(CNN)Not only are Michigan health officials dealing with the coronavirus, but they're also trying to contain the spread of a rare mosquito-borne disease. Authorities are urging people to stay indoor…
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 911 from Wednesday, according to the Utah Department of Health.That is the highest single-day increase in cases since the beginning of Utah's pandemic, but no new deaths were reported Thursday."Today is not one of those good news days," Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said…
Officials in Massachusetts are ramping up flu vaccination efforts and COVID-19 testing as students across the state head back to school. “As we continue to fight COVID-19, it is critical that we do everything we can to minimize the impact of the flu and other respiratory illnesses,” Gov. Charlie Baker said.Baker said health care workers…
For months, health officials have talking about the importance of getting a flu shot for the upcoming fall and winter season, although there have been questions on timing. A flu vaccine is only effective for a few months, so when is just the right time to get one that will span the 2020-2021 flu season?The…
Preterm deliveries appear to be linked to coronavirus infections, according to a new study on COVID-19 and pregnancy published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC report also tracked miscarriages and stillbirths in patients with the virus.The researchers looked at medical data on nearly 600 hospital patients between March and mid-August who…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…