Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new flu variant, H3N2 subclade K, is a mutation of the common flu A subtype, which is often the flu "going around" come late ...

This story was updated to add new information. A new flu variant is sweeping across the United States, causing millions of reported cases and doubling the number of hospitalizations in a surge doctors ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — New travel-related cases of Zika and dengue virus have touched down on Oʻahu and flu numbers are up. Dengue has come to Hawaiʻi: 9 things to know to protect your ʻohana The affected ...

A fast-spreading new flu strain is gaining a reputation as a monstrous “super flu.” The mutation of influenza A(H3N2) called subclade K is driving up infections across the country, including in New ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked. New government data posted Friday — for ...

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PANDEMIC, AND SAY THERE IS A NEED FOR BETTER SCIENCE ON VACCINES. WELL, THE FIRST DAY BACK FROM WINTER BREAK COMING AMID A SURGE IN FLU AND RESPIRATORY VIRUSES IN, MANY PARENTS MAY BE WONDERING HOW TO ...

Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the world. By Apoorva Mandavilli In the United States, the term bird flu has ...

The 2025-2026 flu season is surging in the U.S. and New Jersey, where there's been increased severity of influenza A, with further testing from the CDC showing many NJ residents have the emerging ...