They're calling it "silent" because the wave follows a long period of unusually low COVID activity this fall, so many people ...

Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week.

In the last week, the agency has seen a seven percent increase in positive COVID test results and a spike in COVID-related ...

With holiday gatherings and New Year's celebrations in the rearview mirror, many Americans are coming down with respiratory ...

After a relatively slow start to the respiratory virus season, the U.S. is kicking off 2025 with a surge in several illnesses ...

Along with holiday ... it's likely the CDC would find increased levels of pneumonia and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in wastewater, too, said Noah Greenspan, program director of the Pulmonary ...

Not anymore. In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID isolation guidelines based on symptoms, not time since testing positive. Bottom line: If you’re sick ...

NEW ORLEANS — As we enter another busy holiday week health officials are warning families to consider the spread of influenza this season. According to the CDC, Louisiana is one of two states ...

Cold season tips:How to avoid catching COVID and flu during the holidays CDC wastewater findings suggest 'winter wave' is coming Based on previous COVID pandemic waves, the wastewater findings ...

The holidays came with a side of flu for ... were mostly in the northern Great Plains and in New England. So far this season, the CDC estimates, there have been at least 5.3 million flu illnesses ...