Older adults face greater risks from COVID-19, flu and pneumonia, yet fewer are getting vaccinated against these potentially deadly respiratory diseases, according to two new health report s. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Striking new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows hospitalization rates for vaccine-preventable ...

After the deadliest flu season this century, Australia is heading into another tough winter, with health experts warning against complacency.

Another historic U.S. flu season is largely over, with the number of cases and hospitalizations trending downward over the last couple of months. But child flu deaths continue to be reported to the ...

Heard about a lot of people getting flu this winter but not much about covid? It’s not just you. For the second winter in a row, the United States has faced a punishing flu season, with covid as a ...

A misleading comparison between influenza and COVID-19 has been shared repeatedly on social media. It is true that flu cases declined in the 2020-2021 season, but health experts say this is most ...

(CNN) - There’s good news and bad when it comes to seasonal flu activity in the U.S. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, shows that while flu cases remain ...

Years after the virus that causes COVID-19 kicked off a global pandemic, it’s still sending thousands of Canadians into hospital each year alongside other respiratory infections — despite a suite of ...