In New York City, just over a quarter of children 6 months and older have received the flu shot this season. The city’s ...

A highly contagious virus that spread rapidly across New York City last winter may make a resurgence. Sometimes referred to as the stomach flu or stomach bug, the norovirus illness causes vomiting and ...

New York and New Jersey hospitals see a rise in flu and respiratory virus cases, with the flu declared "prevalent" and a ...

The latest data on respiratory illness in the United States shows that shoppers and merry-makers are spreading more than just holiday cheer: They’re also passing around germs. In many cases, it’s a ...

The tools to stop the spread of HIV are readily available, but experts said they're not getting to the right people.

Typically, flu cases in New York tend to show a sharp rise in late December to early January, coincident with the winter ...

Flu season has begun weeks early in New York City, with cases rising sharply and schools closing due to widespread illness.

Less than 40% of children have gotten a flu shot this year, according to CDC data. That’s lower than this time during the ...

The chikungunya virus is currently running rampant through China and other nearby countries, the New York Department of Health said. Now, it’s been identified in a person living in Nassau County on ...

The U.S. is seeing a post-Thanksgiving spike in influenza, data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on ...

A newer COVID variant called XFG is currently fueling cases of the virus across the country. Nicknamed “ Stratus,” this ...

New York limited school vaccine exemptions in 2019. But the U.S. Supreme Court recently asked a New York City court to reconsider a case on the topic.