How long do cold and flu viruses stay contagious on public surfaces?
These pathogens don’t actually last for days or weeks outside the body, but you should still be proactive in protecting yourself from their spread.
How llamas could help us fight the flu
Researchers now think they’re on the path to universal flu protection. The source of their new defense: llamas.
First new type of flu drug in 2 decades approved by U.S.
Wednesday's approval of Xofluza for people age 12 and older comes ahead of the brunt of this winter's flu season.
This year’s awful flu season may have just hit a plateau
It’s too soon to say the flu season has peaked, but it’s at least possible it may have plateaued.
The flu vaccine is doing a poor job protecting older Americans and others against the bug that's causing most illnesses.
It's also surpassing every winter flu season since 2003, when the government changed the way it measures flu.
On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 27, a deadly bombing in Afghanistan claims nearly 100 lives, and a look at the legal implications of the Larry Nassar case for U.S.A. Gymnastics. Also, asylum-seekers are fleeing the United States for Canada.
This year's flu outbreak is the most widespread the Centers for Disease Control has ever seen. Doctor visits are climbing and pediatric deaths from the illness are up as well. What makes it so severe? Dr. Amber Robins of Georgetown…
Flu is widespread in 46 states, and at least 106 people had died from the infectious disease as of mid-December. Here's what you need to know about this year's flu.
