All viral activity benchmarks have gone down, except for a slight increase in the death rate. Here's what to know about the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. A new mutated strain of the common flu, Influenza H3N2, subclade ...

An emergency room physician describes why the 2025-26 flu season is hitting hard while doctor's visits for flu-like symptoms are at a 30-year high.

Of all the pathogens that have plagued humanity, few are as notorious and persistent as influenza. Its Houdini-like ability to regularly slip the shackles of vaccine- or infection-induced immunity, ...