That’s why infectious disease experts are telling people to run, not walk, to get this season’s flu shot if they haven’t yet.

Let’s be clear. The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide 90 percent protection against a painful, blistering disease that a third of Americans will suffer in ...

New research shows that people's decision on whether or not to take the flu shot is not always based on facts.

It’s getting called a “super flu” and the latest federal data shows Florida and 29 other states are now in the top tier of ...

Flu cases are rising across the United States, and hospitals continue to admit large numbers of patients. Vaccines remain one ...

Flu infections are rising sharply across the United States, contributing to at least 81,000 hospitalizations and 3,100 deaths ...

A combination of low vaccination rates, an increase in holiday travel, and a rapidly spreading strain of influenza A is ...

Now you can give yourself a flu vaccine at home. Should you try it? If you have a fear of needles and are nervous about getting the flu shot, you’re not alone. It’s estimated that up to 25% of adults ...

A new study in the British medical journal, BMJ, suggests that big-name flu treatments oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) have only a “small benefit” in kids under 12 — but can have serious ...