The mask mandates are making a return just in time for the coming cold and flu season. They're used as a tool to help limit the spread. The orders apply to mainly health care workers, similar to ...

In most situations, IU Hospitals ended visitor restrictions and mask requirements earlier this ... When Indianapolis, for example, has a high flu rate, you can be sure there are more flu patients ...

In this post-pandemic world, masks are becoming a part of illness prevention, especially during the cold and flu season. "I think the change has really been people trying to safely reengage in ...

Meanwhile, cases of RSV, which were almost nonexistent during the 2020 season ... choose to wear a well fitting mask as an added precaution.” [Related: Is it flu or RSV? It can be tough to ...

Big flu season looms after dormant 2 years: COVID shutdowns, masks cause ‘immunologic vulnerability’ Australia suffered robust flu season, experts warn it's likely headed for the U.S.

The rule required a surgical or procedure mask. The mandate — under the Regulation for Prevention of influenza Transmission — was first imposed during the 2013-14 flu season and was done ...

Experts are warning this year's flu season could be bad. Over the past few years, a lot of people have been wearing masks. Healthcare experts say that's definitely helped decrease the spread of ...

(Stephanie Scarbrough / AP) North Texans could see long lines and crowded polling places on Election Day this year — and, with pneumonia cases on the rise and flu season setting in, that could ...