Thursday, January 10 2013 3:08 PM EST2013-01-10 20:08:37 GMT
Phones are ringing and questions being answered at Beaumont Health System's flu hotline center. Nurses are taking calls all about the flu, which is hitting Michigan hard and early this year.
Phones are ringing and questions being answered at Beaumont Health System's flu hotline center. Nurses are taking calls all about the flu, which is hitting Michigan hard and early this year.
Friday, January 11 2013 7:27 PM EST2013-01-12 00:27:10 GMT
We saw a steady stream of people coming to the Oakland County Health Division's clinics in Southfield and Pontiac on Friday to roll up their sleeves for flu shots. The health department says clinics have been packed.
We saw a steady stream of people coming to the Oakland County Health Division's clinics in Southfield and Pontiac on Friday to roll up their sleeves for flu shots. The health department says clinics have been packed.
Thursday, January 10 2013 3:56 PM EST2013-01-10 20:56:41 GMT
Around metro Detroit, hospital emergency rooms are swamped with people suffering from flu-related symptoms. Fox 2's Deena Centofanti asked Providence Hospital ER doctor Steve McGraw about treating the flu.
Around metro Detroit, hospital emergency rooms are swamped with people suffering from flu-related symptoms. Fox 2's Deena Centofanti asked Providence Hospital ER doctor Steve McGraw about treating the flu.
Wednesday, January 9 2013 4:05 PM EST2013-01-09 21:05:03 GMT
No doubt about it, the flu is hitting early and hard. Michigan is one of the states with reported high influenza-like illness activity.
No doubt about it, the flu is hitting early and hard. Michigan is one of the states with reported high influenza-like illness activity. The CDC is reporting across the country we're seeing levels of flu activity that usually are peak levels much later in the season.
Wednesday, January 9 2013 4:04 PM EST2013-01-09 21:04:45 GMT
Lake Fenton High School freshman Joshua Polehna became ill over winter break and had to be hospitalized. Sadly, he died over the weekend from what is being described as flu-like symptoms.
Lake Fenton High School freshman Joshua Polehna became ill over winter break and had to be hospitalized. Sadly, he died over the weekend from what is being described as flu-like symptoms.
Wednesday, January 9 2013 4:04 PM EST2013-01-09 21:04:23 GMT
Influenza cases are on the rise in Michigan, according to the Department of Community Health. Dr. Denise Shuttie told us what should never be done to treat a child with the illness.
Influenza cases are on the rise in Michigan, according to the Department of Community Health. Dr. Denise Shuttie with Providence Hospital told us what she recommends for someone fighting the flu and what should never be done to treat a child with the illness.
A valley family's pride and joy is fighting for her life. Their horse Mocha was bitten by a Mohave rattlesnake. We talked to the owners about the horse’s recovery.
A valley family's pride and joy is fighting for her life. Their horse Mocha was bitten by a Mohave rattlesnake. We talked to the owners about the horse’s recovery.
A baby girl is about to undergo a rare heart surgery at Phoenix Children's Hospital. It's the first time the hospital has performed this potentially life saving surgery on someone so young.
A baby girl is about to undergo a rare heart surgery at Phoenix Children's Hospital. It's the first time the hospital has performed this potentially life saving surgery on someone so young. FOX 10's Jessica Flores talked to the little girl's family before the big day.
Now that obesity has been officially classified as a disease by the AMA, many are wondering how this will affect the 35.7 percent of Americans who are described as obese by the CDC.
Now that obesity has been officially classified as a disease by the American Medical Association, many are wondering how this will affect the 35.7 percent of Americans who are described as obese by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The mayors of Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
The mayors of Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.
Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
