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 ...

Many people don't realize how serious influenza (flu) illness can be, even for previously healthy kids and teens. Children also play a role in spreading the flu in their homes, schools and communities ...

Every start of the school year, particularly as the weather turns cool, cases of pediatric flu, aka flu in children, rise.

How do flu cases and hospitalizations this year compare with previous years? Beginning in late January and extending through February 2025, flu hospitalizations have been higher than any other week ...

The number of kids dying from influenza in the 2023-2024 season has set a new record for a regular flu season, after one new death was reported last week,according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

A new strain called H3N2 subclade K has emerged, raising concerns that the body may not be able to fight it off as well.

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 ...

There are some unusual symptoms being reported with a new and mutated flu variant quickly spreading in the U.S. ahead of ...

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers ...

The United States is currently experiencing the deadliest flu season for children in the last 15 years, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday ...

Why are flu seasons in NY worse than ever since the COVID-19 era? Several factors are behind it, including post-pandemic ...