Wearing masks can help slow the spread of illnesses, such as COVID-19, the flu and other viral infections, and was widely required across the U.S. throughout the coronavirus pandemic in health ...

The virus is blamed for more than 5.7 million confirmed infections and about 178,000 deaths in the U.S. Worldwide, the death toll is put at more than 810,000, with about 23.7 million cases.

Over 1,300 measles cases reported in the U.S. this year, raising alarm as rates reach the highest since the virus was deemed ...

The mask mandates are making a return just in time for the coming cold and flu season. They're used as a tool to help limit the spread. MORE: COVID shots no longer free for uninsured, could cost ...

Saratoga Hospital has lifted its masking policy for all patients, staff and visitors as of Tuesday morning. According to the ...

After these safeguards were removed, there was a 25% jump in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections compared with the preceding Omicron-dominant period (RR 1.25, 95% CI 1.02-1.53), reported ...

A higher share of Americans plan to mask at least sometimes this flu season to avoid germs than plan to get vaccinated, according to a survey from the NFID.

The virus was discovered in 2001 by Dutch scientists, and has since been found worldwide. HMPV Fact box Everything we know about HMPV in the UK: Symptoms, case numbers and how to get a test ...

Mask up if you're headed to a Brown University hospital — but newly acquired St. Anne’s in Fall River and Morton in Taunton are exempt. ... Flu test positivity has increased to 18.8% nationally.

New York state repealed an 1845 ban on wearing masks in public places in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, when state leaders and health officials urged people to cover their faces to prevent the ...