When it comes to the upcoming influenza season, there's a potential mismatch between the vaccine and what might circulate, raising the risk that the flu season could be severe. And that risk could be ...

A mom who lost her 2-year-old daughter to flu has a message for parents to try to ensure this never happens to another family again. Megan Parks, from Houston, Texas, told Newsweek that her daughter ...

Pediatrician Dr. Aaron Stafford recommends that parents and caregivers get their flu shots, especially for children five and ...

Flu season is here, and some people are already feeling the symptoms.People are asking the question, should your child get a ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — It may be a bad flu season for kids, but early signs suggest the flu vaccine is working OK. For kids, the flu vaccine has been more than 50% effective in preventing flu illness severe ...

Americans are heading into winter less protected against one of the season’s deadliest viruses, with flu vaccination rates forecast to fall more than 10% this year, according to CSL Ltd., the world’s ...

Cold and flu seasons are back in Michigan, and experts say now it the time to protect yourself with an annual flu shot. Flu season begins in the fall, typically in October, according to the Cleveland ...

Jeb Teichman’s phone rang just before midnight. As a pediatrician, he has received many late-night emergency calls. This time, the call was about his 29-year-old son. Brent Teichmanhad been suffering ...

SAN DIEGO — Doctors at Rady Children's Hospital are expressing serious concern about this year's flu season, citing dangerously low vaccination rates among children in San Diego County as the region ...