Blank Children’s Hospital ER sees record high visits
DES MOINES, Iowa — Blank Children’s Hospital’s emergency room has seen record high visits of children with winter illnesses this week. Dr. Amy Groen, an Emergency Room Physician at Blank Children’s ...
'Very, very sick children': Flu cases soar in NC as COVID, RSV numbers decline
It appears RSV and COVID have peaked, but the flu is still rising. The number and rate of positive cases of COVID is notably ...
Uptick in illnesses causes some local schools to close, ER visits to increase
Holy Trinity Catholic School and St. Benedict closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to a large amount of students being sick. An ...
Hospitals struggling with longer wait times, surge in patients during bad flu season
WakeMed and UNC Health both say their longer-than-normal wait times are due to the rise in flu cases, which the CDC says has ...
Flu is so bad right now that schools across the country are closing
Schools around the U.S. are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses which are sickening students and staff. Here's ...
Flu season is likely near its peak in Fort Worth area, Tarrant County Public Health says
Cases and outbreaks of the flu have significantly increased in Tarrant County in the last two weeks, indicating that the ...
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Flu is rising nationwide, CDC reports, with spikes in ER visits
Emergency departments are also seeing an increasing number of people sick with flu, especially babies, older children and teens. Of overall visits to the ER, 5.2% were for the flu and were close ...
How to keep children safe amid high cases of respiratory illness
B.C. Children's Hospital says it is seeing an uptick in visits to the ER this month, and officials are asking parents with sick kids to take preliminary measures before a hospital visit. CBC medical ...