This upcoming winter season, the stage is set for seasonal sickness and COVID-19 infection rates to surge aggressively, in what's being called a "tripledemic" — and healthcare experts are urging ...

NBC Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you click on or buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Fewer people wear face masks than during the Covid-19 ...

It might be time to re-stock your supply of face masks and prepare for the rise of COVID-19 cases. Just when it seemed that four years since the pandemic had been long enough to be rid of the COVID-19 ...

A high-quality, well-fitting mask is your best protection against infection from the coronavirus, influenza and R.S.V. By Dana G. Smith Masks are back, and, this time, they’re not just for Covid-19. A ...

The stance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on face masks has taken many twists and turns throughout the COVID pandemic. After initially claiming face coverings weren’t ...

"These fundamental public health measures are going to remain important." New research published in Lancet supports what public health officials have been advising since the pandemic began: To reduce ...

On March 28, 2020, as COVID-19 cases began to shut down public life in much of the United States, then-Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory on Twitter: The general public should not wear ...

The stance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on face masks has taken many twists and turns throughout the COVID pandemic. After initially claiming face coverings weren’t necessary, the ...