flu
A number of factors are playing a role in this year’s surprising flu season numbers
Dear Doctors: My husband caught a cold this summer, and he swears the readings from his fitness tracker a few days before warned him that he was about to be sick. Do you think that’s really possible?
Dear Reader: Your husband’s observations about how changes in the data from his fitness [...]
Dear Doctors: I'm 23 years old and hardly ever get sick, not even a cold. I usually skip getting a flu shot, but my dad keeps telling my brother and me that it's really important to get one this year. Can you explain why? Is it going to protect us [...]
Dear Doctor: Why are people making a big deal out of the fact that you can lose your sense of smell and taste when you get sick with COVID-19? The same thing happens to me when I’ve got a plain old cold.
Dear Reader: Many of us who have slogged through [...]
Understanding symptoms and what they mean