Face shields may feel less confining than a mask, and they allow you to see other people’s faces, but do they offer you the same protection?
Telling someone that you might have passed a serious infection along to them is not easy, but it’s important to do the right thing by letting them know.
Fever is a normal part of your immune system’s process for fighting infection, but when should you worry about and elevated temperature reading?
The flu shot helps you fight off the influenza virus if you happen to get infected by it. With COVID in the mix, the flu shot is particularly vital.
Masks not only help protect those around you, but they also help lower your own chances of COVID-19 infection.
Both of these terms generally mean to separate yourself from other people. But the extent of the separation depends on whether you’re sick or not.
Many things affect whether or not a person exposed to a virus gets sick from it. Find out how to minimize your risk.
We don’t know exactly how the coronavirus behaves, but we do know a combination of factors could lead to a spike in cases over the winter months.
We're all sick of wearing masks out in public, but what will it take for it to be safe to go maskless again?
You’ve been feeling lousy and you have multiple COVID-19 symptoms, but your test comes back negative. Could the results be wrong?
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Frieda Wiley, PharmD, RPh, is a clinical pharmacist, contract medical writer, and consultant. She has numerous publications to her credit, including O! The Oprah Magazine, Arthritis Today, US News & World Report, Everyday Health, and Costco Connection. To read more about Frieda, visit her website, or follow her on Twitter.
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