A second wave of flu is hitting the U.S., turning this into one of the nastiest seasons for children in a decade. The number of child deaths and the hospitalization rate for youngsters are the highest seen at this point in any season since the severe flu outbreak of 2009-10, health officials said Friday. And the wave is expected...

Eight additional flu deaths have been reported in Connecticut. The state Department of Health has released influenza statistics for the week of Feb. 2 and all eight people who died were adults. Flu remains widespread in Connecticut. There have been 40 flu-related deaths in the state this season. One was a child. The number of flu-related hospitalizations in the state…

The Department of Public Health announced eight new reported flu-related deaths in Connecticut.

A student from China who became ill while at the Yale Model United Nations conference has tested negative for coronavirus, according to New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker. “We have just received information from the State Department of Public Health that the student participating in the Yale Model United Nations program has tested negative for coronavirus after lab testing with the…

A total of 13 people have died from flu-related illnesses this flu season.

Another two flu deaths have been reported in Connecticut and the people who died were between the ages of 25 and 49, according to state Department of Health statistics. There have been seven flu-related deaths in Connecticut this season and the most recent two were during the week of Dec. 29 to Jan. 4. The other five flu-related deaths were…

The flu continues to spread across the U.S., with elevated activity in nearly every state. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported widespread flu in 30 states — mostly on the West Coast, along the southern border, and in the Mid-Atlantic states. The CDC estimates there have been at least 3.7 million flu cases so far this...

There have been two flu-related deaths in Connecticut. The Connecticut Department of Health weekly influenza report for the week of Nov. 2-9 says there were two in the week and they are the first two of the season.

Ten people at an Oklahoma care facility for people with intellectual disabilities were hospitalized after they were apparently accidentally injected with what’s believed to be insulin rather than flu shots, authorities said. Emergency responders were called Wednesday afternoon to the Jacquelyn House in Bartlesville, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of Tulsa, on a report of an unresponsive person and...

You can get your flu shot without even getting out of your car on October 12th at 3 Farm Glen Boulevard in Farmington.

A child has died from the flu in Connecticut, according to the state Department of Public Health. The child died earlier this week.

There have been three additional deaths associated with the flu in Connecticut, which makes 14 flu-related deaths reported this season.

There has been a fourth death from the flu in Connecticut, according to the state Department of Health.

The latest flu numbers from the state health department reveal three people have died in connection with the flu and more than 500 have fallen sick this season.

The latest numbers from the state health department reveal three people have died in connection with the flu and more than 500 have fallen sick this season.

Connecticut health officials are urging residents to get a flu vaccination.

A virus could be adding to the seasonal misery brought on by influenza, but it’s not being identified, an infectious disease specialist told NBC News. Adenovirus can cause severe flu-like symptoms, and the U.S. military already vaccinates recruits against two of its 52 strains. But most people don’t get the vaccine and aren’t tested for it at doctor’s offices, according...

Happy memories are what Milford Fire Lieutenant Jason Dombrowski finds comfort in these days. As the flu season lingers, there are constant reminders of the pain of losing his wife to the flu in 2010.

Tamiflu is a prescription medication that can ease flu symptoms and stop them from getting worse, and it’s seen shortages this year amid a fierce outbreak that’s killed at least 37 children. But “Today” reports that a family in Indiana fears that Tamiflu’s effects may have led to the suicide of 16-year-old Charlie Harp. A legal guardian of Harp’s told...

The family of an Indiana teen says the drug Tamiflu may have played a role in his suicide. An aunt of Charlie Harp, 16, said Harp was a “happy” child before he took the drug for his influenza.