It’s worth noting that this hypothesis does not apply to immunocompromised people and folks on medications that suppress ...

You can't get sick from being cold, but spending more time indoors during the winter can facilitate the spread of germs.

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You wake up in the morning with that painful scratch in the back of your throat. You can feel the pressure building in your head. And even though you got plenty of sleep, you still feel like you've ...

It's not easy to tell these health conditions apart based on their symptoms alone. Find out about the differences between these illnesses.

Should you take vitamin C or zinc when you are sick with a common cold or influenza? Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains ...

In this post-pandemic world, many have become hyperaware of illness around them — giving rise to stigma at even the slightest sign of a cold. Now, a simple cough, sniffle or sneeze can reduce someone ...

Grandma’s warnings about catching a cold walking barefoot on a chilly floor or going outside with wet hair have some truth. Colder temperatures, especially in winter months, won’t cause a common cold.

Flu, COVID-19, the common cold and RSV have similarities, but they differ in their severity, contagiousness and symptoms.

(AP) — In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds. While many of the germs that cause this misery can circulate throughout the year, ...

In a reversal from recent pandemic-era school years, Los Angeles schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho is urging students to come to school sick — at least if they are just a little sick — to combat high ...

EWING, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Battling the physical discomfort of an illness is a challenge on its own, but a new survey conducted by the #1 cold shortening brand, Zicam, sheds light on an additional ...