Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The flu epidemic is stabilizing. The positivity rate and other benchmarks for the week ending on Jan. 10 have decreased compared ...

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 ...

Another eight US children were confirmed to have died of influenza infections last week, for a total of 79 this respiratory virus season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported ...

This past week, high flu activity was reported in 25 states, New York City, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC estimates the flu ...

Nine states are seeing moderate flu activity, while 26 report high or very high case rates. Flu test positivity continues to climb, reaching 19.8%, up from 18.6% the week before. Related ...

Flu has overtaken covid in infections and hospitalizations during the winter respiratory virus season, and their virulence is ...

Respiratory illness thrives in the winter. This year, cases have been high and continue to be quite present, but Michigan appears to be past the season’s highest peak. The blanket term “respiratory ...