In this Ask a Doc, Dr. Thierman shares how to prevent sickness during cold and flu season, and what to do if you get sick. The ASK A DOC series is part of WJZ's partnership with LifeBridge Health. See ...

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Flu season impacts everyone, including doctors. When physicians themselves get struck down, here are the tricks they use to ...

Symptoms of viruses like COVID and flu overlap with each other, but there are ways you can narrow it down to get the treatment you need. Jessica is a writer on the Wellness team with a focus on ...

At least one pig has picked up bird flu amid an outbreak in poultry on a backyard farm in central Oregon. While the infection appears limited to one farm so far, the discovery has raised new alarm ...

When she was finally examined, the doctor offered reassurance and sent her home with a recommendation to follow up with her gastrointestinal doctor. But she couldn’t follow up with anyone ...

A pig in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The infected pig was from a backyard farming operation ...

Perhaps the best-known flu treatment, Tamiflu, is an oral medication approved for use in people who are at least two weeks old and have had flu symptoms for less than two days. Tamiflu works by ...

Swine are considered by health officials to be efficient influenza mixing bowls. The infected pig was not destined for commerical food production and federal officials say there is no concern ...

Share on Pinterest Bird flu has been spreading among domestic ... There is also no sign that the virus has developed resistance to antiviral treatments, the CDC said. Federal agriculture officials ...