A recent spike of influenza A cases in New York has pushed Strong Memorial Hospital beyond its capacity ... equipment to meet those needs. For the flu vaccine, the best time to get it is when ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — This week, Norton's Children's Hospital says they are seeing the largest spike in flu cases during this season. The hospital confirmed seeing nearly 1,500 flu cases in kids.

SUNDAY, Feb. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A rapidly-spreading H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, has been devastating bird flocks and showing signs of spreading to other mammals.

A new strain of bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the outbreak of the ...

Dr. Barbara Bumberry with Mercy Hospital said getting your flu shot does decrease your chances of ending up in the hospital. She said flu shots also prevent 40 to 60 percent of people from ...

MD Chief Medical Officer at Studer Family Children's Hospital. Most people at risk of getting sick with the flu are people older than 65 with underlying medical conditions and young children.

The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States. One of the studies would reveal whether ...

A bird in hand may be worth two in the bush. But two bird flu strains out of hand would certainly be worse than one. The U.S. hasn’t been able to control the spread of the H5N1 bird flu.

More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and ...

Between 500 and 1,000 suspected cases of H5N1, also called avian flu, have been reported in Massachusetts birds. Sharing scientific data is important to track the outbreak. Just as Massachusetts ...