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Physician warns flu, RSV on the rise, COVID hasn’t gone away

MOULTRIE — Moultrians should practice washing their hands and other illness-preventative measures as viral illness cases rise, according ... Read more

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CDC confirms Nebraska child died of brain-eating amoeba

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal health officials confirmed Friday that a Nebraska child died from a rare infection ... Read more

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US making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sites

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more ... Read more

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Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe

LONDON (AP) — A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare ... Read more

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Experts worry about how US will see next COVID surge coming

NEW YORK (AP) — As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for ... Read more

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Scientists worry virus variant may push up COVID cases in US

With coronavirus cases rising in parts of Europe and Asia, scientists worry that an extra-contagious version of the ... Read more

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MEDICAL COLUMN: Spring is in the air, but so is COVID-19

After several variants have appeared since the beginning of COVID-19, it is clear that the impacts of COVID ... Read more

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A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new ones?

COVID-19 vaccines are saving an untold number of lives, but they can’t stop the chaos when a hugely ... Read more

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Georgia hospitalizations keep climbing in COVID-19 wave

ATLANTA (AP) — Hospitalizations from the latest wave of COVID-19 continue to climb rapidly in Georgia, as hundreds ... Read more

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Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately?

Why are so many vaccinated people getting COVID-19 lately? A couple of factors are at play, starting with ... Read more