As flu cases surge across Britain, it can be difficult to distinguish the illness from a common cold. New NHS figures highlight the growing pressure, with the number of patients in hospital beds with ...

The winter months bring an increase in respiratory illnesses, leaving many people wondering whether their symptoms indicate a common cold or influenza. While both conditions affect the respiratory ...

Catching a cold during winter is fairly common because viruses spread more easily in packed indoor settings, and cold weather can weaken the immune defence inside the nose, making it harder to fight ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Feeling sneezy? You’re not alone. Americans get an average of two to three colds per year, according to ...

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 ...

Early clues suggest that this flu season could be particularly brutal. And while national COVID rates currently appear to be low, researchers expect the virus to circulate more widely in the coming ...

That tickle in your throat or runny nose may be much more than a common cold; it could be the flu (or worse, COVID-19), any of which could derail your Christmas and New Year's Eve plans. Common cold, ...

When your head is splitting, your nose is running nonstop, your eyes are itching and you're coughing, coughing, coughing, what's the best way to fight back? That depends on what's causing your ...