It's allergy season, but 2025 is also a year for the common cold. Cold and flus are at an all-time high, making it difficult to discern what your symptoms are trying to tell you. If you're reaching ...

The Truth About Doggy Colds: What’s Really Going On? Dogs don’t catch human colds, but they can get their own version of it. Common causes include viruses like canine parainfluenza, adenovirus, or ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Did you know that dogs sometimes sneeze when they're feeling happy or playful? That's one example of harmless sneezing in ...

With cold and flu season underway, one would hope others would be considerate enough to cough and sneeze into the crook of their elbow, slowing down the spread of contagious droplets into the air ...

The common cold is a respiratory illness that can be caused by more than 200 different viruses, although rhinoviruses are the ...

BREMERTON, Wash. -- It’s the viral “Triple Threat” of respiratory illnesses which public health experts grimly knew could happen. The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 outbreak, along with the annual ...

The winter months bring an increase in respiratory illnesses, leaving many people wondering whether their symptoms indicate a common cold or influenza. While both conditions affect the respiratory ...

No one likes a cold. The sneezing, coughing, stuffy nose and other symptoms are just no fun. As soon as you start to feel those pesky sym pto ms approach, you might start thinking to yourself “When is ...

You've probably heard "Don't go outside in the winter with your hair wet or without a coat; you'll catch a cold." That's not exactly true. As with many things, the reality is more complicated. Here's ...

Grandma’s warnings about catching a cold walking barefoot on a chilly floor or going outside with wet hair have some truth. Colder temperatures, especially in winter months, won’t cause a common cold.