Many in Kansas City may be waking up with headaches, sinus pressure and itchy eyes recently. The culprit? Tree pollen. A ...

OTC pain relievers, decongestants ... but the best protection by far is getting the annual flu shot or nasal flu vaccine in September or October before flu season begins. Annual vaccination is ...

A decade of data shows that switching to a recombinant flu vaccine could prevent up to 10,000 hospitalizations per year in ...

Washington state recorded 388 influenza-related deaths between late 2024 and early 2025. Here’s why this winter’s flu season ...

Getting the Flu and Then Your Shot May Benefit Immunity Sep. 30, 2024 — Researchers found that natural immunity from previous flu infections has a significant impact on how well future influenza ...

One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about ...

One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about ...

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.

A multi-state study reveals that many high-risk adults diagnosed with influenza (flu) in emergency departments and urgent ...