Flu

While the flu is causing problems around the country, the number of students and teachers infected in Pinellas County has increased this year.

The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner says preliminary autopsy findings show Influenza B killed a 12-year-old boy.

Health officials say the United States could have a harsher than usual flu season, and is already showing influenza activity above the national baseline...

Residents in Pinellas are getting an early Halloween treat: free flu vaccines.

This year, the flu season is expected to be among one of the worst to hit the United States.

The first case of canine influenza, or "dog flu," was confirmed in Florida this week. More than a dozen cases of the highly contagious H3N2 canine flu…

Florida is a major player in widespread influenza reported in 43 states so far this season. Levels of transmission have reached epidemic proportions,...

The Florida Department of Health is asking patients and physicians to help stop the over-prescribing of antibiotics.DOH officials say that's because the…

Southwest Florida joined the rest of the country in weathering a tough flu season the past several weeks.Lee Memorial Health System reported hundreds of…

Florida Surgeon General John Armstrong says the state is experiencing a moderately severe flu season. His first bit of advice is to get a flu shot.“This…