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This year’s flu season hit a grim milestone with deaths tied to the virus surpassing the number of COVID-related deaths in California for the first time in five years. The noteworthy milestone ...

California seeing one of its worst flu spikes this century, experts say. By Madilynne Medina, News Reporter Feb 10, 2025. A nurse gives a flu vaccination shot to a man at a free clinic held at a ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday to combat bird flu, which has spread to more than a quarter of all the state's dairies in the last month and infected 34 state ...

What’s the difference between flu a vs. flu b? The two most common and most severe flu strains are type A and type B, according to the CDC.Of the data collected so far this season, 96.6% of flu ...

The new results helped boost Moderna’s stock by more than 4% in early trading Monday, though the company’s shares are still ...

Hand‑picked CDC panel endorses flu shots for all but recommends avoiding thimerosal vials—a win for skeptics that may affect ...

The U.S’s biggest dairy-producing state is being squeezed by the recent outbreak of bird flu, which also affects cattle—and ...

The Trump administration's vaccine advisers are bringing up an old flu-shot debate: Whether it's time to wipe out the last ...

Denny’s and Waffle House have removed surcharges that the two restaurant chains added to their menus when U.S. egg prices spiked earlier in the year. Denny’s confirmed Thursday that it eliminated its ...

Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning with NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. If regulators approve the flu vaccine, the company can then advance the combination ...