Does Wearing A Mask Protect You From Cold And Flu The short answer is that the evidence remains surprisingly weak. Studies conducted before the COVID pandemic generally found that masks made little to ...

This article was originally published on May 22, 2024, and is being republished by The Independent as the UK grapples with a “tidal wave” of illness this flu season When a Texan farm worker caught ...

The recent Hong Kong fire is yet another tragic example: residents at Wang Fuk Court had raised multiple alarms about the ...

The Jewish General Hospital has reinstated a mask mandate for medical staff as the flu season has begun much earlier than usual this year, prompting fears that some elderly and vulnerable individuals ...

Britons have been urged to wear a mask in public if they feel unwell, amid warnings the NHS is facing a “tidal wave” of illness ahead of Christmas. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued advice ...

Flu masks that change colour as you breathe. Flu masks that give you the flu. Art, technology and pandemics have inspired two very different face masks, one as a fashion accessory and the other as a ...

Anyone with cold or flu symptoms should wear a mask in public places, a top health leader has warned. Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers, says the current warm and wet weather is the ...

NHS staff and patients have been told to wear masks again in some hospitals to reduce the spread of flu, which has hit hard and early this year. From today, Frimley NHS Foundation Trust has announced ...