Donald Macaskill, chief executive of Scottish Care, told BBC Scotland a "measured" approach could avoid routine mask wearing ...

The latest data on respiratory illness in the United States shows that shoppers and merry-makers are spreading more than just ...

A surge in the number of people being hospitalised with the flu could see 'carnage' on wards, a hospital chief has warned - ...

A. You might be suffering from influenza. Colds do not usually cause body aches. This year, the dominant influenza virus has undergone a genetic drift. The new variant is called Subclade K and flu ...

Hospitals face record flu hospitalisations for this time of year, with fears post-Christmas demand and strikes will create ...

Oxford researcher James Hay says the H3N2 outbreak remains within normal ranges despite NHS warnings, but explains which ...

A number of diseases tend to peak in the winter, thanks to indoor gatherings that help germs spread. The list includes not ...

A new strain of the flu is spreading, and doctors say it is causing more severe illness, leading to an increase in hospitalizations. With holiday gatherings approaching, ...

Every winter, as the air sharpens and scarves return to shoulders, an old visitor also makes a reappearance: the flu. It ...

Norovirus, or stomach flu, is a highly contagious disease that spreads through contaminated food, water, surfaces or direct ...

Norovirus levels are increasing across California, and the rise is especially notable in the San Francisco Bay Area and L.A., ...

According to FT Weekend, the Ryanair boss, Michael O'Leary, has for the first time laid out a timetable for his departure ...