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There are tons of reasons to get a yearly flu shot: About eight percent of the entire US population (all 327.2 million of us) gets sick with the flu each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—and that's truly only an estimate. It's also extremely contagious (people …

There are tons of reasons to get a yearly flu shot: About eight percent of the entire US population (all 327.2 million of us) gets sick with the flu each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—and that's truly only an estimate. It's also extremely contagious (people …

A North Carolina community is in mourning after a teenage girl died from severe complications of the flu, just before the new year. Lacie Rian Fisher, 15, had been feeling achy and wasn’t hungry for a few days before she decided to spend the weekend in bed, her dad Keith …

A North Carolina community is in mourning after a teenage girl died from severe complications of the flu, just before the new year. Lacie Rian Fisher, 15, had been feeling achy and wasn’t hungry for a few days before she decided to spend the weekend in bed, her dad Keith …

Fitbits have been used for years to help people improve their lives—and sometimes that goes beyond tracking workouts (in the past, they've been able to detect early signs of heart problems, and even cheating boyfriends). Now, researchers say there’s another off-label way of using them: They could help stop the …

Fitbits have been used for years to help people improve their lives—and sometimes that goes beyond tracking workouts (in the past, they've been able to detect early signs of heart problems, and even cheating boyfriends). Now, researchers say there’s another off-label way of using them: They could help stop the …

Over the last decade, an average of 140,000 to 810,000 people have been hospitalized annually due to complications from the flu—and a whopping 12,000 to 61,000 people per year lost their lives to the infectious disease. And yet, despite those staggering statistics, people of all ages are still not taking …

Over the last decade, an average of 140,000 to 810,000 people have been hospitalized annually due to complications from the flu—and a whopping 12,000 to 61,000 people per year lost their lives to the infectious disease. And yet, despite those staggering statistics, people of all ages are still not taking …

A 4-year-old Iowa girl has reportedly gone blind after nearly losing her life this flu season—and her parents are sharing her scary story to raise awareness of the importance of getting a yearly flu shot. Jade DeLucia, hadn’t received the flu vaccine when she started feeling ill on December 19, …

One of the best ways to prevent the flu from sidelining you this season is to get the flu shot—that's why you already got yours way back in October, which means you should be pretty much covered this year, right? If only. According to the newest updated stats from the …