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 ...

An estimated 11 million people across the U.S. have gotten the flu so far this season. A total of 5,000 deaths have been reported. Here are symptoms to watch for, along with how to tell the difference ...

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WHAT COMES WITH IT AHEAD? YEAH, IT’S STILL JANUARY AFTER ALL. ZANE. THANK YOU. AS WE’RE RETURNING BACK TO WORK AND SCHOOL AFTER THE HOLIDAY BREAK, NEW DATA FROM THE CDC IS SHOWING THAT FLU ACTIVITY IS ...

Activity during the current flu season is growing to severe levels, with the percentage of doctors’ visits for flu-like illnesses reaching the highest level on record, according to the most recent ...

Flu has killed one child, and 29 adults this season. The best protection from the flu is to get a flu vaccine, health officials say. DPH said likelihood of getting the flu in Massachusetts right now ...

If you are hearing that "something is going around," you are not alone. That something is the flu. There were 12,211 reported cases of the flu for the week that ended Dec. 27 compared to 5,796 for the ...

The flu situation in the United States right now is, in a word, bad. Infections have skyrocketed in recent weeks, filling hospitals nearly to capacity; viral levels are “high” or “very high” in most ...

With flu cases surging in Illinois as a new and mutated variant rapidly spreads, mitigating spread of those who contract the virus is increasingly important. But how long are you actually contagious ...

There have been at least 120,0000 hospitalizations so far, the CDC says. Flu activity is continuing to climb across the U.S. as hospitalizations rise, according to newly released data from the Centers ...

Flu activity is exploding across the United States this flu and cold season, in some cases reaching record highs, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. For the first time ...

Jan. 8, 2026 – Flu season is here – and it's shaping up to be a bad one. So far in 2025-26, the flu has caused 11 million illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths – more than twice as ...