In the U.S., flu and COVID season runs from October through March and sometimes a bit longer. Although you can catch the flu or COVID anytime of the year, you are more likely to get sick during the ...

Sniffles, sore throat, fever, and aches and pains may accompany a number of illnesses, but during the wintertime such symptoms are typically indicative of influenza. Throughout much of North America, ...

Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu -- or COVID-19. The illnesses all share similar symptoms, sometimes making it hard to distinguish ...

If it seems like almost everyone you know is getting sick with influenza or some other virus right now, it’s not your imagination. The Northern Hemisphere’s respiratory illness season, which typically ...