A cleaning scientist discusses whether adding sanitizer to your laundry routine is essential or merely beneficial.

A fast-spreading H3N2 flu strain is driving an unusually intense early season in the U.S., with millions of illnesses and higher-than-normal hospitalizations heading into the holidays. Flu and ...

A super flu is spreading throughout the UK, placing significant pressure on the NHS and threatening to disrupt people’s holiday plans, but a GP says you can protect yourself and minimise the spread.

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Today, we all do our best to protect ourselves from coronaviruses. But a lot of what people are doing doesn’t really help, and it could take away supplies from those who actually need them. Hank ...

The CDC recently warned against washing raw chicken, and here's why. T-minus two days till Thanksgiving, and experts are warning anyone preparing the centerpiece poultry for the holiday meal not to ...

While it might be the most wonderful time of the year, it’s also the biggest flu and cold season of the year, when cold weather brings gatherings indoors and germs flourish and spread. That’s why we ...

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SACRAMENTO -- As the turmoil surrounding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues on Capitol Hill, a coalition of West Coast states are breaking away from federal health policies and ...

California, Oregon and Washington announced plans on Wednesday to form a "health alliance" to coordinate on unified public health recommendations, including guidance on vaccines. The democratic ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that for the CDC to re-establish its public trust, its focus needs to be on infectious disease as well as building infrastructure and modernizing systems.