The United States is experiencing an especially bad flu season this winter. So grab your hand sanitizer, because we’re taking on the topic with a look a smart thermometers, like the ones made by KinsaHealth. The company’s thermometers connect to an app to give users medical advice and to track the spread of fevers (and, […]

Hospitals across the country are seeing a sharp spike in the number of hospitalizations this flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It seems the strain of the virus that’s circulating is particularly vicious. That means higher costs for patients – and headaches for hospitals. Click the audio player above to […]

Since this year's flu vaccine is off the mark, more people will probably come down with the flu.

The numbers we're reading and watching for Wednesday.