As we approach winter — and all the illnesses that come with this time of year — many Americans are looking for proactive measures to protect their health. Between loading up on citrus fruits and ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Respiratory illness season is here in North Carolina, and one virus is already spreading at a rapid pace. Flu activity is rising ...

Who’s tired of being sick? Me, definitely. So many family members, friends and coworkers would raise their hands right now, too, if I asked them. Since temperatures dropped across the United States, ...

Young children get sick far more often than adults, and it is completely normal. Most healthy kids come down with about six viral illnesses a year—and preschoolers and early elementary-aged children ...

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Seeing a potentially infectious person might kickstart the body's immune system, according to a new study. Guillermo Spelucin via Getty Images When you see someone coughing on a train platform, your ...

You know that feeling when you wake up and can’t tell if you’re just exhausted from a busy week or if you’re actually coming down with something? It’s one of the most frustrating guessing games our ...

Are sick days a benefit I’m free to use however I want? By Kwame Anthony Appiah I am leaving my job in a couple of months. I have about one month of sick days stored up, which I would like to count as ...

Liza, an emergency medicine physician, had a fever and a persistent cough, but rigid shift requirements left her little flexibility. Returning from maternity leave recently, she worried that calling ...

More than one million low-paid workers in the UK are to be entitled to 80% of their weekly salary as sick pay from the first day of illness, under government plans. Currently, to qualify for statutory ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer approved new sick leave benefits for Michigan workers Friday The legislation Whitmer approved delays the implementation for small businesses, expands a waiting period for using ...

Norovirus isn't the only disease surging in the U.S. this week, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported high levels of respiratory illnesses across the country. Illnesses ...