Influenza is hitting hard. Data shows fewer Canadians got their flu shot
Most provinces and at least one territory report declines in people getting their flu shot compared to last year, with doctors warning of the strain it could pose to hospitals.
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U.S. says more children died this flu season than in the past 15 years
The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last year and is the most since the 2009-10 swine flu pandemic.
Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic
BOGALUSA, La. — Less than a mile from a century-old mill that sustained generations in this small town north of New Orleans, 19-year-old Tajdryn Forbes was shot to death near his mother’s house. She found Forbes face down in the street in August 2023, two weeks before he had planned to move away from the…
Severe flu season may be causing rare brain complications in children, experts warn
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 19,000 people have died from the flu so far this winter, including 86 children.
Researchers Shift Tactics To Tackle Extremism as Public Health Threat
Rebecca Kasen has seen and heard things in recent years in and around Michigan’s capital city that she never would have expected. “It’s a very weird time in our lives,” said Kasen, executive director of the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing. Last November, a group of people were captured on surveillance video early one morning…
How to survive a pandemic breakup: Top tips from ‘Breakup Bootcamp’ author
Amy Chan joins ‘The Morning Show’ with the dos and don’ts of navigating a breakup or divorce during the pandemic.
Estrategia antivacunas de Kennedy podría forzar el retiro de vacunas del mercado, advierten fabricantes
Durante una cena bajo palmeras en la terraza de Mar-a-Lago en diciembre, el presidente electo Donald Trump tranquilizó a los directores ejecutivos de las farmacéuticas Eli Lilly y Pfizer diciéndoles que el activista antivacunas Robert F. Kennedy Jr. no sería una elección radical para dirigir el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS). “Creo que…
A Tourist Ended Up With a Wild Bat in Her Mouth — And Nearly $21,000 in Medical Bills
In retrospect, Erica Kahn realizes she made two big mistakes. The first was choosing to temporarily forgo health insurance when she was laid off from her job. The second was screaming when a wild bat later landed on her face. The bizarre encounter happened last August, while the Massachusetts resident was photographing the night sky…
Kids show about man’s huge penis triggers ‘#MeToo’ outrage in Denmark
The Danish cartoon follows a man whose firehose-sized penis gets him into all sorts of trouble.
Ya llega la temporada de gripe. ¿Deberías vacunarte? ¿Lo cubrirá el seguro?
Para padres de niños en edad escolar, la lista de cosas para hacer en el otoño puede parecer interminable. Comprar útiles. Completar largos formularios. Agendar la charla con los maestros. ¿Ya les quedan chicas las zapatillas? En algún momento, puede que recuerden las vacunas contra la gripe. Vacunarte. Vacunarlos. ¿Debería hacerlo? ¿Puedo hacerlo? ¿Sigue vigente?…