National As flu rages, US releases medicine from national stockpile By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Dec 21, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stock…
State Featured Respiratory virus hospitalizations expected to affect hospital capacity Bay City NewsUpdated Dec 7, 2022 A wave of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus infections among children is currently outpacing the state’s availability of pediatric…
National Flu season worsens as 44 states report high activity By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Dec 2, 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season keeps getting worse. Health officials said Friday that 7.5% of outpatient medical visits last week were du…
Local News Featured San Mateo County health officials are warning of tripledemic Sierra Lopez Daily Journal staff Nov 2, 2022 As cooler weather rolls into the Bay Area, bringing with it an increase in respiratory illnesses, County Health officials are encouraging resi…
Obituaries Mercedes Hernandez Girard Updated Apr 13, 2025 Mercedes Hernandez Girard, age 106, passed away Sunday October 23, 2022, after a long gentle battle with old age.
National What's behind worrying RSV surge in US children's hospitals? By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Oct 24, 2022 Children's hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies.
National It's flu vaccine time and seniors need revved-up shots By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Oct 3, 2022 Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don't skip your flu shot this fall — and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind.
National White House: How about a COVID-19 boost with that flu shot? By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Sep 1, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot.
National British regulator 1st to OK Moderna's updated COVID booster By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer Aug 15, 2022 LONDON (AP) — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine that…
