Donald Macaskill, the chief executive of Scottish Care, told BBC Scotland a measured approach was needed.

As flu season peaks, and with several other illnesses going around, here's how to stay safe and healthy this season in ...

BBC Morning Live's Dr Oscar Duke shares his advice on how to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look ...

The coughing, sneezing and sniffling is all around us, as both influenza and COVID-19 start to spread.

It is easy to confuse COVID-19 symptoms with that of the flu. Not knowing the differences could be dangerous, even fatal.

She explained: “With a cold, a cough will be mild, while a flu cough will seem dry.” The NHS website explained that cold ...

The flu season has started early this year, and we are prepared for it to be a bad one. Whether you have already had a ...

Q. Last weekend, I was at a party in an apartment packed with people, and two days later symptoms of the flu came on hard and fast. Now on the fourth day, my fever, which hovered around 100.6 the ...

It's too soon to know if the trend will last. But health providers fear the national discourse around vaccines could yield ...

THE HSE has issued a warning to the public to get vaccinated after an outbreak of flu and Covid right across the country. Hospitals across Dublin and the North East in particular are coming under ...

It's once again the time of year for an uptick in illnesses such as colds, the flu, COVID and RSV. Here are the signs and ...

If you're suffering from Covid, your cough is likely to be dry and persistent. Dr Parmar explained: "With Covid, a cough will ...