Reports this week of a teen in British Columbia who tested positive for H5 avian influenza has renewed attention on the virus ...

There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...

Some rural Kansas counties are offering free flu vaccines targeting farm workers amid an ongoing nationwide bird flu outbreak ...

Doctors recommend avoiding NSAIDs after a flu vaccination because these can dampen the immune response by slashing the ...

Changes in what we farm and eat can reduce the ways viruses jump from animals to humans, an internal medicine doctor says.

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection -- among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness.

Valley fever cases are up almost 50% in Arizona in 2024. It's not contagious as a person has to be exposed to fungal spores ...

Cases of walking pneumonia have been surging among young children in the D.C. region, according to pediatricians and public ...

Doctors across Florida are treating an increasing number of patients with walking pneumonia, strep throat and the flu.

It turns out you should ― there is such a thing as “contagious anxiety.” “Our nervous system is constantly picking up on ...

Physicians at Riverside Health said waiting to get vaccines can have consequences for you and your loved ones.

Allergens like mold, pollen, and dust, if you’re sensitive to them, can inflame the throat and affect mucus production.