Avian influenza, or bird flu, is rising, and Virginia has found about 200 confirmed cases, according to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

There’s a date on the books for the first tilt in the upcoming four-year non-conference men’s basketball series between Virginia and Maryland. The Hoos and the Terrapins are slated to renew ...

A new vaccine that combines flu and COVID-19 protection in one shot shows promising results, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it wants more data before it can be approved.

The current flu season has become the deadliest for children since the 2009 swine flu epidemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency reports 216 ...

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Virginia teachers can look forward to receiving a bonus and a three percent raise. Lynchburg Education President Karl Loos said it's a step forward, and the additional money will go a long way in ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 216 pediatric deaths nationally, marking the highest number of young lives lost to the flu in 15 years. In New York State alone ...

A combination shot for flu and COVID-19 using messenger RNA generated antibodies in a study, but U.S. government regulators want to see data on whether the new vaccine protects people from getting ...

H5N1, commonly called bird flu, had been detected in cows. Scientists had been closely watching avian flu for years, worried about the potential jump to livestock. But their money was on pigs next.