For now, the CDC advises that wearing a mask is an effective prevention strategy, particularly in crowded settings such as ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There may be relief of fewer COVID-19 cases, but now, there are growing cases of influenza. "It's uncommon this late in the season to see flu numbers actually rising," said Emergency ...

Kemi Badenoch has rejected calls for masks to be worn in public again, as NHS bosses talk of a coming “tidal wave” of flu infections. I am “still slightly traumatised by all the mask-wearing that we ...

Staff, patients and visitors are being asked to wear face masks at three hospital sites as flu cases rise. The measure has been brought in at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, Heatherwood Hospital in ...

Whether youre about to hop on an airplane or want to practice extra caution in the grocery store or office, an N95 mask is one way to lower your exposure to airborne germs.Ever since the pandemic, you ...

A surge in flu cases across the United States has prompted warnings that masks could be reintroduced in some higher-risk ...

Flu is on the rise in New Jersey a few weeks earlier than last year, leading more patients to seek care at emergency rooms.

"Real men wear masks," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. For many free-spirited Americans, a face mask may feel like an uncomfortable blot on personal expression. But as states slowly begin to ease ...

As adenovirus spreads alongside seasonal flu this winter, health experts are urging renewed caution. The virus, which ...

Paul Hunter consults for the World Health Organization. He receives funding from National Institute for Health Research and has received funding from the World Health Organization and the European ...