Flu

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.

Can the Flu Shot Make You Sick? We Asked the Experts

Sep 3, 2024

Can the Flu Shot Make You Sick? We Asked the Experts

With a flu season on the horizon, it's important to protect yourself and your immune system from serious infection.

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.

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.

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.

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?

Are All Decongestants a Scam? Here's What the New FDA Ruling Means

Sep 14, 2023

Are All Decongestants a Scam? Here's What the New FDA Ruling Means

Cold and flu season is right around the corner, and fall is one of the worst seasons for allergies — meaning this time of year, it's common to be dealing with a stuffy nose.

Is Masking Making a Comeback Amid Eris Variant and BA.2.86?

Aug 31, 2023

Is Masking Making a Comeback Amid Eris Variant and BA.2.86?

The pandemic may be over, but COVID-19 cases are increasing as a new COVID-19 variant has started picking up steam.

Another Tridemic of COVID, Flu, and RSV Could Be Heading Our Way. Here’s What to Know.

Aug 10, 2023

Another Tridemic of COVID, Flu, and RSV Could Be Heading Our Way. Here’s What to Know.

With fall quickly approach, experts are already making predictions about the upcoming cold and flu season.