Doctors weigh in on the early uptick, whether a rough flu season lies ahead, and when you should ideally get your flu shot.

In a reward-free touchscreen game, Japanese macaques favored a button that made a puppet pop up in somewhat unpredictable spots, like curious humans. Six zoo orangutans heard laughter before learning ...

But that advice has changed. New data show that flu season has arrived earlier than usual this year. That means now is the ...

This year’s vaccine will target the subclade K variant, which played a role in the disruptive 2025-26 flu season.

It’s October and time for flu shots. Medical experts urge getting a flu vaccination soon, before influenza starts spreading widely — and to get up to date on protection against other fall respiratory ...

Dr. Juanita Mora, national medical spokesperson for the American Lung Association, said what’s expected to be a moderate flu ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many pharmacies across the country are now offering updated flu shots, just like every other year around this time. But unlike ...

Purchases of cough drops are also up 16.6% compared to last year.

So, When Is the Best Time to Get Your Flu Shot?Grace Cary - Getty Images It’s easy to forget about the flu—until you start getting reminders from big-name pharmacy chains that it’s time for your ...

The first mRNA flu shot is now available, but not everyone is eligible. Moderna’s mFlusiva is the first flu vaccine in the United States to use messenger RNA technology, the same platform used in ...