A passenger wears a face mask around their wrist at Dulles International Airport on Sept. 8. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to ...
The new year is kicking off with a spike in respiratory illnesses across the U.S., including COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus. Considering all the circulating illnesses right now, it ...
When the COVID-19 pandemic took off in 2020, so too did questions over the effectiveness of wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the virus. Now, four years later, what does the science say? In ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- With COVID-19, RSV, and flu cases rising, more hospital systems in the Philadelphia area are taking extra precautions. Starting Monday, Penn Medicine says in certain departments ...