Children who were vaccinated against Covid-19 last season had a “substantially lower risk” of emergency department and urgent ...

The United States is currently experiencing the deadliest flu season for children in the last 15 years, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday ...

This season's influenza vaccines may have been less effective against emergency room visits for some kids compared to last year, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests, ...

This year’s late flu season has turned out to be the deadliest in recent memory. Now, as test positivity rates have finally come down, and weekly deaths are starting to slow, the overall death toll is ...

The 2024-25 flu season has been the deadliest for Michigan children since the state began tracking pediatric flu deaths. Health officials reported three additional flu-associated pediatric deaths in ...

Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain disease called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE. It’s a fast-moving ...

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WASHINGTON — This year’s harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication ...

Typically flu season begins in October and stretches into May, but the pandemic era bucked those trends. A main driver of recent flu seasons' severity has been rising vaccine hesitancy, which has ...

RSV prevention products led to a significant reduction in hospitalization rates for infants aged 0 to 7 months during the 2024-2025 season. The maternal RSV vaccine and nirsevimab were key ...

EAST LANSING, MI; Sep. 12, 2025 – WKAR Public Media announced today the upcoming premiere of the eleventh and final season of Curious Crew, the WKAR original show for kids. Curious Crew features ...