While current flu shots need to be updated each season, scientists are finding new ways to make vaccine that could last much longer and cover more strains.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's about that time to get a flu shot. Flu season generally runs from October to March. But according to Doctor Jenny Lu, an emergency medicine attending physician at Stroger ...

Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifies the current flu season as “moderate,” at least 90 children have already died of influenza. Among the children who died and were ...

Flu is surging across most of the U.S. Amid an early, harsh season, there is a glimmer of promising news: the flu shot may be better than experts predicted. Early evidence shows that this season’s ...

Get wellness tips, workout trends, healthy eating, and more delivered right to your inbox with our Be Well newsletter. Meet internal medicine physician Michael Cirigliano, affectionately known as “Dr.

If it feels like everyone around you has come down with the flu, you're not imagining it. As of Jan. 9, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that at least 15 million ...

The kids are in school, Halloween decorations are coming down to make way for the holiday season and the fall crisp air floods your lungs each morning. But soon, that deep breath may get harder as ...

A surge in flu cases in New Brunswick has health officials urging people to avoid emergency departments, if possible, and to get vaccinated. Flu activity has "ramped up really, really quick," said Dr.