This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a nasty one—driven by a new variant of the influenza virus that may be able to slip past our vaccine defenses. A mutated form of the influenza A strain H3N2 ...

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Variant Bio, a private biotech firm, said on Tuesday it has launched a platform that uses artificial intelligence on genetic data to discover new drug candidates to send into human ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus — and cases are expected to keep growing with holiday travel. That variant, known as “subclade K,” led to ...

As flu cases rise across Florida and the U.S., a new variant, known as subclade K, is causing concern among health experts. This variant of the influenza A strain H3N2 is contributing to a severe flu ...

Lymphocytic variant hypereosinophilic syndrome (L-HES) is a rare subtype of hypereosinophilic syndrome driven by aberrant T-cell clones that promote eosinophilia through interleukin-5 (IL-5) ...

Here’s what to know about the dominant version of the virus that’s circulating now. By Dani Blum The flu constantly morphs and mutates. Often, it surprises researchers a little. This year, the virus ...

Flu season is officially underway in the U.S. — a time marked by cold weather, tissues, aches and pains. While coming down with the flu is never ideal, this year a newly emerged version of Influenza A ...

A recent report from Santé publique France shows a sharp rise in suspected COVID-related emergency department visits among adults during the week of September 15-21, 2025 (week 37), particularly ...

The Stratus COVID-19 variant has been fueling a rise in cases across the country. Stratus is currently the dominant variant in the U.S. This variant is slightly more infectious than previous variants.

Our VCF to BCF Converter is a web-based tool that converts text-based Variant Call Format (VCF) files to Binary Variant Call Format (BCF), a compact, indexed format that retains all essential variant ...

A new COVID-19 variant has reared its ugly head and is climbing the ranks in the United States. So much so that it’s become the third-most common strain of the summer. Variant XFG, also known as ...

The rapid rise of the SARS-CoV-2 variant XFG this summer could make it the dominant strain by the start of the fall COVID season, but experts say current vaccines can likely handle the Omicron-based ...