According to Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the CDC, there is widespread H1N1 activity in 46 states. H1N1 influenza continues to be a disease primarily involving children and young adults. "Many ...

Emergency department visits and hospitalizations in 2009, when the H1N1 pandemic began, were roughly double the ED visits and hospitalizations in 2008, according to a statistical brief from the ...

Flu-related pediatric deaths have doubled since last week, according to the CDC. Here's what to know this week, including ...

There are gaps in pediatric emergency departments’ pandemic preparedness, according to a study in Academic Emergency Medicine. Researchers interviewed pediatric ED leaders from across the U.S.

A top CDC official says concern over the outbreaks has grown since Thursday. April 24, 2009— -- A top federal health official said the government's concern over the swine flu outbreaks in the ...

Both H1N1 and COVID-19 spread across the U.S. faster and more unpredictably than early detection systems could keep up.

A new year might mean new viral threats. Influenza A is a perennial threat. The virus infects a wide range of animals and has the ability to mutate rapidly. The most recent influenza pandemic – caused ...