Medical experts are emphasizing early antiviral use, rest, hydration, and supportive care as key to shortening flu recovery times. Scientific reviews show some supplements like oral zinc may help with ...

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 ...

Dr. Stephen Jumic, hospital medicine at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the new strain of flu, how healing from the flu can be just as difficult as the symptoms ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates over 45,000 Americans have died from flu-related illnesses so far this season. Health experts say those numbers are a sobering reminder ...

Summer is winding down, which means flu season is right around the corner. According to the CDC, flu activity typically rises in October and November, with peaks between December and February. That’s ...

What causes the flu and what causes a cold? Colds and flu are both respiratory illnesses, but are caused by different viruses. “Colds are primarily caused by viruses, with rhinovirus being the most ...