During cold and flu season, it can be difficult to figure out what’s wrong if you start to feel sick. There’s a lot of overlap among the...
Unless you are one of the lucky few who has dodged COVID completely since the start of the pandemic, you’ve probably been infected with the coronavirus,...
Dr. Van Groningen says that you can also alternate taking acetaminophen and ibuprofen to get better, round-the-clock control of a fever or pain that isn’t responding...
Weekly influenza cases have fallen to their lowest point since October, raising the question of whether or not flu season is “over”—but experts say we’re not...
Moderna shared exciting news this week: The biotechnology company has an experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine in the works, and its efficacy looks promising so far. According...
Whenever I get sick—which, recently, seems to be every few months, thanks to all the viruses going around—I don’t handle it very well. I mope around the house...
Since September, complications from strep A infections have led to the deaths of 21 children in the UK. Now, public health officials in the US are...
Think back to the last time you had the flu, or just generally felt really unwell. You probably remember hunkering down in bed for a few...
Dehydration is considered an emergency if you’re feeling really weak, dizzy, confused, or seeing a large amount of blood in your mucus or vomit. At that...
Flu season is in full swing, and many people are feeling the effects of the virus—which is hitting the US harder than usual. This season, influenza...