Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here’s what to know.
A new flu variant is known as “subclade K,” and led to early outbreaks in the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada.
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It’s time to get a flu vaccination. Here’s who needs one and why.
October is the ideal month to get a flu vaccine, experts say, because flu cases typically begin climbing in November.
Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism
President Donald Trump suggested Monday that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy may contribute to rising autism rates in the U.S., a potential link experts have studied and say is...
Harsh flu season has health officials worried about brain complications in children
This year’s harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening...
Fauci pushes back partisan attacks in fiery House hearing over COVID origins and controversies
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, was back before Congress on Monday, calling “simply preposterous” Republican allegations that he’d tried to...
Patients push limits for clues to chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome is one of medicine's most vexing mysteries. Now doctors at the National Institutes of Health are using volunteers for a unique study that pushes their limits in...
Cancer pen could help surgeons detect tumors in seconds
Patients emerging from cancer surgery want to know, "Did you get it all?" Now scientists are developing a pen-like probe to help surgeons better tell when it's safe to stop...
New research suggests random chance plays a bigger role in getting cancer
Cancer patients often wonder "why me?" Does their tumor run in the family? Did they try hard enough to avoid risks like smoking, too much sun or a bad diet?...