WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued emergency use authorization for the first over-the-counter at-home test that detects both influenza and COVID-19 viruses. The Lucira COVID-19 and flu home test is a single-use test that ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Families across the country are facing a mounting problem as cases of COVID, flu, and RSV rise and there is not enough medicine to go around for both children and adults. Frustrations are high as pharmacy shelves, ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Hospitals in Medford are continuing to see a surge in flu cases, more COVID-19 hospitalizations and people with RSV. Asante, like many other hospitals around the state, are trying to find ways to care for people when bed ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Hospitals in our area are overwhelmed by people with respiratory viruses. Now, Jackson and Josephine county public health are looking at ways to keep people out of the emergency room. On Tuesday, it was announced that ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Across the state, cases of flu, RSV and COVID-19 putting a strain on hospitals. Much like the rest of Oregon, Asante and Providence tell me they are struggling to keep up with the influx of patients. “We’re ...
SALEM, Ore. – Some health officials are calling it a ‘triple-demic.’ The flu, RSV and COVID are all surfacing in the community. On Thursday, the Oregon Health Authority shared just how dire the situation is for hospitals across the state. ...
PROSPECT, Ore — Prospect Charter School students and staff continue to recover, after an influenza outbreak shut classes down for the remainder of the week. The school made the decision Tuesday, after about 100 students were either out or sent ...
Author: Brittany Falkers (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Respiratory syncytial virus cases have put hospitals into crisis mode in Oregon, Washington and across the country. RSV is a common virus, one that just about everyone gets as a child, but ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Public health officials say influenza activity in Jackson County is high and circulating widely. Jackson County Public Health reports that not only is flu activity on the rise in the county, it’s also increasing in Oregon and ...
Jackson County, Ore. —Thanksgiving may be over, but now local health officials are bracing for a potential surge in respiratory viruses. The Flu, RSV, and Covid are all surfacing in the community. Some health officials are even calling it the ...