They are bracing for a brutal season, driven by a new and alarming variant that is expected to circulate widely.

Known as subclade K, a new, mutated flu strain that has dominated in Europe and Asia is now rapidly spreading across the US.

Tis the season for sniffling, coughing and calling out of work. Here's what to know about the pathogens circulating in the U.S. this December.

If you've ever had it, you know how awful this one can be. But there are easy, expert-approved steps to help avoid it this ...

A number of diseases tend to peak in the winter, thanks to indoor gatherings that help germs spread. The list includes not ...

Stuffy noses and bothersome coughs aren’t the only winter illness symptoms making the rounds right now. Lots of people are ...

Cases of a highly contagious stomach virus are on the rise in Illinois and the Midwest, and health officials are warning people to take extra precautions as numbers could be even higher than reported ...

Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil have discovered that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ...

Scientists have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of influenza viruses as they move across and slip inside human ...

Washington State University researchers have found a way to modulate a common virus protein to prevent viruses from entering ...

Different teams need to make the same conclusion multiple times before a consensus is reached and the finding can be built ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Declaring Las Vegas a “cowboy town,” dozens of riders on horseback have traditionally kicked off the ...