Colds

Is It Safe to Get the Flu Shot While Pregnant? A Family Medicine Doctor Explains

Sep 5, 2024

Is It Safe to Get the Flu Shot While Pregnant? A Family Medicine Doctor Explains

Flu season can feel scary even when you're not pregnant.

Is It the Flu, COVID-19, or a Common Cold? An Infectious Disease Expert Weighs In

Sep 4, 2024

Is It the Flu, COVID-19, or a Common Cold? An Infectious Disease Expert Weighs In

Figuring out what's making you sick these days can be tough, especially as cold and flu season ramps up.

When It's OK to Work Out While Sick, According to MDs

Jun 26, 2024

When It's OK to Work Out While Sick, According to MDs

To exercise or not to exercise: that is the question for a lot of us when we're feeling under the weather.

Everything to Know About the Dreaded Summer Cold

Jun 26, 2024

Everything to Know About the Dreaded Summer Cold

It's easy to write off sneezing and congestion that surfaces in the summer as being a side effect of allergies or even a reaction to a drying air conditioner unit.

Do You Have a Cold Or Allergies? Here’s How to Tell, According to Immunologists

Jun 24, 2024

Do You Have a Cold Or Allergies? Here’s How to Tell, According to Immunologists

If you suddenly come down with cold-like symptoms, it's possible you may have caught a virus.

You're Probably Using Your Neti Pot the Wrong Way, According to MDs

Jun 18, 2024

You're Probably Using Your Neti Pot the Wrong Way, According to MDs

Having clogged, stuffy sinuses is hardly a picnic, which is why plenty of people turn to neti pots to help clear things out.

Is It Safe to Take Cold and Allergy Medication Together?

Jun 5, 2024

Is It Safe to Take Cold and Allergy Medication Together?

Don't you hate it when a spring cold overlaps with seasonal allergies?

How to Make a "Medicine Ball," Starbucks's Slightly Controversial Tea Drink

Mar 28, 2024

How to Make a "Medicine Ball," Starbucks's Slightly Controversial Tea Drink

When you're searching for relief from the discomfort of a cold or the flu, you likely hit up the drugstore's cold and flu aisle.

Is It Rude to Lie About Being Sick? And 21 Other Illness Etiquette Questions

Feb 22, 2024

Is It Rude to Lie About Being Sick? And 21 Other Illness Etiquette Questions

The pandemic changed everything, including the social norms around how to behave when you're sick, afraid you may be sick, or want to avoid getting sick.

Are Sinus Infections Contagious? Here's What 3 MDs Have to Say

Jan 29, 2024

Are Sinus Infections Contagious? Here's What 3 MDs Have to Say

No one's thrilled to get sick, but there's something extra cruddy about a sinus infection.

What to Eat When You're Sick, According to a Dietitian

Jan 5, 2024

What to Eat When You're Sick, According to a Dietitian

We've all had one of those days where you wake up feeling like you've swallowed a cactus, your head seems to have been occupied by a noisy amateur rock band, and your body feels like it's just completed an unplanned marathon.

Why Your Coughing Gets Worse at Night, According to MDs

Dec 19, 2023

Why Your Coughing Gets Worse at Night, According to MDs

Dealing with a nighttime cough that's costing you sleep?