The CDC has classified this flu season as one of high severity across all age groups, the first such classification since ...

Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick ...

President and billionaire ally continue to shrink government with widespread layoffs; federal funding halted to schools ...

Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is taking a toll on migrating sandhill cranes and other waterfowl as the deadly ...

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The Ohio Department of Health is reporting the state’s first probable human case of influenza A (H5), also known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu.

An American Curl cat digs its claws into a scratching post. A small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from ...

Big dogs are having their day at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, where a bunch of massive breeds are being judged Tuesday.

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Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to ...

Millions of egg-laying hens have been lost due to the bird flu, causing egg production to slow and prices to skyrocket.

Schools around the U.S. are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses, which are sickening students and staff. Here's ...