It’s an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February. Meanwhile, it’s the mildest COVID winter since the pandemic began.
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Winter illnesses return with a vengeance
The annual winter respiratory virus season is in full force. The number of people catching the flu is skyrocketing, while COVID-19, RSV and other respiratory viral illnesses are also rising.
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Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help
Nursing aides feel abandoned as they grapple with mental and physical troubles that stem from their work during the COVID outbreak.
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New research points to raccoon dogs in Wuhan market as pandemic trigger. It’s controversial
With genetic samples from the infamous Wuhan market, a new study makes the case that raccoon dogs are likely the animal that infected humans. Proponents of the lab leak theory are dubious.
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Updated COVID vaccines are coming soon
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to give the green light to new COVID-19 vaccines this week to protect against recent variants of the coronavirus.
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Biden tests positive for COVID. It comes at an awkward time in his campaign
This is the president’s second bout with the virus. He was campaigning in Las Vegas when he found out his cold symptoms were COVID.
