Griffin said the flu is “the most common” illness infectious disease consultants are being called for in hospitals right now. This story was updated to add current flu CDC map.

It’s not totally clear why flu is hitting so hard this year. One possibility is that it got off to a late start, so the ...

According to the report, most flu statistics in the U.S. are trending up, including the positive flu infections (31.6%), the patients admitted to hospitals with the flu this week (48,661), and the ...

This flu season has reached unprecedented intensity, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.