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Dr. Ravi Johar, chief medical officer of UnitedHealthcare of Missouri, explains how health officials are getting a handle on what to expect where this flu season — and how that data is driving their decisions.
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If hospitals are still treating a large number of coronavirus patients when the weather cools and the flu begins circulating, they could be overwhelmed by an influx of additional sick people. Hospitals typically see a large increase in hospitalizations during the winter months from people sick with influenza and other respiratory diseases.
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Public health experts are urging Missourians to get a flu shot ahead of a flu season that could likely arrive earlier and be more severe than last year’s.…
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Knowing how to differentiate between symptoms of each can be important, especially if you're at high risk for flu's complications. Influenza can lead to pneumonia, hospitalization and even death.
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Missouri health officials are urging people to get a flu shot this year to prevent a repeat of 2017’s brutal flu season.As of Oct. 6, health officials…
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The St. Louis County Department of Public Health reports 1,282 cases of influenza in the first week of January. The illness is also causing a low blood…
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After a record number of influenza cases in St. Louis County in the last week of 2017, the numbers have dipped, but only slightly. The St. Louis County…
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How bad will flu season be this year?Well, it’ll be bad for you, if you catch it. So, get a flu shot, health officials say.Officials with the Centers for…
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Sometimes we swap more than stories when we gather around the Thanksgiving table.Flu season generally runs from late fall into early spring, but the…
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The number of people getting the flu is on the way back down in the St. Louis region. It spiked slightly earlier this month.The St. Louis County health…