Here's what to know about the recent increase in flu cases in Georgia and how you can protect yourself.

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 ...

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With a record number of flu patients in hospital, Britons are weighing up the merits of face coverings The number of patients in hospital with flu in England has reached a record high for this time of ...

The Jewish General Hospital has reinstated a mask mandate for medical staff as the flu season has begun much earlier than usual this year, prompting fears that some elderly and vulnerable individuals ...

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 ...