SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Every year, millions of people get the flu in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control. If you are experiencing any flu-like symptoms, stay home. If that's ...

Unfortunately, we can’t control other people’s gross behavior — so if the worst does happen and you’ve gotten a face full of ...

As cases of the flu continue to increase, there are some steps you can take to help prevent yourself from becoming unwell or ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, colds usually last less than a week and are caused by different ...

You may find yourself reaching for kleenex and a thermometer this fall, a sure sign that cold and flu seasons are back. As temperatures begin to drop, the illnesses will begin to spread. But you can ...

Dr. Mel Kohn, the director of the Oregon Public Health Division, recently issued a press release in time to remind travelers how they can avoid catching and spreading the flu. He told us, “As the ...

From Thanksgiving to New Year’s, holiday togetherness comes with a catch: a spike in the viruses that thrive when we all gather inside.

Doctors believe a universal flu vaccine could be at least a decade away. — -- A leading researcher at the National Institutes of Health is declaring this year's severe flu season a "wake-up call" ...

Using a mathematical model to calculate how immunity to flu changes over a lifetime, scientists have found that most adults only catch the flu twice every decade, according to a Reuters report. The ...