RESPIRATORY HEALTH

Thousands of American lives have been lost to the novel coronavirus this past year, but one historically lethal illness has taken a backseat this season: the flu, which, according to federal health estimates, has killed only one child this year. 

February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year.

Outbreaks of the common cold could become more commonplace as schools reopen for in-person learning, according to a new report from the Centers for Diease Control and Prevention. 

Russian health officials reported a new strain of avian flu never before transmitted from birds to humans Saturday, after an outbreak first occurred in a poultry farm last December.

With coronavirus cases soaring in late summer, experts warned about the potential for a so-called “twin-demic,” which they said would've seen hospital systems overwhelmed by both COVID-19 and the influx of flu patients, but the surge never came.

Since the start of the pandemic, experts have pondered if past exposure to the common cold, many of which are caused by seasonal coronaviruses, could offer some protection against the novel coronavirus that was identified more than a year ago.

The medical technology company behind a molecular diagnostic test that can detect both the influenza virus and coronavirus in a little as two to three hours said it received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA on Friday.

While a peanut allergy is commonly associated with pediatric care, a new study has found that up to one in six adults with sensitivity to peanuts developed it after age 18.

Signs you may be allergic to your Christmas tree, according to an allergist and immunologist.

The CDC said Saturday that it has learned of severe allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine, and now recommends if a person has "ever had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a COVID-19 vaccine," then they "should not get that specific vaccine."