Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As flu season continues to rise across the United States this holiday season, it may be worth considering an at-home test for the ...

While they’re caused by two different viruses, COVID-19 and the flu are both contagious respiratory illnesses which present very similar symptoms. But if you’re experiencing a cough or fever during ...

The flu is one of the most common and contagious diseases — it causes up to 41 million illnesses, 710,000 hospitalizations and 52,000 deaths each year in the US, according to the Centers for Disease ...

The sooner someone takes a flu test after they start to experience symptoms of the illness, the better, Dr. Sheldon Campbell ...

If it feels like everyone is getting the flu, you're not imagining it. This is shaping up to be another severe flu season. That's why it's important to take advantage of every tool we have to keep the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- There's no running from it. Flu season is in full swing, but now medical experts say how you get tested for the flu may also be a problem. The most commonly used test, called ...

An experimental flu test could detect the virus right on the tip of your tongue. Researchers in Germany have potentially discovered a new way to spot influenza through an edible test, potentially like ...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on its leadership in point-of-care diagnostic testing, QuidelOrtho Corporation (Nasdaq: QDEL) ("QuidelOrtho (QDEL)"), a leading global provider of ...

TORONTO, Dec. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Canada enters peak respiratory illness season, Canadians now have access to the first Health Canada-approved at-home COVID-19 and Influenza A/B ...