The flu is one of the most common and contagious diseases — it causes up to 41 million illnesses, 710,000 hospitalizations and 52,000 deaths each year in the US, according to the Centers for Disease ...
SAN ANTONIO – If you are coughing and sneezing, or have a runny nose, doctors encourage you to get tested for the flu. However, if you don’t want to go to the doctor’s office to get tested, at-home ...
WHEELING, W.Va. — Medical professionals at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital convened for an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning to address a significant increase in flu cases across the region. "I ...
The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this year, they jumped past the previous season peak at the end of last month, ...
If it feels like everyone is getting the flu, you're not imagining it. This is shaping up to be another severe flu season. That's why it's important to take advantage of every tool we have to keep the ...
The health ministry approved on Dec. 5 a test kit that can simultaneously detect COVID-19 and seasonal influenza as an ...
Influenza (flu) infections are commonly diagnosed using Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests or RIDTs that are inexpensive, do not require specialized equipment, and can provide results within 15 minutes.