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Headache certainly can be a symptom of COVID-19 – but also approximately eleven-million other health conditions.

Not sure if you should be tested for COVID-19? Don’t try to self-diagnose. If you’ve got a fever and other symptoms, call your healthcare provider and let them take it from there.

If you’ve seen news footage of people being tested for COVID-19 by having a long swab shoved up their nose, you might rightly wonder if that process hurts.

You don’t need to wear a face covering in the car if you're alone, but you may find yourself in other situations that make wearing a mask while driving a good idea.

If you’re thinking you can vanquish the coronavirus by throwing back a couple of margaritas every day, I’m afraid I have bad news: drinking alcohol does not kill germs inside your body.

Ideally, you should wash your mask after each use. When you return home after running errands, carefully remove your mask and wash it by hand pr put it with your laundry.

A virus is considered to be “airborne” if you can catch it from inhaling aerosols from the air – without being directly coughed on.

You should make a face mask made with a fabric that feels comfortable and reasonably breathable to you so that you will wear it regularly.

Due to COVID-19, we’re all trying to stay home to reduce chances of getting the virus or spreading it to someone else, so here are some pharmacy pointers that could save you a trip or two.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, talks with Catherine L. Troisi, PhD. Infectious Disease Epidemiology, UTHealth School of Public Health.