Humpday Health: Time to get your flu shot
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Flu season is upon us and a sickness hotspot is already developing in New Hanover County. “We’ve already seen a number of cases of flu. In fact, most of the cases of flu in...
View ArticleParents say 6-year-old suffers frightening side effects after taking Tamiflu
ALLEN, Texas (KTVT/CNN) – – A North Texas family says their daughter’s side effects from the popular drug Tamiflu were beyond what they ever could have imagined – and left them saying never again....
View ArticleFlu claimed 11 more NC lives last week
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Eleven people in North Carolina died last week of the flu, according to new information from the NC Department of Health and Human Services. That brings the season total in the...
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Flu is making a comeback in US after an unusual year off
The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported. Last year’s flu season was the lowest on record, likely because...
View ArticleCDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccines
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal advisory panel says Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines. The panel unanimously recommended certain flu vaccines for seniors, whose weakened immune...
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