A growing number of communities are now seeing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations at levels high enough to warrant indoor masking and other measures to curb the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday. A number of major cities are now considering a return to masking measures. According to the agency’s weekly update, …
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reports a spike in new cases of COVID-19. The 5,649 lab-confirmed cases reported this week represent an increase of more than 63% from the previous week, when 3,455 new infections were reported. While flu cases are down slightly from last week, sewage data shows a continuing …
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — As human respiratory illnesses — such as COVID-19, RSV and influenza — are on the rise in Texas, experts say Texans should not only be careful of family members human this season, but also to their furry ones. “We are definitely seeing an outbreak of canine flu in various parts of the …
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Monkeypox was recently renamed mpox to get rid of the stigma that associated the disease with monkeys. The United States is reporting an average of six mpox cases per week, up from more than 600 in August. Experts say Mpox may never entirely leave the country, but current case numbers suggest vaccines and treatments are …
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States are rising and intensive care unit beds are full again, in a trend that could end the stable period the country has seen over the fall months. . The daily average of new cases rose 22% on Thursday from two weeks ago, to 49,070, according to a …
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) – Hundreds of people are in limbo, awaiting what could be a critical factor in their criminal cases. The Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center (KCPC) is responsible for conducting judge-issued orders for mental health examinations to establish jurisdiction in felony cases. However, their waiting list for assessments has been longer than normal …
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital seen from a helicopter over Forest Park on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com David Carson ST. LOUIS — Flu cases continue to climb in the St. Louis area, putting major pressure on hospitals that are already at or near capacity. “This poses significant challenges …
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Los Angeles, California – “It looks like this endless, high-volume influx that keeps coming into our emergency department, or phone calls from outside hospitals that also burst into overdrive,” Hui-wen Sato, unit nurse from intensive care unit (ICU) at a Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, said of a recent increase in RSV cases. RSV, or …
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AAs the world watches the rare spectacle of protesters challenging China’s authoritarian leadership over its increasingly confusing “zero Covid” policy, people who study the disease see threats to China — and beyond. The zero Covid policy, which has kept China’s cases and deaths negligible throughout the pandemic, appears doomed in the face of the highly …
Oscar G. Gómez, MD, PhD, finds an unusual increase in RSV and influenza cases among Buffalo’s pediatric population. Published November 28, 2022 Ellen Goldbaum story Oscar G. Gómez, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics, this month called on children’s hospitals nationwide for the federal government to officially declare a state of emergency amid rising respiratory …
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