In our usual weekly roundup of Despar 4 Torri results, we begin with the U19 Gold team. They're not off to a great ...

This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a nasty one—driven by a new variant of the influenza virus that may be able to slip past our vaccine defenses. A mutated form of the influenza A strain H3N2 ...

One of the primary reasons influenza is spreading so rapidly in New Jersey and beyond is a mutated variant that was discovered after this season's flu vaccine had already been formulated. The new ...

This article originally appeared on Politifact. Over the holidays, U.S. flu cases skyrocketed. Weekly hospitalizations from the virus went from under 7,000 at the start of December to over 33,000 by ...

Flu is making people miserable from coast to coast, thanks in large part to a new strain called subclade K. That’s why infectious disease experts are telling people to run, not walk, to get this ...

Flu cases are continuing to spike in the United States. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that at least 5,000 people have died of the illness this year and that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The predicted surge of influenza cases, driven by the new “subclade K” mutation, is hitting Virginia emergency rooms as holiday ...

Americans are being urged to be extra vigilant this winter, as a suite of influenza A mutations has created a dominant virus strain that's spreading more rapidly and evading our natural and ...

The CDC estimates there have been at least 11 million illnesses so far. Flu activity could continue to increase in the U.S. over the next few weeks, according to a top flu epidemiologist at the ...

Medical assistant Janet Casamichana gives a flu shot to a child at Dr. Gary M. Kramer’s pediatric office on Sept. 15, 2025, in Coral Gables, Florida. Joe Raedle Getty Images South Florida doctors are ...

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Doctors’ visits for flu-like symptoms — fevers, sore throat, extreme fatigue and body aches — have hit the highest level in nearly 30 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...