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An NHS leader who said people with flu symptoms “must wear” a face mask in public risks causing “confusion” among the public over official guidance on…

An NHS leader has said people who are unwell with flu “must” wear a mask in public. A UK government official has said if you need…

People experiencing flu or cold symptoms should wear a mask in public places as the UK grapples with a “tidal wave” of illness, an NHS leader…

The NHS is facing an “unprecedented flu wave”, a senior healthcare leader said, as the number of people with the illness in hospitals across England hit…

December 1, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmChanging the FDA’s Vaccine Approval Process Could Threaten COVID, Flu Protection for ChildrenThe FDA is reportedly mulling…

November 24, 20253 min readFirst Human Dies of Rare H5N5 Bird Flu Strain. Here’s What You Need to KnowH5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S.…

November 24, 20255 min readIs the U.S. in Store for Another Brutal Flu Season?U.S. flu rates remain low, but experts are keeping an eye on a…

Reporting Highlights Gone With The Wind: After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing hens and spiking egg prices, the USDA didn’t investigate whether…

This year’s flu season has begun more than a month earlier than usual, with a mutated strain spreading widely among younger people and expected to drive…

Hospitals are bracing for a once-in-a-decade flu season, with a mutated version of the virus that is spreading widely in younger people expected to drive a…