With the common cold, flu, COVID-19 and RSV all presenting a threat of illness this fall and winter, here's how to distinguish between the symptoms of each condition.

Is that cough and lingering headache a sign of a common cold, the flu, or worse — COVID-19? The seasonal winter holidays bring a spike in cold, flu and COVID-19 symptoms and case according to Johns ...

‘Tis the season for sniffles, sneezes, tissues and croup, apparently. The Baltimore Sun spoke with Dr Aaron Milstone, pediatric infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, for ...

With the winter season quickly approaching, respiratory illnesses like the common cold, flu, COVID-19 and seasonal allergies are already on the uptick. While these conditions can make you feel ...

Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and how worried they should be. “You have three ...

The CDC reports a highly mutated Cicada COVID variant BA 3.2 has been detected in at least 25 states including New Jersey in what could result in a summer surge of new COVID-19 cases, colliding with ...

A recent paper, published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, reviews predictors of upper respiratory viral infections, the common cold and the flu (influenza), as guidance for preventing ...

One particularly ugly symptom may be making a comeback.

Wastewater signals show BA.3.2 across 25 states, while NWSS funding reductions threaten program continuity after FY2025, diminishing national situational awareness for emerging variants. Genomic ...