Flu and COVID-19 sign outside a clinic entrance. Every year, flu vaccines are updated to match the flu viruses expected to circulate. For 2026, the vaccine focuses on several influenza strains that ...

Flu and Covid, including a new variant called BA.3.2, nicknamed “cicada,” are still circulating across the U.S. in 2026. How ...

“Numbers of emergency department visits, outpatient visits, hospitalizations are all on the increase, and it looks like this is mostly driven by numbers in children,” Dr. Robert Hopkins, the medical ...

A new version of the flu virus is now driving most infections this season, and cases continue to rise across the United States. The strain, known as H3N2 subclade K, has quickly become the dominant ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. A severe and early flu surge this winter, driven by a dangerous ...

In the hecticness of the holiday hustle, you may have forgotten to get your flu shot. Yet as you resumed your everyday schedule, you may have started hearing about how nasty flu season is. Yet, stores ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The flu season is ramping up in a big way as an influenza A H3N2 mutation called subclade K drove a near 15% increase in clinical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Influenza is everywhere right now. “Numbers of emergency department visits, outpatient visits, hospitalizations are all on the ...