If cold air directly caused illness, every walk to the mailbox would come with a guaranteed sore throat.Yet the idea that ...

While winter may increase your risk of catching something unpleasant, the same general principles to stay healthy still apply. Frequent handwashing can help reduce the spread of germs, as can ...

8:05 p.m. Aug. 15, 2025: This story has been updated with details of a COVID-19 variant. Summer heat, outdoor fun ... and cold and flu symptoms? The three may not go together in many people’s minds: ...

While the "man flu" stereotype paints men to be dramatic sufferers, studies show women often have severe and prolonged ...

If you get sick with a cold during the summer, it might catch you by surprise. It turns out those rays of sunshine can't protect you from the pesky viruses that cause the common cold. And while it's ...