A woman wears a flu mask during the Spanish flu epidemic. (Photo by Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) ...

A woman wears a face mask while she rides on public transportation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that Americans mask up ahead of the winter flu season.

More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face a post-holiday spike in flu and other illnesses.

Northern Ireland NHS worker Seana Kerr approached the woman and said she believed that wearing a mask would 'reduce the amount of oxygen her baby was receiving'.

Flu season is already off to an intense start, and surgical masks might be able to protect against the virus. Here's what expert have to say.

Winter can be a contagious time of year for everything from COVID-19 to the common cold, but there are ways to limit the risk of illnesses spreading from one family member or housemate to another.

1st Washington death related to flu this season is Tri-Cities area woman. Respiratory illness season includes RSV, colds COVID, flu.

Mask-wearing is returning to some hospitals as at least seven NHS trusts have declared critical incidents. England’s top doctor says the flu surge means hospital “demand is showing no signs of ...

Mask-wearing rules have been re-introduced in parts of Wales as cases soar across the UK in a “quad-demic” of flu, Covid, RSV and norovirus. Four health boards in Wales have put in place ...

Flu numbers are very concerning, too, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported high transmission rates in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

1st Washington death related to flu this season is Tri-Cities area woman. Respiratory illness season includes RSV, colds COVID, flu.