COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.

Thankfully, in 2025, the days of lockdowns and quarantines now seem a distant memory for many—even though the physical, ...

Influenza levels in the US are the highest they've been in 15 years amid winter weather and a second wave of the virus.

It’s not totally clear why flu is hitting so hard this year. One possibility is that it got off to a late start, so the ...

In the spring of 2009, the first flu pandemic in four decades began. Caused by an H1N1 virus that emerged from pigs, likely in Mexico, it spread quickly around the globe. The world got lucky in 2009.

The government's response to the coronavirus fueled vaccine skepticism and backlash to public health mandates. New strategies ...

This flu season has been a difficult one. Not only are a lot of people getting sick, but more people are getting very sick ...

This strain causes severe bronchitis with excessive coughing, requiring nebulizers, inhalers, or oral steroids for relief, ...

The new data comes as the U.S. is now seeing signs of a slowdown in influenza, after a record wave that reached some of the worst levels since the 2009 swine flu pandemic.

Influenza infections are outpacing COVID-19 cases for the first time since the pandemic. Here are the best ways to stay ...

This continues to be the highest level seen since at least 2009, during the swine flu pandemic. MORE: Doctors' visits for flu highest in 15 years, most since swine flu pandemic: CDC During the ...

with influenza levels reaching a peak not seen since the 2009 swine flu pandemic. Hospitals are overwhelmed with flu patients, with South Shore Health reporting 44 hospitalizations, including five ...