FROM ‘starving colds’ to chicken soup, we’ve all heard the odd old wives’ tale for treating flu and winter bugs. As ...

Most of us will catch the common cold at least eight times this year. These are the home remedies experts swear by.

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Clinical pharmacist and chief executive at the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies Dr Leyla Hannbeck says although ...

The European Union is monitoring cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) amid an outbreak of the disease in China. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said cases across Europe were ...

Hospital leaders expect case volume of flu, the common cold, and respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, to keep climbing.

Hospitals across the country are reintroducing masks with many declaring 'critical incident' as the number of patients with ...

Number of patients in hospital with the illness expected to reach highest level in years, while ambulance delays also hit ...

According to the HSE, the main difference between flu and a cold is how quickly the symptoms come on. For example, with flu a ...