Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local ...

Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But ...

Health officials were struggling to answer a broader and potentially worrisome question: how the infection occurred.

There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection—among them, raising ...

Updated vaccines, proper hygiene and staying home when you're sick can help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses this ...

A Canadian teenager is currently in critical condition after contracting a suspected case of H5N1 bird flu, a British ...

A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza in ...

Why do some people develop severe flu symptoms? A study points the finger at an unsung portion of the antibodies our immune systems generate to fend off invading pathogens.

Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind ...

After a new study showed that bird flu has spread to dairy farm workers more often than previously known, the US Centers for ...

A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.