A surge in respiratory illness is typical for this time of year, and the simultaneous outbreak of highly contagious norovirus is piling on to the public health risk. Commonly known as stomach flu, ...

Illinois had at least 103 outbreaks of the stomach bug norovirus in November and December – a dramatic increase from previous ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a warning about the rise in respiratory illnesses like the flu ...

Both doctors recommend staying home, and away from work or school, if you’re sick, so you don’t give it to others. Also ...

Dr. Ben Weston, chief health policy advisor for Milwaukee County, joins Lake Effect's Joy Powers to talk about how you can ...

Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff cautioned Ohioans to continue to take these illnesses seriously.

It's what many call "sick season" and area health centers and doctors are seeing a rise in demand for services.

Sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, nausea: the combination of flu, COVID, RSV and norovirus has created what’s being called a "Quademic," and it’s filling up hospital beds across the Mid-South.

This week we welcomed the federal government's announcement that a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for pregnant women would be included on ...

This is the time of year when we see more people getting sick. When temperatures drop people start spending more time inside. That means they are in closer quarters and germs ...

MultiCare Health System announced all of its regions, including the Inland Northwest, will require masks for patients, visitors and staff in all patient care areas.

"As expected, we have seen some shifts in disease activity and we are in what almost every year are the peak months of respiratory season," said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department ...