The members of the CDC vaccine advisory committee HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed say the panel has “lost ...

This rare flu complication is on the rise in otherwise healthy children - This year was one of the deadliest flu seasons for children in more than 20 years ...

An increasing number of US children infected with influenza are experiencing a rare and potentially fatal condition marked by swelling in the brain, researchers said. They identified 41 children ...

In collecting data on the number of immunized children across the Volunteer State, the Tennessee Department of Health looks ...

Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain ...

As for the clinical presentation, most kids had fever (93%) and seizures (68%). They also had elevated liver enzymes (78%), ...

At least 11 children in the U.S. have died from influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy since October 2023, a ...

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Susan Monarez to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), putting a longtime government scientist at the helm of an agency being upended by Health ...

Health officials have reported 266 influenza-related pediatric deaths to the CDC for the 2024-25 season — the highest number of pediatric deaths in any non-H1N1 flu pandemic season since 2004. Ninety ...

The HHS is betting $500 million on developing a universal flu vaccine that could protect against multiple flu strains.