Antibiotics are safe, effective and generally well-tolerated. Fatigue felt while taking them is likely the illness itself, ...

Norovirus and the stomach flu aren't the same thing. Here's what doctors wish patients knew, from the American Medical ...

Mobile County Health Officer Dr. Kevin Michael said the meningococcal disease can cause meningitis or a severe blood ...

Yes—but at a slightly smaller dose than teens and adults. Children who are 2 weeks to 12 years old take a twice-daily dose ...

Actress and new mom Jenna Dewan is keeping it real when it comes to sharing her postpartum journey. The star of The Rookie ...

A growing understanding of the importance of the gut microbiome for health has also highlighted how antibiotics can wreak ...

Avian influenza A (H5N1) has mutated, so the symptoms of bird flu could change as more people get sick in 2025.

The influenza virus also causes cold-like symptoms. Flu, or seasonal flu, is a cold-like illness caused by the influenza family of viruses. There are four types of influenza viruses: A ...

Helen Jackson took her daughter Gracie McHugh, then 2, to the hospital in January 2023 with flu-like symptoms. But the toddler was sent home, where her condition quickly worsened. Gracie developed ...

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed an increase in three respiratory viruses COVID-19, flu and RSVand the gastrointestinal disease norovirus. Emergency department ...

At the height of annual flu season, U.S. health officials on Thursday said clinicians should more quickly ensure people who are ill don't have bird flu. While the risk to the general public ...

In an infant or child, this may look like: COVID-19, the flu, and RSV are all caused by different viruses, but they share similar symptoms, such as fever ... them together may result in taking too ...