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The CDC estimates 19,000 people have died from the flu so far this winter including 86 children. The agency says at least nine of those children experienced brain complications

Experts worry that a bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle could lead to a pandemic in the human population. Now, there's some research behind that. A study finds that the flu can remain infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days.

Flu, RSV and other respiratory illnesses are sending people to urgent care and emergency rooms. In some cases, these patients are ending up with pneumonia.