How long are you contagious after getting COVID, flu, RSV, pneumonia, the norovirus stomach bug and more? Here's what to know ...

Though symptoms of a cold and the flu are similar, key differences set them apart. The two illnesses develop at different ...

There is far more to the common cold than meets the eye. While most of us are over familiar with the flu-like symptoms, there's plenty we don't know about this common condition. Here, we look at ...

Backing up Mr Harting's around phenylephrine, the FDA recently announced that it wants to pull common cold and flu medications from drugstore shelves after studies found phenylephrine - the main ...

Ireland is facing a surge in flu cases, with over 1,000 hospitalisations reported earlier this week. It comes as experts have ...

Dr Winn said: “The common cold and the flu belong to two different viruses, common colds are rhinoviruses whereas flu is from ...

This is why we tend to get chickenpox only once, whereas the common cold – which changes its appearance as it passes from one person to the next, confusing our immune memory cells – is ...

The combination of environmental factors and lifestyle changes during the winter months contributes to an increased risk of ...

Colder temperatures, especially in winter months, won’t cause a common cold. But they can weaken your immune system, and colder, drier air can help respiratory viruses thrive. “That’s actual ...

While it may be tempting if your hands are cold, experts don’t recommend submerging them in hot water. “Cold hands should be ...