If you've got a fever and a cough, you don't necessarily have to go to the doctor anymore to find out if it's the flu or Covid-19. On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized what it ...

If you feel ill but your symptoms are only above the neck — a stuffy nose, a bit of a sore throat — you could just have a common cold, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at ...

An experimental flu test could detect the virus right on the tip of your tongue. Researchers in Germany have potentially discovered a new way to spot influenza through an edible test, potentially like ...

The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this year, they jumped past the previous season peak at the end of last month, ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A new North Carolina health order is allowing the state’s pharmacists to test and treat patients with the flu without prescriptions. Now, instead of having to go to ...

The flu is one of the most common and contagious diseases — it causes up to 41 million illnesses, 710,000 hospitalizations and 52,000 deaths each year in the US, according to the Centers for Disease ...

SAN DIEGO — Flu season is right around the corner in San Diego, and many people are searching for quicker, easier ways to find out if they’re sick. At-home COVID testing became popular a few years ago ...

Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu -- or COVID-19. The illnesses all share similar symptoms, sometimes making it hard to distinguish ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesady issued standing orders allowing pharmacists to test and treat influenza. According to the order, pharmacists will be able to ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Starting October 1st, pharmacists at retail locations in North Carolina will be able to test and treat people for the flu, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human ...