As fewer children get their flu shots, cases of a rare, severe complication are rising. Last season, the U.S. experienced the highest number of pediatric flu deaths in 15 years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates over 45,000 Americans have died from flu-related illnesses so far this season. Health experts say those numbers are a sobering reminder ...

These flu shot mistakes can reduce the efficacy of that jab. Here’s when to get your flu shot for maximum protection, plus ...

This year’s doses protect against three strains of influenza, including two types of influenza A and one type of influenza B.

The UK's winter flu season has begun five weeks earlier than usual, health officials are warning. The UK Health Security ...

The Department of Health and Human Services says so far, a person between 50 and 64, and another 65 or older, has died this ...

Beckett Wear, age 4, has been hospitalized twice with acute necrotizing encephalitis, a rare complication of the flu that appears to be increasing in prevalence. (Courtesy Christine Wear) Christine ...

Christine Wear’s voice trembles talking about the upcoming flu season. “Anxieties are high,” she said. “We’re trying to navigate what life should look like without being in a bubble.” Wear’s son, ...