A fast-rising wave of influenza intensified during the week ending Saturday, Dec. 27, with the CDC’s latest FluView map showing 45 states at high or very high levels of influenza-like illness. The surge comes on the heels of holiday travel and gatherings and continues to spread across much of the

The CDC estimates at least 11 million illnesses so far this season:120,000 people have been hospitalized and 5,000 have died so far this flu season.

Seasonal influenza activity remained elevated and rose in the final week of December, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed on Monday, as the agency for the first time classified the 2025-26 season as "moderately severe.

Flu activity could continue to increase in the U.S. over the next few weeks, according to a top flu epidemiologist at the CDC.

Flu levels are at a 25-year high and cases are popping up in communities across the area. It's something that has so many people concerned, and for good reason.

Health experts are urging vaccination as a winter flu surge claims lives across the country — including young children.

Influenza cases are climbing across the region, putting added strain on health systems like Essentia Health as more patients seek care. Christie Erickson, a nurse practitioner at Essentia Health in Hermantown,

FINDLAY, OH - January 08, 2026 - - Dr. Andrea Adams-Miller, an applied neuroscientist and executive advisor, and CEO of The RED Carpet Connection, LLC, warns that rising public concern is intensifying as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that flu activity is at very high levels across much of the United States,

A new flu strain known as subclade K is fueling a spike in flu activity across the U.S. What to know about Arizona's flu activity.

The CDC on Monday dramatically reduced the number of vaccines it recommends for all children. Here’s what parents should know.

Florida is among a handful of states reporting the highest level of flu activity, according to the latest CDC data, mirroring a national surge tied to the so-called "super flu." Why it matters: An unprecedented rise in flu cases comes as other sicknesses — such as the "winter vomiting bug,