In most parts of the U.S., fall marks the start of cold and flu season. This means kids will face higher risks of getting ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing a flu cases, hand, foot and mouth, viral upper respiratory infections with ...

The list of symptoms has shifted since 2020. Many people now experience what feels like cold symptoms, such as a runny nose, ...

BBC Morning Live's Dr Oscar Duke shares his advice on how to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look ...

Seasonal illnesses are common among children, but some kids are more susceptible to severe complications. As a parent, it’s ...

Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain disease called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE. It’s a fast-moving ...

The flu is a contagious respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. Similarly to COVID-19, it is spread by droplets ...

As fewer children get their flu shots, cases of a rare, severe complication are rising. Last season, the U.S. experienced the ...

If you are diagnosed with the flu and you’re considered high-risk for complications, your doctor will likely recommend that you take oseltamivir (Tamiflu) to help shorten the course of your illness ...

In New York, 26 children during the virulent 2024-2025 flu season had influenza-associated deaths. Nationally, there were ...