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Humans can't get dog flu, but the illness continues to raise concerns for pet owners and animal shelters.

“I think we are just in the beginning of, unfortunately, this crisis … I think things are going to get, unfortunately, a little worse,” says San Antonio-based Dr. Mehmood Khan.

The CDC late last month reported Texas and New York have seen the high number of flu cases this season, so far. KERA’s Sam Baker talked about this with Dr. Donna Casey, an internist with Texas Health Dallas.

Experts in the state are concerned about what they're calling a "twindemic," a possible surge in flu and COVID-19 cases.

Scientists are pushing hard to find a more effective way to prevent nearly all seasonal flu strains with one shot. For starters, they're paying volunteers to spend a 10-day stint in "Hotel Influenza."

This flu season has turned out to be a tough one for children. There have been twice as many pediatric flu deaths so far this season than at the same...

The Internet abounds with myths about the relative risks of flu and flu shots, maybe partly because it's an annual shot and nobody likes needles. Here's the latest on what you might need — and why.

Updated at 1:55 p.m., Feb. 26, 2019: As a measles outbreak continues in Washington state, a congressional hearing Wednesday will discuss the preventable...

A flu shot's important for people in general, but it's more important for people with weakened immune systems. That includes women who are pregnant.

The flu epidemic was especially deadly last year. And our region was no exception . Tens of thousands of people are estimated to have died in the U.S....