix of flu viruses ...

A runny or stuffy nose can be a symptom of the flu, a cold or allergies, and it can be hard to discern which one you have. So how do you know what’s really going on with your nose? “More than likely ...

Since FluMist’s approval more than two decades ago, studies have found the nasal spray and flu shots have similar effectiveness. But during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic, the nasal spray was found ...