Here’s what causes colds to spread so easily, how long they are usually contagious and how they’re most commonly treated.

There are several good reasons to trade your original-equipment air intake for a cold-air intake. But there are drawbacks, too. Here's the breakdown.

Cold showers are a popular wellness practice alongside cold plunges or ice baths, but do they work? Experts weigh in on what the research shows.

Experts recommend getting vaccinated for the flu now since cold and flu season are underway.

Multiple rounds of frigid, arctic air could sweep across the eastern half of U.S. in the coming weeks, ushering in an abnormally cold start to 2025.

Police say they have solved a 1980 cold-case murder — after the first suspect wrongly spent 20 years in prison The victim was stabbed 30 times during the murder ...

A 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis of cold-water immersion, for example, examined the effects of cold-water immersion across 11 studies involving 3,177 participants.

A cold typically resolves in about a week. Around day 7, your symptoms will typically begin to fade and your energy levels will increase. Learn more.

No one likes being sick, so to get rid of that cold as fast as possible, try using these over-the-counter vitamins and supplements to boost your health.

Mississippi police ended a family’s nightmare after finally arresting Rubin Weeks for the cold-case murder of Shondra May, a 17-year-old girl who was raped, killed, and found tied up in a cre… ...

Thursday's nor'easter brought a cold, rainy day to New England, with temperatures only reaching 48 degrees for an afternoon in late May. Erin Clark/Globe Staff ...

In recent years, cold-water immersion, or cold plunging—the practice of briefly submerging the body, or parts of the body, in cold to icy water—has gained traction among open water swimmers and ice ...