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LA County reports 1st flu death of the season
The LA County Department of Public Health is preparing for the circulation of the flu, COVID-19 and RSV this winter and fall.
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Ramona Boy, 6, Hospitalized With Influenza, Gets His Christmas Wish
When Juan Carlos Aguiar Jr. was struggling to breathe, doctors first diagnosed him with influenza A. This came as shocking news for his mom Yariela Aguiar who said her son does not have any underlying health conditions.
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Feeling Sicker This Holiday Season? Doctors Explain How Several Illnesses Are All Spreading At Once
As we head into a holiday of family gatherings, health officials are reminding everyone to take precautions to stay healthy — especially as this flu season is hitting hard and for some people, they seem to be catching either stronger strains or requiring even longer recovery times.
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Iowa Man Awarded $27 Million After Urgent Care Misdiagnosed Meningitis as Flu
A jury has returned a $27 million verdict against a central Iowa medical clinic after a man with bacterial meningitis was misdiagnosed with the flu, suffered strokes and said he has been permanently injured. The jury in Polk County District Court in Des Moines returned the verdict Monday in the lawsuit filed in 2017 against UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine in...