Opinion
Flu season ramping up
The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years, according to a report from The Associated Press. One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of ...
Influenza is overtaking Covid-19 as the deadlier virus in the US this winter — the first time in five years the seasonal ...
Over 200 years after the first successful vaccine was created by an English physician, who discovered that inoculation with the cowpox virus protected against smallpox, vaccines remain one of the […] ...
February is typically the peak of flu season, but this year, hospitalizations from the flu hit a 15-year peak, according to ...
The CDC was instrumental in eradicating smallpox, identifying the causes of HIV and encouraging Americans to get the COVID-19 ...
The CDC estimates flu has killed between 16,000 to 79,000 people (including 68 children), infected between 29 million and 51 million people, and hospitalized up to 820,000 since Oct. 1. This season is ...
Recent turmoil at federal health agencies has left New York City leaders uneasy — and the NYC Health Department has seen some ...
Kennedy's remarks raise questions about the promise he made during his confirmation hearings to Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, ...
In a nutshell U.S. hospitals are operating at 75% capacity (up from 64% pre-pandemic) not because more people are sick, but ...
Experts say this is the worst flu season in the U.S. in more than a decade and cases are still trending up. Flu infections ...
This is the worst flu season in the United States in nearly a decade. So far, the country has recorded 29 million flu ...