A new influenza strain, H3N2, is causing record-breaking hospitalization and infection rates. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of reported cases nearly ...

If it feels like everyone is getting the flu, you're not imagining it. This is shaping up to be another severe flu season. That's why it's important to take advantage of every tool we have to keep the ...

December may be a popular month for holidays and celebrations, but it's also notorious for something else: the flu. Flu season — which is commonly considered to run from October to May — hits its peak ...

With the common cold, flu, COVID-19 and RSV all presenting a threat of illness this fall and winter, here's how to distinguish between the symptoms of each condition.

An estimated 11 million people across the U.S. have gotten the flu so far this season. A total of 5,000 deaths have been reported. Here are symptoms to watch for, along with how to tell the difference ...

The coughing, sneezing and sniffling is all around us, as both influenza and COVID-19 start to spread.

Last fall, a Fred Hutch Cancer Center graduate student hopped on a 4 a.m. videoconference call with scientists from the World Health Organization to talk about a blood-testing method developed at Fred ...

Last winter, flu activity broke records in the U.S. And while this flu season is just starting — and it's already shaping up to be another rough one. Flu is picking up steam earlier this year than ...