The outbreak of influenza at Lackland AFB, Texas, comes only two months after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth annulled the Department of Defense’s annual flu vaccine requirement. The latest test for ...

More than 200 Air Force recruits at a Texas training base have come down with the flu. One of those trainees has died. Investigators are still trying to determine if influenza played a role. The ...

A flu outbreak at a Texas Air Force Base is fueling debate over the Pentagon's decision to end the military's flu vaccine mandate. Former military health official Jose Sanchez explains the stakes.

An accidental lab discovery has opened the door to entirely new ways of preventing the flu. While investigating how influenza replicates, researchers discovered that different flu strains use ...

You are “coming down with something”. Maybe you have a scratchy throat and body aches. You have an old, combination flu/COVID rapid antigen test in the cupboard. Should you use it to see if you have ...

Austin remains in the cold and flu season and, like the rest of the country, we are bracing for a new variant of COVID — BA.3.2, nicknamed "cicada." Cicada has been on the World Health Organization's ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Spring feels like it is starting early, which would lead many to believe we are nearing the end of cold and flu season. However, right now, Oklahoma ranks 4th in the country for ...

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed the outbreak late Tuesday evening. This marks the first outbreak of ...

Flu season came late to Humboldt County this year, according to DHHS, but thankfully, it’s expected to be less severe than last year — one of the worst flu seasons on record. By Feb. 22, 2025, the ...

New CDC report reveals that flu season is far from over. While flu A cases are dwindling, flu B and COVID-19 cases are on the rise nationwide. Here’s where to find the best home tests for early ...

Flu activity remains elevated nationally and increased slightly by several measures in early February, according to the CDC’s latest FluView report. While flu-related hospital admissions and deaths ...

Q. I just read your article on the possible consequences of “just the flu” and the effectiveness of antivirals. Someone with whom I volunteer had to leave the venue early last night feeling unwell.