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 ...

As families gather for Thanksgiving, here's what to know to protect your family from the new subclade K flu strain.

California could see an early and especially sharp start to the annual flu season, as a combination of low vaccination rates ...

N-2, also known as Subclade K, is causing significantly more symptoms in older adults and young children, Dr. Ali Raja said.

Pharmacies in Bullitt County are already seeing an uptick in patients as seasonal illnesses begin to spread, even though the ...

The first person to contract H5N5 avian influenza, a rare strain of the disease known as bird flu, died in Washington state Friday. The state’s Department of Health said in a release the resident ...

Unlike the common cold, doctors say flu symptoms include a sudden onset of fever, body aches, and sometimes cough and ...

The first human to have become infected a strain of bird flu previously only seen in animals has died, officials have ...

Doctors are closely watching a new flu variant, known as Subclade K, which has affected people in Japan and the United Kingdom. While it’s too early to know how it will impact the U.S., last season’s ...

Health experts warn of a new flu strain, Subclade K, spreading to the U.S. from Japan and the UK, raising concerns ahead of ...