It’s no secret that this year’s flu season has been rough. To date in the U.S., there have been 20 million illnesses, 270,000 hospitalizations, and 11,000 deaths from the flu so far this season, ...

Winter is here and so is peak flu season. Historically, flu season outbreaks are the worst between December and February, and this season is no exception to the pattern. The Centers for Disease ...

Face masks can help to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza, according to experts and medical evidence, but their effectiveness depends on the type of mask used. Social media ...

A deadly quad-demic is taking shape in the US as the months get colder and people gather indoors, threatening to overwhelm hospitals, disrupt children’s education and pose a deadly risk to vulnerable ...

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 ...

This year's fierce flu season is not over. Although parts of the United States are seeing downward trends, influenza activity remains elevated nationally. The 2025-2026 flu season is already shaping ...

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 ...

With a very high positive flu test rate and many patients in the hospital sick with flu, Roper St. Francis Healthcare is taking temporary steps to try to limit spread by requiring masks and limiting ...

WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - Face masks are making a comeback in public spaces as Connecticut experiences one of the most severe flu seasons in decades, with health officials warning the worst may still ...