The flu is one of the most common and contagious diseases — it causes up to 41 million illnesses, 710,000 hospitalizations and 52,000 deaths each year in the US, according to the Centers for Disease ...

The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this year, they jumped past the previous season peak at the end of last month, ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — Medical professionals at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital convened for an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning to address a significant increase in flu cases across the region. "I ...

SAN ANTONIO – If you are coughing and sneezing, or have a runny nose, doctors encourage you to get tested for the flu. However, if you don’t want to go to the doctor’s office to get tested, at-home ...

Influenza (flu) infections are commonly diagnosed using Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests or RIDTs that are inexpensive, do not require specialized equipment, and can provide results within 15 minutes.

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As millions of Americans hit the road or took to the skies for the holidays, another seasonal traveler is picking up speed: influenza. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that ...

You are “coming down with something”. Maybe you have a scratchy throat and body aches. You have an old, combination flu/COVID rapid antigen test in the cupboard. Should you use it to see if you have ...