As people prepare to gather with friends and family for the holidays, flu and whooping cough cases are on the rise across the United States. NBC’s medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar joins Saturday ...

“The single best way to reduce the risk of seasonal flu and its potentially serious complications is to get vaccinated each year,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many ...

Were your holidays interrupted by the flu? If it feels like more people you know were under the weather this season, it's not a flu-induced fog tricking you: The virus has reached its highest levels ...

As families get ready to celebrate the holidays, people should be aware of the increased risk of sickness during celebrations. Health experts are warning Americans to expect a rise in winter ...

FLU AND FLU LIKE ILLNESSES ARE SPIKING IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE LATEST STATE DATA SHOWS MORE THAN 7% OF ALL HOSPITAL VISITS WERE RELATED TO THOSE VIRUSES. THAT’S UP FROM JUST OVER 4% THE WEEK BEFORE.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States now has the highest level of respiratory illness since the 1997-98 flu season, according to new data published ...