CDC Issues ‘Urgent’ Strep A Warning As Infection Continues To Spread Across US – And UK’s Number Of Dead Children Rises To 21 The official message warns doctors about the ‘importance of early recognition’ So far, only two Strep A deaths have been confirmed in the US and 21 in the UK But six U.S. … Read more
Leading health officials in the US have finally acknowledged that the pandemic restrictions they’re backing may have led to an explosion of respiratory problems that are currently overwhelming hospitals. Healthcare systems across the country have been pushed to their limits following an unusually high number of cases of the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), … Read more
Leading health officials in the US have finally acknowledged that the pandemic restrictions they’re backing may have led to an explosion of respiratory problems that are currently overwhelming hospitals. Healthcare systems across the country have been pushed to their limits following an unusually high number of cases of the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), … Read more
A deadly Strep A outbreak in the UK has fueled fears that a similar surge could hit the US as both countries grapple with a post-lockdown boom in seasonal infections. The UK has already recorded 16 deaths from the mostly harmless bug among children under 15 – months ahead of schedule – and officials are … Read more
A North Carolina family is asking for help after their adopted 14-year-old daughter was denied a kidney transplant by Duke University Hospital because she was not vaccinated against COVID-19. Yulia Hicks was taken in from Ukraine by Lee and Chrissy Hicks in January 2021. They knew she had a rare genetic kidney condition called Senior … Read more
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios Yet another wave of viral illness is crashing down on a health system already stretched to a breaking point by COVID-19 and, more recently, RSV. Send the news: The worst flu outbreak in more than a decade has left nearly every state with high or very high levels of flu activity, underscoring … Read more
Flu season is back this year. After Covid wiped out most other respiratory illnesses in 2020 and 2021, more known viruses are returning this year at a rate officials haven’t seen in years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recording high levels of both influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) this flu … Read more
More than six million Americans have been infected with the flu and nearly 3,000 have died from the disease since October — in the worst outbreak in a decade so far. The latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also show that there have been 53,000 hospitalizations during that time. A … Read more
From getting vaccinated early to sleeping in and avoiding pain meds – there are surprisingly simple hacks to make vaccines work better. And with the US battling its largest flu outbreak in more than a decade, the timing couldn’t be more important. The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) says everyone six months and … Read more
Travelers flying to the United States will still need proof of Covid vaccination in 2023 – making the US the only country in the West to adhere to the failing policy. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has extended the rule until at least January 8 next year to “limit the risk of Covid-19, including variants … Read more