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"Respiratory Virus Crisis." The Tri-Cities hospitals are full, the drugs are short

“Respiratory Virus Crisis.” The Tri-Cities hospitals are full, the drugs are short

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Kennewick, WA Hospitals in the Tri-Cities are full and wait times for emergency care are long as the region is hit by a tripledemic of influenza, RSV and COVID-19. In addition, drugs that help treat these respiratory diseases are rare. “We are concerned about the activity we are seeing,” said Dr. Larry Jecha, acting health …

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Chinese cities ease curbs but full zero-COVID exit far from over - ET HealthWorld

Chinese cities ease curbs but full zero-COVID exit far from over – ET HealthWorld

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New Delhi: More Chinese cities, including Urumqi in the far west, announced an easing of coronavirus restrictions on Sunday as China tries to make its zero-COVID policy more targeted and less onerous after unprecedented protests against restrictions last weekend. Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region and where protests first broke out, will reopen shopping …

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Pediatric units at Alaska hospitals are full of flu, RSV is doing the rounds

Pediatric units at Alaska hospitals are full of flu, RSV is doing the rounds

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A sign points to the emergency department at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes/DNA) Unusually high rates of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, continue to fill pediatric wards in Alaskan hospitals, marking a bad cold and flu season that has yet to peak. “All the hospitals are full of sick, wheezy …

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St. Louis-area hospitals at full capacity as flu cases continue to rise sharply

St. Louis-area hospitals at full capacity as flu cases continue to rise sharply

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Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital seen from a helicopter over Forest Park on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com David Carson ST. LOUIS — Flu cases continue to climb in the St. Louis area, putting major pressure on hospitals that are already at or near capacity. “This poses significant challenges …

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