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'A huge burden': Los Angeles hospitals strained by COVID outbreak, very bad flu season

‘A huge burden’: Los Angeles hospitals strained by COVID outbreak, very bad flu season

A “triple epidemic” of COVID-19, influenza and RSV is hitting Southern California hard, sending patients to the emergency room in droves and presenting a daunting new challenge for a healthcare system already strained by nearly three years of pandemic. “When you have the convergence of three very serious respiratory viruses, it puts a huge burden …

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The pandemic has been so bad for children's mental health that desperate parents are turning to special education for help

The pandemic has been so bad for children’s mental health that desperate parents are turning to special education for help

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent Heidi Whitney’s daughter into a tailspin. Suddenly, the San Diego middle schooler was sleeping all day and waking up all night. When in-person classes resumed, she was sometimes so anxious that she begged to come home early, telling the nurse she had a stomach ache. Whitney tried to keep her …

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Lopez: Pushing patients off the telehealth cliff is bad medicine

Lopez: Pushing patients off the telehealth cliff is bad medicine

naomi lopez By Naomi Lopez | Goldwater Institute Lucas, a 35-year-old husband and father of three young daughters in Logan, Utah, faces a difficult decision whether or not to incur the costly expenses of a trip to Boston for follow-up and treatment for his rare cancer. bones. For Lucas, it comes down to the trade-off …

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Avian flu epidemic hits Oregon; wildlife officials say ‘it’s really bad’

An outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu in wild birds and backyard flocks has killed thousands of birds across the state, according to Oregon wildlife and agriculture officials. The disease, commonly known as bird flu, has been detected in almost every county in Oregon. Its current strain is particularly deadly to wild birds, which are …

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