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, ...

"What we are really seeing is an uptick of influenza, which really impacts adults more and is a little more severe than flu b leading to more hospitalizations. It's also the dominant strain we are ...

Public health officials are warning of a quad-demic. Respiratory illnesses COVID, the flu, RSV, and along with norovirus have been making the rounds. Dr. Umar Siddiqui from Aspirus-St. Luke’s says ...

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 ...

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

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

"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 ...

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

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.