Flu season is usually something that worries families, but this year’s been causing alarm among parents and physicians. While ...

Pediatricians are now urging parents if you haven't already, get your kids vaccinated against the flu. We don't know yet if this flu season will be mild or severe but we do know the flu shot is one of ...

Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain disease called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE. It’s a fast-moving ...

WASHINGTON — This year's harsh flu season — the most intense in 15 years — has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication ...

This browser does not support the Video element. A new report highlights 41 U.S. cases of influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) in children. 27% of affected children died, but ...

A pair of lungs preserved over a century ago from a deceased Spanish flu patient has helped unravel the genetic adaptations undergone by the virus to spread across Europe during the start of the 1918 ...

Although researchers continue to debate the exact location where the pandemic began, there is no credible evidence that anything other than H1N1, a type of influenza A virus, was responsible for it.

A new report highlights 41 U.S. cases of influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) in children. 27% of affected children died, but rapid intensive care improved outcomes for some ...