SAN FRANCISCO -- As fears rise over China's coronavirus outbreak spreading to the United States, more and more people are looking for ways to protect themselves. One of the most in-demand items are ...

With flu season arriving early and NHS leaders encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, a question arises: do masks actually work against the flu? The short answer is that the ...

Face masks can help to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza, according to experts and medical evidence, but their effectiveness depends on the type of mask used. Social media ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance that recent studies have indicated that cloth masks offer more protection against the coronavirus than previously thought. Previous ...

Winter is here and so is peak flu season. Historically, flu season outbreaks are the worst between December and February, and this season is no exception to the pattern. The Centers for Disease ...

Pandemic-era mask mandates are returning in some health care facilities in California. As cold and flu season gets underway, four Golden State counties have enforced mandatory mask wearing in health ...

All patients, visitors, and staff at Brown University Health hospitals are required to wear masks amid an uptick in respiratory virus cases.

A deadly quad-demic is taking shape in the US as the months get colder and people gather indoors, threatening to overwhelm hospitals, disrupt children’s education and pose a deadly risk to vulnerable ...