NEW YORK — As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade. A new strain that dominated ...

On Friday, Moderna’s mCombriax—a combined vaccine for both the flu and COVID—was recommended for authorization by European regulators, which opens the door for the vaccine’s approval in the European ...

For the past week, about 50 flu scientists from around the world were crammed into a conference room at a Hilton hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. Their goal was to design a flu shot that will confer the ...

Scientists at Stanford Medicine have unveiled a bold new kind of “universal” vaccine that could one day protect against everything from COVID-19 and the flu to bacterial pneumonia and even common ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. Let’s start off with a vaccine 180.

Michael Masterangelo isn’t just any grocery store checkout clerk — he’s the one customers hope is on shift. At the Publix in Acworth, Ga., it’s easy to tell when he’s working: The line at his register ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent years campaigning against vaccines, but with the flu shot, he’s suggested it’s personal. Kennedy has linked his strained, raspy speech to the vaccine, ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent years campaigning against vaccines, but with the flu shot, he’s suggested it’s personal. Kennedy has linked his strained, raspy speech to the vaccine, ...

The current flu season has seen the highest rate of doctor’s visits for flu-like symptoms since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began collecting data through a national surveillance ...

The Food and Drug Administration agreed Wednesday to review Moderna’s application to make a new seasonal flu shot available, after initially refusing to do so. The back-and-forth reveals increased ...

For 22 years, John Cane has enjoyed the view of the small lake behind his home in Hainesport, New Jersey. But this past week, he said it's been traumatizing to see large numbers of geese in distress ...

The first batch of Publix limited-edition ice cream flavors of 2026 are on the shelves. The Lakeland-based grocery store has released 12 half-gallon returning favorites and seven pint-sized treats ...