From a new flu variant and rising workplace insurance costs, here are the top health stories for Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026.

A G155E-mutated H1N1 strain is driving an early U.S. flu surge. Early data suggest the updated vaccine still offers ...

This year's flu season started weeks sooner than usual and a new variant of H1N1 is the main culprit.

A livestock virus that was first detected in Europe this summer can infect humans as well, confounding scientists’ ...

Flu season is picking up months ahead of schedule with a mutated virus spreading in some parts of the United States.

Although the case is considered exceptional, investigators are working to determine how the infection occurred and whether the pathogen played a role in the patient’s death. France confirmed the death ...

French authorities confirmed the first known human case, saying it appeared to be “an exceptional case involving a severely ...

It's been over six years since COVID-19 was first declared a national emergency, now health officials are beginning to monitor a new, heavily-mutated variant, known as "Cicada." The variant, which has ...