While three illnesses — flu, the cold and COVID-19 — share some commonalities, key differences set them apart. Experts recommend several steps, including vaccination, to stay healthy.

A cold begins when a virus attaches to the lining of your nose or throat. A doctor can usually tell if you have the flu based on your symptoms, especially if it’s during peak season. Bird flu ...

The best cold medicine won't cure your virus, but it will help you manage your symptoms. These OTC options should stay stocked in your medicine cabinet year-round.

Kids have been hit especially hard: as of February 22, 98 children—most of them unvaccinated—have died from flu in the U.S. this season. There has also been an increase in severe neurological ...

The symptoms of COVID-19, the flu, and a cold have some overlap but are often different. As a rule, flu and COVID-19 symptoms are more severe than cold symptoms. Your symptoms can help you tell ...

It may say spring on the calendar, but colds, flu and COVID are still making people ill. What you should know.