Dr. Atul Goel, Director-General of Health Services, assures the public that there is no need for alarm regarding the Human Metapneumovirus ...

India reported 260 new COVID cases, including one death in Kerala, where the JN.1 subvariant was recently detected. The center issued an ad...

Outbreaks of respiratory diseases have been hitting kids particularly hard and seen anxious parents sometimes wait for hours for their chil...

China's health ministry has confirmed that the recent surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by the flu and other known pathogens, not a ...

Healthcare professionals in Hyderabad are investigating an unknown respiratory virus that is causing acute respiratory illnesses with swine...

Maharashtra is witnessing an uptick in cases following a period of decline, coinciding with the detection of new Covid Omicron subvariant E...

Before the coronavirus became a global threat, influenza was the among the most common severe respiratory infections each year.

If you have cold symptoms and return negative rapid antigen tests, isolating isn't mandatory - but it's a good idea.

We repeatedly get colds because when we develop immunity to one type of virus that can cause colds, another comes along to which we don't h...

The research found that the common respiratory virus jump-starts the activity of interferon-stimulated genes.

The WHO recommends machine washing masks with hot water at 60 degrees Celsius.

Wearing surgical face masks may help prevent the transmission of seasonal coronaviruses and influenza virus from symptomatic individuals, a...

Getting ‘sick on order’ from mucusinfused tissues is a dicey proposition.

This study provides evidence of the importance of sleep to overall health.

Scientists have developed a new approach to help the immune system actively fight the virus in the body.

Scientists have cracked the code used by a major group of viruses to spread infections such as the common cold, HIV, hepatitis C and polio ...

People are more likely to catch a cold in cool-weather conditions due to lower immune response to viruses, a new study suggests.