Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs ...

A bout with a cold or the flu can really take you down. To stay healthy, you need to avoid nasty bugs. But that’s not always easy. Germs are everywhere, and there are plenty of ideas about how to get ...

Two months after she was born, Eliana Nachem got a cough that wouldn’t go away. Three weeks later, she also started having runny stool, prompting a visit to her pediatrician. Eliana didn’t have ...

There have been a great many discussions in the news recently about the politics of academic teachers. And, generally, these accounts involve complaints that the faculty are disproportionately ...

The question: Is it true that your shoes can spread germs to the floors in your home and make you sick? On any given day, you might trudge through a variety of stuff, including dirt and dog poop — and ...

Proper handwashing could save a million lives a year, according to an expert — and yet many people are doing it improperly, often due to misconceptions surrounding the practice. Doctors recommend ...

Dear Heloise: Anyone with dogs (or cats for that matter) that shed will appreciate what I just discovered. Fur gets caught on the fabric of sofas, clothes and, in my case, the backseat of my car.

Gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise ships hit a 12-year high in 2024, and 2025 has been even worse, with cruise lines seeing an entire year's worth of outbreaks in only the first quarter of the year.

On Nov. 4, 1856, Monsieur Bigo of Lille, France, awaited a visit from the local chemistry instructor. Bigo wasn’t used to hosting academics. He owned a factory in town that produced great vats of beet ...