LITTLE Beckett Wear was forced to relearn how to walk and talk after a bout of the flu caused a catastrophic brain disorder.

Many clinicians do not consider neurologic complications of the flu when discussing vaccination or treatment of influenza with families. A recent study that explored the neurologic impact of flu in ...

With months left of flu season, influenza cases are on the rise in California and transmission is high in the Bay Area, data ...

A 4-year-old Ashland girl is recovering after a rare brain injury brought on by the flu kept her in the hospital for three weeks. Caitlin Lyons told 7 News Boston her daughter, Althea, came down with ...

A rise in pediatric flu deaths is alarming U.S. officials as vaccination rates lag and severe strains spread nationwide.

ASHLAND, Massachusetts (WBZ) -- An Ashland, Massachusetts family is warning others to take the flu seriously, after their 4-year-old daughter almost died. Back in December, Caitlin Lyons' 4-year-old ...

A child in Massachusetts missed Christmas due to her worsening flu symptoms in December Back in December, a girl from Massachusetts was hospitalized with a rare brain condition linked to a flu virus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As influenza runs rampant throughout the state, the first pediatric flu death has been reported in New Jersey this flu season, ...

Amid a severe flu season, the CDC ends its universal flu shot recommendation for kids. Experts explain why this is dangerous for children.

Althea, 4, suffered seizures, dizziness and a fever before being diagnosed with Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy “Quite literally healthy one day and on death’s door the next," recalled her mother ...