Care New England will require masks at Kent and Butler hospitals, following a similar directive from Brown University Health.

Weekly case counts for the two respiratory illnesses have spiked in Erie County since Christmas, rising from a few dozen each in late December to 268 RSV cases and 321 flu cases the week ending Jan.

Nearly 3,000 miles from the devastation of the Southern California wildfires, New Hyde Park native Mike Fishkin felt the need ...

In short, sleepmaxxing is a catch-all term for any tip, trick, gadget, or hack that can help you sleep faster, longer, deeper ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Taking a selfie while wearing an LED face mask might be the new beauty status symbol but how does this technology actually work? Medical ...

The following is a summary of “Non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce influenza transmission in households: a systematic review and meta-analysis,” published in the January 2025 issue of ...

"Masks are proven to reduce transmission of these ... Reducing exposure, masking and practicing proper hand hygiene will help protect vulnerable hospitalized patients, the release continued.

They protect themselves from the virus with masks and isolate themselves in small family bubbles. Some grasp for unproven strategies — gargling with antiseptic mouthwash, carrying a personal ...

Over the past week, shipments of supplies have begun arriving in Los Angeles, including more than a half dozen UCN trucks filled with masks, hygiene kits, food and other supplies in hopes of ...

More than 254,000 N95 masks filled 26 pallets and were loaded ... A second truck filled with bottled water and hygiene kits will likely leave from the North Side later on Tuesday or first thing ...

If you’ve put your COVID face masks into retirement, it’s time to start wearing them again if you live in a large region of the United States that could potentially be affected by wildfires — ...