Influenza is surging in the U.S., with doctor's visits for flu symptoms at a 15-year high. Why is this flu season so bad?

It’s the season of coughing and sneezing. This year, the U.S. is seeing the most severe flu season in 15 years, with more ...

The worst flu season in years is swamping California, prompting a renewed surge in hospitalizations as officials warn the ...

The recent surge in illnesses has strained capacity for EDs nationwide. "We're kind of going gangbusters over the past probably two weeks," Jeffrey Davis, DO, medical director of emergency services at ...

New Mexico, Texas and Nebraska are among the states with the highest number of people showing flu-like symptoms.

The flu is walloping every corner of Massachusetts in an unusual second surge of the season, with people reporting flu-like ...

Despite the severity of this flu season, vaccination rates have remained consistent with previous years, according to the CDC ...

It’s not unusual historically to see high numbers of respiratory viruses floating around during this time frame,” a UNC ...

"We're having a very sustained, moderately severe flu season and seeing lots of hospitalizations. The numbers haven't gone down, so we're still in the middle of it," Dr. William Schaffner ...

A surge in flu-related hospitalization across western Pennsylvania – the highest statewide since 2010 – has some health centers reintroducing mask mandates. Others, including officials at Chan ...

Flu activity is at its highest level since 2009, forcing school closures and overwhelming hospitals across the U.S.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on doctors' visits for flu-like symptoms indicate this is the most ...