Subclade K is causing plenty of misery this winter. Here's what to know.
Several states have reported their first pediatric flu deaths this week.
Subclade K could fuel one of the worst flu seasons seen in recent history.
The UK is facing a surge of hospitalizations fueled by the novel variant subclade K. And the U.S. is likely next.
The gum is made from bean powder naturally containing a protein that binds to a wide variety of germs, including influenza and the viruses that cause herpes.
The annual spring meeting is a critical part of updating the yearly flu shot to match the strains most likely to be circulating in the U.S. come wintertime.
Flu activity is high to very high in 43 states as of early February.
Flu season is right around the corner, and there's no better time than now to keep yourself from getting sick for the holidays.
The researchers hope their discovery could result in treatments that make flu and allergy seasons less miserable.
Mexico and WHO health officials have reported the first known human case and death tied to H5N2 avian influenza. No further cases have been detected yet.
The news comes as US officials are considering requiring vaccines for farm workers vulnerable to infection
Florida scientists have reported the first known and fatal case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in a bottlenose dolphin.
Cases of H5N1 have been found in goats, cows, and recently, humans. So far, though, the evidence doesn't point to an imminent and major public health threat.
Avian influenza was found among sick cattle in two states, as well as in unpasteurized milk, but officials said there is no threat to the public.
The NIH announced the start of a new phase I trial of a potential universal flu vaccine, which uses mRNA technology.
Children who caught the common respiratory germ in infancy had a 26% higher risk of having asthma by age 5 than those who didn't.
Canada says this is the first known case of its kind in the country.
Researchers found that TikTok videos about the emerging disease were "frequently unreliable and incomplete."
Research found a link between little sleep and a poorer response to vaccines, though more work is needed to understand the connection.
A girl and her father in Cambodia tested positive for H5N1. The child's death marks the second human death linked to an ongoing surge in animal cases.
