Imagine swallowing glass every time you try to speak, eat, or even breathe. That’s how some people are describing the intense throat pain caused by the latest family of COVID-19 variants spreading across the United States—so sharp and searing it’s been dubbed the “razor throat” symptom. These newest strains, descendants of the “FLiRT” variants (KP.2, …
Something strange happened during winter 2024/2025. As hospitals filled with flu patients across America, COVID-19 cases dropped to levels few experts predicted. For years, public health officials braced for a “twindemic” each winter, expecting both viruses to surge in tandem. Instead, influenza dominated while SARS-CoV-2 retreated into the background. Was it just a coincidence? Or …
Doctors’ offices and emergency rooms across America are seeing something they have never seen before. A record has fallen, one that stood for nearly three decades, and public health officials are bracing for what comes next. Flu season arrived with force during 2025, and new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms …
A flu strain that most Americans have never encountered is spreading at an alarming pace. Hospitals are filling up. Children are dying. And experts say the worst may still lie ahead. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention paints a sobering picture of an influenza season that has caught many off guard. …