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Doctors in the UAE have observed a significant increase in flu-like symptoms among children since schools resumed on January 6 after the three-week winter break. Healthcare professionals have seen ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

Influenza, or the flu, is a contagious respiratory virus. It can be a severe illness that affects the nose, throat and sometimes lungs. Symptoms of influenza are sore throat, cough, congestion ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

Bird flu has been detected in a Suffolk County commercial poultry farm, county health officials announced Tuesday. The name of the farm was not disclosed by the county but the U.S. Department of ...

That’s important to see if you need one of the medicines that can help prevent severe illness: Paxlovid for COVID-19 and Tamiflu for flu. Above all, if you’re symptomatic, stay at home to keep ...

The U.S. government has handed Moderna almost $600 million to accelerate its work on various bird flu vaccines as well as work on mRNA vaccines for other influenza strains with pandemic potential.

TOKYO -- As an unusually strong wave of flu infections spreads across Japan this winter, experts have shared tips with the Mainichi Shimbun on how to avoid catching it, while examining factors ...

Hatty Willmoth is a Newsweek food and nutrition reporter based in London, U.K. She has covered special diets, gut health and functional medicine extensively. Hatty joined Newsweek in 2024 from the ...

He stresses: "It is possible to get the flu if you're vaccinated, but the hope is because your immune system has been primed, you are less likely to get it and it’s going to be less severe.

The misery of the common stomach flu may be coming to an end ... In rare cases, the infection can become severe enough to result in hospitalization or even death. About 100,000 Americans are ...