As various illnesses have been surging nationwide, a number of states have issued mask mandates to try to reduce the rate of ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Regular medical masks might provide protection similar to that of N95 respirators in preventing ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- As pediatric COVID cases reach alarming new levels across the country, Bay Area parents are preparing for the school year. "We are definitely worried," said San Francisco mom, Isela ...

Masks were a common sight during the Covid pandemic, and they’re making a comeback (Archive picture: Getty) People on public transport are wearing face coverings again, while hospitals are asking ...

A newer COVID variant called XFG is currently fueling cases of the virus across the country. Nicknamed “ Stratus,” this ...

The Sonoma County Department of Public Health’s Interim Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith issued an order Monday requiring anyone entering certain healthcare facilities in the county to wear a mask.

Regardless of Americans’ preference for seeing each other’s faces and breathing in fresh air, many public health officials are still fond of masks mandates. Accordingly, almost five years after ...

Flu and other respiratory viruses are on the rise in New York and New Jersey, prompting a number of hospitals to bring back ...

A recent study has provided the first side-by-side comparison of how three major COVID-19 vaccine types differ in triggering ...

Children who were vaccinated against Covid-19 last season had a “substantially lower risk” of emergency department and urgent care visits related to the virus, according to a report published Thursday ...