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 ...

People with respiratory infections can easily contaminate surfaces such as furnishings, carpets, and personal fabrics when they sneeze or cough on them directly, according to research by Reckitt's ...

Cooler weather inevitably means cough, cold and flu season. It’s never too late to take precautions and set yourself up with healthy habits. “As much as we try, avoiding viruses, bacteria and germs to ...

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.

Winter is here, which means cold and flu season has officially arrived. For parents, this is the most challenging time of the year, as children can easily contract winter respiratory illnesses. The ...

Welcome to winter virus season. Cases of acute respiratory illness, Covid-19 and seasonal flu are increasing in most parts of the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

At some point or another, we’ve all heard this warning – don’t go outside in the cold or you’ll get sick. “You can’t get a cold from the cold weather itself, but you can get a cold indirectly from ...

Trenace Dorsey-Hollins’ 5-year-old daughter was sick a lot last year. Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a cough or a sore throat — or worse — until she was ...