Despite old sayings like “wear a coat, or you’ll catch a cold,” the truth is that frigid air does not transmit viruses.

AUSTIN, Texas — For more than 30 years, Scott Herl's experienced homelessness, living in multiple cities and states. But ...

This time of year is cold and flu season, but there’s a reason this type of weather brings viruses. “A lot of the immune system’s defenses in the nasal passageway count on there being moisture in the ...

The trouble is, she is getting increasingly upset with me each time I cancel. When I called this past weekend to let her know ...

Stay home if you’re feeling sick.” That’s the message from doctors as viruses keep going around this season. While we’ve ...

The snowfall blanketing Central Virginia Tuesday night into Wednesday morning has created all sorts of problems for residents, but illness is not one of them — ...

Think back to when you were taught to do laundry: You probably learned a set of hard-and-fast rules — separate your wash by ...

This is the first case detected since the country begun testing for human metapneumovirus hMPV in January 2025. Kwabena ...

"Saline nasal sprays can be a helpful way to clear congestion and help your sinuses as well," Mysore said. And though she ...

Experts say this is the worst flu season in the U.S. in more than a decade and cases are still trending up. Flu infections have reached the highest level since the winter of 2010 and 2011 when the ...

There's only so much daycare and preschool facilities can do to keep germs away from children, but there's some things ...