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January 6, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThis Year’s Flu Season Just Surpassed a Grim New RecordAlmost one in 10 people who visited a…

The United States has seen the number of influenza cases climb significantly in December, coming after the most severe flu season since 2018, the Centers for…

The number of people in hospital with flu in England has fallen for the second week in a row, NHS figures show, as England’s top doctor…

Several of the UK’s big supermarkets have been forced to source turkeys from elsewhere in Europe to keep shelves stocked this Christmas, after avian flu curtailed…

The NHS is on “high alert” as the number of people in hospital with flu reached the highest ever for this time of year amid continuing…

Good morning. The “moment of crisis” for the NHS that led Keir Starmer to warn resident doctors not to strike this week is already upon us…

Thirteen ambulances are lined up at the rear of the emergency department (ED) of the Royal Stoke university hospital, Staffordshire, as Ann-Marie Morris, the hospital trust’s…

December 16, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNew Flu Variant May Be Triggering Spike in Severe DiseaseA novel influenza variant called subclade K appears…

With flu cases rising and resident doctors on strike from Wednesday, the NHS is under considerable pressure. But experts say lessons from the Covid pandemic could…

You might be feeling stressed out seeing the headlines about “super flu” and comparing the current winter health challenges with 2020 and Covid. Amid all the…