Flu

College students are among the least likely to get vaccinated against the flu, which killed more than 80,000 people last winter. Experts say the reasons are a combination of fear and misperception.

The flu descended on Connie Gabaldon like a fog, she recalled, clouding her mind and compromising her judgment. It progressed to chest and back pain, the…

Overall, this season's vaccine is about 36 percent effective in blunting or preventing flu, health officials say. That's better than earlier predictions, and good enough to prevent flu in thousands.

Flu drugs recommended for vulnerable people, including young children and the elderly, are getting hard to find in some parts of the country, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Three more people – all elderly women – have died of complications from the flu in Cuyahoga County, upping the total in Northeast Ohio to at least a dozen fatalities. From member station WKSU, M.L. Schultze reports. The deaths range from a 1-year-old boy in Summit County to a 101-year-old woman in Euclid. Health departments throughout the state are reporting thousands of cases of what’s known as H3N2, which is especially severe among young children and older adults. The Toledo area has had 250 cases reported.

The flu season started early this year and is already widespread throughout the country and intense in dozens of states. But it's not too late to get that flu shot, officials say.

Cases of the flu are plaguing Ohioans throughout the state and hospitalizations are soaring.The Ohio Department of Health’s Melanie Amato says there’s…

The Ohio Department of Health is raising its flu-activity level to “widespread,” the agency’s highest ranking. From the start of October through Dec. 9, 401 people have been hospitalized with symptoms associated with influenza, according to ODH. In the most recent week numbers are available, 144 people went to the hospital with the flu.

The Ohio Department of Health reports the flu is widespread throughout the state.The state says there were 287 new confirmed flu-associated…

The Ohio Department of Health says the flu is now widespread across the state.Health officials say the number of people hospitalized for the flu took a…