Rare flu complication is rising in kids, doctors warn Acute necrotizing encephalopathy is deadly in more than a quarter of kids diagnosed with the inflammatory brain disease.

The US Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a recommendation to remove a preservative called thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States.

This year’s flu season has been unusually severe – and COVID is still sending some people to hospital, too.

Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, attempting to evolve into more and more effective versions. Since the ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended its emergency response for bird flu as the outbreak that sickened dozens of people, spread to cattle and drove up egg prices has abated.

A key vaccine policy advisory group is recommending the public not receive vaccines that have thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative.

Texas travel stop chain Buc-ee's is suing a South Carolina-based clothing company, claiming it copied its iconic beaver logo.

CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years There are likely several contributors to this season’s severity, but one pediatric infectious diseases specialist says a big ...

The flu has hit Long Island — and the rest of the nation — hard this season with the most lab-confirmed cases the state has seen in at least six years. State health officials said because of ...

How to navigate the bird flu in Washington state “This looks like it might be the new normal,” said Chris Anderson, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.