Influenza's molecular theft caught in action—how the virus steals the cap of host RNA in order to replicate

The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The ...

Universal flu vaccine: How scientists are closing in on the virus's 'weak spots'

While current flu shots need to be updated each season, scientists are finding new ways to make vaccine that could last much longer and cover more strains.

Flu was again worse than covid this winter. Is that pattern here to stay?

Flu has overtaken covid in infections and hospitalizations during the winter respiratory virus season, and their virulence is ...
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What flu is going around 2026? Flu A, flu B symptoms, differences

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new flu variant, H3N2 subclade K, is a mutation of the common flu A subtype, which is often the flu "going around" come late ...
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Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here’s what to know

WASHINGTON (AP) - Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus — and cases are expected to keep growing with holiday travel. That variant, known as “subclade K,” led to ...