COVID-19 variant XFG accounted for 0% of U.S. cases in May. By late-June, it became the third-most common strain.

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) – The flu virus is already hitting hard this season as a new variant spreads rapidly, but it’s not too late to protect yourself, experts say. Much of the concern this flu season is coming ...

As the weather cools and fall approaches, COVID-19 cases are still spiking in much of the United States. The country has yet to emerge from a late summer COVID wave driven by the highly contagious new ...

KBIA's Rebecca Smith after receiving both her COVID-19 booster and flu shot in 2021. Flu season is underway, and while cases are still low in Missouri, medical professionals are watching a variant ...

Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...