Doctor’s visits are climbing. Boston Globe correspondent Emily Spatz explains why cases are so high, how this flu season is different, and if there’s relief in sight.

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Federal health officials are trying to tell if this year's harsh flu season led to an increase in a rare but dangerous brain ...

The FDA’s abrupt decision to cancel next month’s vaccine advisory committee meeting is raising concerns about whether the U.S ...

The FDA's decision to cancel the March meeting raises questions about flu vaccine guidance for manufacturers this year ...

Soaring egg prices have consumers boiling, and on Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture blamed rising costs ...

Malik Beasley scored 26 points, Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 11 assists and the Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 117-97 on Wednesday night in a matchup of two of the NBA’s hottest ...

Ascent Consumer Products Inc. announced a voluntary recall on Tuesday, Feb. 24, of its SinuCleanse Soft Tip Squeeze Bottle ...

Influenza has run rampant this winter, but numbers are leveling out, said Dr. Bisola Ojikutu of the city’s Public Health ...

A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in ...

Boston health officials said Wednesday that along with an unusual second, late surge of flu cases across the state, the ...