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New York (CNN) -- In the rare cases when the H1N1 virus kills, scientists have found, it penetrates deep into the lungs, creating widespread damage -- a pattern similar to what killed millions during previous flu pandemics in 1918 and...

The weekly flu surveillance report released Friday, completed during flu season by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says 17 states reported regional influenza activity. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and six states reported local influenza activity.

Surgeon General Regina Benjamin said Thursday that the nation must reverse the downward trend of minorities attending medical, dental and nursing schools. "Unless the current trend is reversed, our country will see a growing ethnic and racial disconnect between those...

The vaccine is offered free of charge, regardless of health plan affiliation. Vaccinations begin at 8 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m., or until the supply of approximately 1,500 doses is exhausted. Both injections and the nasal flu mist vaccine...

Only a small percentage of the available swine flu vaccine has been distributed to private companies, New York City health officials said Friday. Those companies getting the vaccine have included high-profile financial firms like Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, The New...

The updated totals come from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's weekly report. Last week, officials began reporting statewide deaths in the same way they are reported by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , which involves...