Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new flu variant, H3N2 subclade K, is a mutation of the common flu A subtype, which is often the flu "going around" come late ...

Flu and Covid, including a new variant called BA.3.2, nicknamed “cicada,” are still circulating across the U.S. in 2026. How ...

Although February is the end of flu season, cases are still rampant. That means germs are hiding in places most people never think to clean. Your home may look tidy, but the flu virus can linger on ...

U.S. flu cases are surging partially because of a new strain named "subclade K," that is not well covered by this year’s flu vaccine. Doctors still recommend getting the flu vaccine as it can reduce ...

Flu season has a way of arriving uninvited, and it rarely travels alone. The moment someone in your household starts feeling off, the clock starts ticking on every surface they've touched. And that ...

WASHINGTON — The flu is spreading rapidly across much of the United States this winter. Doctors say the flu can make people feel very sick and that symptoms often show up suddenly after someone is ...

This article originally appeared on Politifact. Over the holidays, U.S. flu cases skyrocketed. Weekly hospitalizations from the virus went from under 7,000 at the start of December to over 33,000 by ...

Up to 35% of people exposed to the flu virus never develop symptoms. The post New research may explain why some never get the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade. A new strain that ...

After a late winter peak, California's flu season is winding down, according to UC Davis infectious disease experts.

The 2025-2026 flu season is surging in the U.S. and New Jersey, where there's been increased severity of influenza A, with further testing from the CDC showing many NJ residents have the emerging ...