Dr. Gaurav Shinde gives Giti Noroozi, 85, her vaccinations for COVID and her flu shot at the Walgreens pharmacy in Torrance, Calif., on Sept. 5, 2024. In this photo Noroozi received the Fluzone H,D.

Cuyahoga County saw 22 flu deaths last season, nearly double the previous year, as COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to decline across the country.

Influenza, or the flu, is an infection that affects the respiratory system. The World Health Organization (WHO) notes that flu is common around the world, affecting about 5%–10% of adults and 20%–30% ...

Results from a nationwide investigation, led by Children’s Hospital Boston, found that simultaneous infection with MRSA increased the risk for flu-related mortality eight-fold among previously healthy ...

Oregon Health Authority Communicable Disease and Immunization Medical Director Howard Chiou told OPB that around 9% of ...

This year’s flu season is already raising alarms among public health officials and infectious disease experts. According to ...

Vaccine mismatches may raise severity risks this flu season. Low vaccination uptake increases overall flu transmission ...

Influenza, and not the antiviral treatment for it, is responsible for increased neuropsychiatric risks in pediatric patients, new research suggested. The risk for these events was about 50% lower in ...

(CNN) — Covid-19 infections have been strongly linked with cardiovascular conditions like heart disease and stroke, but new research shows that other viral infections such as influenza, HIV, hepatitis ...