Is Oregon’s Flu Vacation Over?
Hospitalizations due to the flu this year are still just a fraction of normal. That could change as our masks come off.
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Oregon Had Almost No Flu Last Year. What About This Year?
While mask use should help stifle the spread, experts say with schools resuming in-person learning, the flu may be more prevalent this year.
COVID + Influenza: This Is a Good Year to Get a Flu Shot, Experts Advise
If enough of the population gets vaccinated — more than the 45% who did last flu season — it could help head off a nightmare scenario this winter of hospitals stuffed with flu or COVID-19 patients.
Public Health Officials Offer Scant Details On U.S. Coronavirus Patients
Disclosure this week of an eighth case in the United States of a new viral infection emerging from China — in addition to the first confirmed case of the virus passing from person to person in this country — is fueling public concerns about how easily the deadly virus can spread.
Something Far Deadlier Than The Wuhan Virus Lurks Near You
There’s a deadly virus spreading from state to state. It preys on the most vulnerable, striking the sick and the old without mercy. In just the past few months, it has claimed the lives of at least 39 children.
Flu Season Ramps Up in Oregon
The flu season has caught with the Willamette Valley, with an increase in cases from Southern Oregon to Salem to the Portland area in recent weeks.
Healthcare Workers, Public Health Officials Push for Paid Sick Days
Workers not granted leave time to care for themselves or their children – and a lack of sick days causes high turnover in workplaces
December 13, 2012 -- Last week, Jennifer Bevacqua, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center, treated a boy who was a year and a half old and had what Bevacqua described as eye motion issues, which can indicate a brain tumor. After being informed that he’d need an emergency MRI, his grandmother – who was the boy's primary caregiver and had taken him to the hospital – called her boss to ask if she could stay with her grandson while he received the care he needed.
