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The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse with 38 states reporting high or very high levels for respiratory illnesses.

Would you be willing to quarantine in a hotel with people who have the flu in exchange for $1,900? News4’s Dominique Moody reports on a study that aims to improve public health policies.

It’s flu season, and with more illness comes some tragic news: The first child to die from the flu this season in Virginia was between five and 12 years old.

The child was in the eastern part of the state, and between 5 and 12 years old.

The White House says President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot.

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in the United States, even as hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus and the flu continue to fall.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it would be releasing part of its stockpile of antiviral Tamiflu to help combat the flu.

The Biden administration says it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile

Respiratory viruses, including COVID, flu and RSV, are spreading across the U.S. — and so are other infections. So how long are you contagious with some of the more common ones? Find out here.

As cases of influenza and other respiratory viruses rise around the nation, two national pharmacy groups say Tamiflu and generic versions of the flu medicine are in short supply.

A health expert spoke with News4 about the best ways to try to prevent your kids from getting sick amid the spread of so many viruses this winter.

A surge in cases of flue, RSV, and COVID-19 is raising the demand for over-the-counter cold medications, especially for children’s ibuprofen and acetaminophen.

Several Dutch players are battling flu symptoms ahead of their round of 16 World Cup match against the United States, Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal said.

Emergency rooms in Virginia said they are experiencing an unprecedented surge in patient volumes due to a spike in illnesses after the Thanksgiving holiday. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Emergency rooms in Virginia are experiencing an unprecedented surge in patient volumes due to a spike in illnesses after the Thanksgiving holiday, hospital officials said.

As the holiday season approaches, many of use are planning to travel to celebrate with family. However, COVID is still lingering around, and there have been recent surges of flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) cases. Due to the uptick in the number of individuals infected by these respiratory viruses, doctors worry that we could face a “tripledemic” this winter….

Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don’t skip your flu shot this fall.

Health experts say this flu season could be worse than the past couple of years. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

Doctors are warning that this flu season might be particularly worse for young children, and some kids should get more than one flu shot. Health officials watch the progression of the virus in the Southern Hemisphere as an indication of what’s to come in the United States. Australia is having its worst flu season in five years and young...