In an abundance of caution, the CDC last week advised hospitals and labs to do faster flu testing to help identify possible bird flu cases hiding in the flock of rising flu diagnoses.

As fun as the holidays are to be surrounded by friends and family, it also left many feeling under the weather with a particularly nasty winter respiratory viru

Additionally, wastewater activity level currently shows moderate levels of COVID, very high levels of flu and high levels of RSV in Florida, the CDC says. "People who are infected

With hospitalizations being at an all-time high throughout this year‘s flu season, health professionals are concerned seeing a decline in people getting vaccinated.

In an abundance of caution, the CDC is advising faster flu testing to help identify possible bird flu cases hiding in the flock of rising flu diagnoses.

How a shortage of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals affects the region, and efforts to train more doctors to meet the need.

HEALTH OFFICIALS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SAY FIVE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE FLU SO FAR THIS SEASON, AS WE’VE BEEN REPORTING. AS YOU PROBABLY NOTICED IN YOUR DAILY LIFE, THE STATE IS SEEING HIGH NUMBERS OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES,

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Senators grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration.

Your Local Epidemiologist New York explains how even the fear of ICE raids can lead people to avoid seeking health care, such as not calling 911 during emergencies or delaying treatment until an illness becomes severe.

A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.

Coral Princess is scheduled to arrive in Fort Lauderdale on February 5. Although afflicted passengers can recover from the illness in one to three days, the CDC reports they may still spread norovirus for up to two weeks from recovery, which is well after the Princess Cruises ship arrives at port.