Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. For most ...

Pediatricians are now urging parents if you haven't already, get your kids vaccinated against the flu. We don't know yet if this flu season will be mild or severe but we do know the flu shot is one of ...

A pair of lungs preserved over a century ago from a deceased Spanish flu patient has helped unravel the genetic adaptations undergone by the virus to spread across Europe during the start of the 1918 ...

Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain disease called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE. It’s a fast-moving ...