When a patient has a sore throat but not strep, doctors usually prescribe rest and lots of fluids. However, aching throats may warrant more serious medical attention.

Smokers, it’s never too late to quit — and there may now be even more good reasons to do so.

Coughing, fever, aches and pains. Flu symptoms can be miserable. Good news, though — a medication may shorten that misery.

Heart risks can show up in some surprising places.

As more states report flu cases and hospitalizations climb, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared the flu an epidemic.

A high-dose flu vaccine isn’t any more fun than the regular version, but if you have to be stuck with a needle to prevent the flu, it’s nice to know it works well.

The flu vaccine may have kept millions of people in the United States flu-free last year.

Good news for parents: babies face much less of a threat from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, than was once thought.

Have you gotten your flu shot yet? It may be the best way to keep yourself flu-free this season, experts say.

Kids aren't the biggest fans of vaccinations — particularly the needles that come with them. But those needles may be keeping many kids free from the flu and out of the hospital.