Flu surges across U.S. as doctor visits reach highest level since 1997
The CDC estimated there have been at least 11 million flu cases as of December 27.
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The CDC estimated there have been at least 11 million flu cases as of December 27.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 32 jurisdictions are showing "high" or "very high" levels of flu.
Doctors and scientists say this year's influenza season could be tougher than usual, with a new version of the flu virus, called H3N2, spreading quickly.
FluMist, the first self-administered flu vaccine spray, is now available for purchase. Here's everything to know, from cost to age requirements and more.
The votes on vaccine recommendations are the first move by the panel after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all its members.
Since flu season is still ongoing, data is preliminary and may change, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Experts say it will likely increase.
The cancelation upends the usual process to start manufacturing next winter's flu shots.
Lab tests suggest a strain of the flu virus circulating this season may not be "well-recognized" by the flu vaccine.
Influenza trends have reached record highs in recent weeks.
For a second time this season, at least 41 states are reporting high or very high levels of the flu. Here's how to stay safe.
The CDC says respiratory illness is now "very high" nationwide.
Several Western states are seeing rates worse than last year's peak of flu season.
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Congo's health minister says the government is "on general alert" over an unidentified disease that's killed dozens of people, about half of whom were children.
If you still haven't gotten your COVID or flu shot, now is the time so you'll stay protected throughout the season, according to doctors.
Nearly 4 in 10 seniors have gotten vaccinated for COVID so far this year.
But what kind of sickness do your symptoms point to? Here's a breakdown for COVID-19, flu and more — and why testing is so important.
What to know about the "optimal time" to get vaccinated against the flu — and how the FluMist nasal spray stacks up to the traditional shot.
AstraZeneca says the spray could be available "as soon as next flu season."
It's critical to get COVID and flu vaccinations as we head into the fall and winter months, an infectious disease expert said.
The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency over the spread of mpox in Africa, but says it's not the next coronavirus.
The latest data comes as the FDA is weighing a major revision to the flu shots.
The CDC noted a recent dip in influenza activity, but experts say more increases are expected, meaning it's not time to back down from precautions like the flu shot.
"COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising quickly," the CDC said, and the new variant JN.1 is making up an increasing share of cases.
Cases of other respiratory illnesses, including flu and RSV, are also on the rise.
In the years since the Marshal Fire impacted thousands of people in Colorado, the Community Foundation of Boulder County has been spreading out the $43 million it received in donations to survivors. Now the last will be used to fund future affordable housing projects.
The chief and medical director of surgery at Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette, Dr. Adam Butler, has a special way to brighten the days of some patients in Colorado.
American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she recovers.
The Social Security Administration wouldn't stop issuing benefits once its trust funds are exhausted, but it could be forced to cut benefits.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, but doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proven to help.
In the years since the Marshal Fire impacted thousands of people in Colorado, the Community Foundation of Boulder County has been spreading out the $43 million it received in donations to survivors. Now the last will be used to fund future affordable housing projects.
The chief and medical director of surgery at Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette, Dr. Adam Butler, has a special way to brighten the days of some patients in Colorado.
American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she recovers.
Commerce City police are crediting a police drone for helping officers locate an older woman with Alzheimer's. She was reported missing on Tuesday.
Multiple fire departments jumped in to help when a fire broke out in Franktown on Sunday afternoon.
Denver Summit FC in the NWSL unveiled its new uniform on Monday.
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This past week, the Community Foundation of Boulder County announced it has spent the last $6 million on future affordable housing projects. This announcement stirred up mixed reactions from many survivors who still need financial aid.
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Far East Center celebrates the Lunar New Year with a festival that brought the community together.
American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she recovers.
The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony inside the ancient Roman amphitheater, Verona Arena.
Through a sudden death overtime goal, the U.S. men's hockey team is golden over Canada.
Kaillie Humphries Armbruster won her sixth career Olympic medal, tying fellow American Elana Meyers Taylor for the most by any woman in bobsled history.
For Denver Nuggets public address announcer Kyle Speller, the microphone is only one part of his mission.
American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said she is finally out of the hospital as she recovers.
The Social Security Administration wouldn't stop issuing benefits once its trust funds are exhausted, but it could be forced to cut benefits.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, but doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proven to help.
The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony inside the ancient Roman amphitheater, Verona Arena.
Mexico's Ministry of Defense security forces killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," in a military operation.
An armed man was shot and killed early Sunday morning after "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that TSA and Customs and Border Protection are "suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts."
Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot in South Padre Island, Texas, in March 2025. ICE's involvement in the shooting was not disclosed until more than 11 months after the shooting.
On Friday, President Trump signed a proclamation that would impose 10% tariffs on most foreign imports to the United States.
Colorado lawmakers are getting ready to debate a bill limiting how and when police can use drones and license plate readers like Flock.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized the broadening use of anxiety medications, but doctors and researchers say the MAHA movement is misrepresenting drugs that have been proven to help.
After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the crippling disease to return.
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A Clear Creek County woman is relearning CPR weeks after she says the technique saved her life.
Critics have questioned why the federal government should underwrite coverage costs for people with ACA health plans — but almost all health insurance in the U.S. comes with some federal help.
The Social Security Administration wouldn't stop issuing benefits once its trust funds are exhausted, but it could be forced to cut benefits.
A business owner says she's been operating at a loss for some time due to these tariffs, while an advocate for business development says the tariffs helped the local economy by driving more international companies to the state.
The businesses in an industrial park on the outer edge of Fort Collins are banding together and expressing their frustrations about recent power shutoffs by Xcel Energy.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled President Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs under a federal emergency powers law.
Parts of Evergreen's El Rancho restaurant will be preserved in a move to a new location, as a new filling station and convenience store moves ahead on the site.
A popular youth hockey coach in southern Colorado has been arrested for investigation of felony child abuse after colliding on the ice with one of his players in a case that one of the coach's supporters called a "terrifying precedent for youth sports across the country."
A Denver judge this week ordered an area pastor, Tilo Lopez, to pay a family $311,000 in restitution after Lopez was criminally prosecuted in connection with a construction project he said he would do for the family.
The filing comes months after a judge ordered the company to pay more than $116 million for its role in the 2021 death of 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.