As the country grapples with a surge in flu cases, questions are being raised about whether the reintroduction of face masks could help stem the tide of illness. Hospitals are witnessing an uptake ...

As the UK faces a rise in flu cases, there are increasing debates about whether reinstating face masks could help control the spread of the virus. Hospitals are seeing an influx of cases, causing ...

No matter where you look up the meaning of the word “plague”, it’s never a good thing. It can be confusing, because as a verb, plague means “to cause continual distress”, yet as a noun ...

Hospital bosses have urged patients, staff and visitors to wear surgical face masks to combat a surge in flu cases. A spokesperson for Southmead Hospital in north Bristol said they have seen a ...

Facemasks are to be reintroduced to Royal Bolton Hospital to contain the spread of virus as medics battle a rising number of flu cases. The hospital has seen a high number of flu cases in recent ...

Over 200 snow geese found across Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania are suspected to have been killed by the bird flu, and experts are concerned the death toll could climb even higher as cases continue ...

The UK Health Security Agency is encouraging the public to wear face masks as flu cases surge. Professor Susan Hopkins, the chief medical adviser at UKHSA, advised those with symptoms to stay home ...

Another brand of pet food sold exclusively at farmers markets in California tested positive for bird flu and is believed to have sickened five cats nearly a week after a similar incident was ...

a major health care group is reinstating a mask mandate beginning next week. Norovirus has been rampant in many communities, and for most, the stomach flu means a very unpleasant 48 hours.

It is shaping up to be a significant flu season in San Diego County, with the latest weekly respiratory illness report documenting a local upswing in cases and patient volume that intensified in ...

Flu pandemics are rare, though, occurring roughly three times a century, Michael says. Perhaps the most notable is the so-called “Spanish flu” of 1918–1919, when the Centers for Disease ...