One piece of "conventional wisdom" has echoed through households for generations, threatening those just trying to rush out the door. An internist weighs in on an eternal flu superstition. It’s OK to ...

With colder weather approaching and coughs and sniffles starting to creep up across the U.S., we updated our seasonal risk model to estimate which states are most—and least—likely to catch a cold this ...

It’s a mystery that has puzzled families, classrooms and entire office buildings—why do some people seem to catch every sniffle, while others glide through cold season untouched? While most of us ...

Researchers in North Carolina have identified a key clue to why people keep catching colds over time. A Duke-led study found that a common cold virus changes over time, helping it slip past our immune ...

Your mom probably used to assure you that doing this one thing was guaranteed to make you sick. But is it true? arthurhidden - stock.adobe.com It’s OK to brush off this advice. One piece of ...

It’s OK to brush off this advice. One piece of “conventional wisdom” has echoed through households for generations, ...