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 ...

Flu season is not over yet, experts warn. Is there a second wave coming? Here's how to protect yourself as influenza keeps spreading.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter is here and so is peak flu season. Historically, flu season outbreaks are the worst between December and February, and this ...

SMMUSD HDQTRS — Local schools will soon be getting thousands of surgical masks as a precaution against a flu outbreak, courtesy of the federal government. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School ...

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, ...

Increasing cases of respiratory illness across central Pennsylvania prompted at least one hospital system to revisit its masking policy, urging visitors to mask up to prevent further spread. All forms ...

NEW YORK — It's flu season, and flu cases are on the rise across New York State. New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald on Tuesday declared that influenza is prevalent in the state. The ...

Flu and other respiratory viruses are on the rise in New York and New Jersey, prompting a number of hospitals to bring back their mask mandate, data shows. According to the New York State Department ...

In Hawai’i, flu cases occur year-round, but the winter months from October to May typically see higher numbers following ...