Your mom probably used to assure you that doing this one thing was guaranteed to make you sick. But is it true ... otherwise you’ll catch a cold!” With cold and flu season well underway ...

You may have grown up hearing that if you went outside in the cold weather without wearing a jacket, you’d get sick. But is this just an old wive’s tale, or does cold weather really make you sick?

As the temperatures decline, many people begin to wonder about the relationship between cold weather and their health. One common belief is that colder temperatures can weaken the immune system ...

Viruses need a host to replicate, and they can survive outside only briefly. When people sick with a common cold or COVID-19 cough or sneeze, they let out respiratory droplets containing the virus ...

There have also been anecdotal reports of getting sick less often while taking cold showers. Cold showers could be beneficial in regard to fitness as a way to alleviate muscle soreness — but not ...

But is the cold weather really what makes you sick? Steve Dale from WGN Radio spoke with Dr. Mattew Kippenhan from Northwestern Medicine to find the answer. According to Kippenhan, while more ...