Flu

Flu season got off to an early start in this year in the U.S., with 36 states (including Minnesota) already reporting widespread flu activity. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), getting a vaccine is still the best way to protect yourself from getting the flu.

The time for runny noses, sore throats and the dreaded flu will soon be upon us. Doctors and nurses are reminding you to get your flu shot early to limit your chances of getting the virus.

Minnesota Nice doesn't have to doom us to the flu. Check out these tips on flu-proof greetings!

It's just part of the everyday risks you take by going to a job...catching a bug from a co-worker. It seems so unfair and makes you wonder what you did to deserve this??

A Minnesota state health official is urging residents to get vaccinated for the flu amid concern that low vaccination rates can lead to more hospitalizations and deaths.

I don't know what it is about being sick on the couch that makes old shows you'd otherwise never watch, so appealing! What's your favorite show to binge watch on a sick day?

My best friends today are vitamins, water, hand sanitizer, and Lysol wipes. Excuse me while I go sanitize my bubble!

If you haven't seen the likes of this terribly catchy flu strain going around, you've been hiding under a rock...and should stay there for a while!

There's a cold circulating the building and I thought that I had dodged it--but no such luck. The weather is nice out and now is not the time to be getting sick. Do you have any home remedies I can try to get better faster?

It appears the flu is off to an early and potent start. The Minnesota Department of Health is now describing the flu as 'widespread' in the state. Some area schools have cancelled games due to too many sick players, hospital ERs are being overrun, and the shot may be less effective than we had hoped.

Hey, wait a minute. I want my flu shot money back. (Ok, what? Oh, right I did't pay anything. Insurance covered it.) The news of the day is saying the our usual flu shot effectiveness (60%) may not be as effective this year (40%) as we had hoped. Turns out that one of the strains mutated leaving us all a bit unprotected.

Unless you’ve been hiding out under the covers shivering, nursing a fever and clutching your achy bones, you probably know this has been a brutal flu season. What you may not know is there are measures you can take to avoid the flu -- and most of them are pretty darned simple. So, what are they?