One little girl in the northwest part of the valley will get the chance to petition the U.S. Congress. She's hoping to persuade them to keep a special program that helps fund research for Type 1 diabetes.
One little girl in the northwest part of the valley will get the chance to petition the U.S. Congress. She's hoping to persuade them to keep a special program that helps fund research and new technologies for Type 1 diabetes.
Today is Emergency Medical Services for Children Day. And as part of the day, Phoenix Children's Hospital reunited some EMS responders with the people they rescued.
Today is Emergency Medical Services for Children Day. And as part of the day, Phoenix Children's Hospital reunited some EMS responders with the people they rescued.
Two sisters were escorted from a mall in King of Prussia, Pa., because they were wearing hats reading "F--- CANCER" with the "C" in the expletive replaced by a pink breast cancer awareness ribbon.
Two sisters were escorted from a mall in King of Prussia, Pa., on Sunday because they were wearing hats reading "F--- CANCER" with the "C" in the expletive replaced by a pink breast cancer awareness ribbon, the Philadelphia Daily News reported.
A valley woman became a grandmother twice in less than an hour. Two of her daughter gave birth on the same day, almost at the same time, both at Banner Desert Hospital in Mesa.
A valley woman became a grandmother twice in less than an hour. Two of her daughter gave birth on the same day, almost at the same time, both at Banner Desert Hospital in Mesa.
Montgomery County health officials will hold two additional flu vaccination clinics for residents who have not yet been vaccinated.
Montgomery County health officials will hold two additional flu vaccination clinics for residents who have not yet been vaccinated. The clinics will offer free injectable (shots) vaccinations on Friday, January 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Germantown Health Center (12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown) and on Tuesday, January 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Dennis Avenue Health Center (2000 Dennis Avenue, Silver Spring).
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Health officials say flu season is early this year -- and the Carolinians are feeling the pain. It's already one of the worst flu seasons in a decade, and it's only going to get worse. The
Health officials say flu season is early this year -- and the Carolinians are feeling the pain.
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The latest federal data show that flu-like illnesses remain "high and widespread across the nation," but some indicators are "beginning to show declines."
The incidence of flu-like illnesses in Virginia and Maryland remains "high," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But in D.C., the flu is not quite as common, according to the federal data. Local residents are finding it somewhat difficult to find vaccine.
Health officials in Montgomery County, Md. held a three-hour flu vaccination clinic on Friday. All 200 available doses were requested by county residents.
Patricia Baca, a student at Northwest High School, said she came for a flu shot because "[I've] seen a lot of people at my school, they've been sick. Some of them are missing a week, two weeks. And it's exam week, so it's kind of tough."
Debra Aplan, R.N., who is the nurse administrator for the immunization program in Montgomery County, was glad to see the turnout.
"[People] really need the shot because there are individuals in our communities that do have flu, and we really want to stop the spread of flu," Aplan said in an interview. "And the more people who get vaccinated, the more we'll be able to stop that spread of flu."
A quick telephone survey of four chain pharmacies (and one independent pharmacy) in Maryland, Virginia and the District found only one of them with a robust supply of intramuscular flu vaccine.
