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H3N2: 3 notes on the dominant flu strain

The majority of U.S. influenza cases detected this season have been H3N2, an influenza A variant associated with more severe illness.

COVID-19 admissions to rise through early December, CDC forecasts

The CDC is projecting an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations for the first time since July, national disease modeling shows.

Half of COVID-19 cases are now BQ.1 + BQ.1.1 infections: 10 CDC findings

Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 — dubbed "escape variants" for their immune evasiveness — now account for 49.7 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases, according to the CDC's COVID-19 data tracker weekly review published Nov. 18.

Nearly 9,000 flu patients hospitalized last week: 8 FluView notes

Flu activity metrics are quickly ramping up in the US, with 8,707 lab-confirmed flu patients admitted to hospitals for the week ending Nov. 12, according to the CDC's latest FluView report.

CDC to assist with Ohio measles outbreak as cases rise

The CDC is sending a "small team" to Columbus, Ohio, to assist the region with investigating a measles outbreak that has now infected at least 24 children and hospitalized nine, according to CNN.

Biden administration ambiguous in response to pediatric groups' call for emergency over RSV

After pediatric groups urged federal officials to issue a public health emergency over the nation's surge in respiratory viruses, the Biden administration said it is "ready to provide assistance" to communities in need of help, though did not specify whether…

Novel extended-release local anesthetic reduces both postoperative pain and opioid use

Managing postoperative pain requires physicians to strike a challenging balance between reducing pain through use of local anesthetics — which largely lose effectiveness beyond 24 hours — and prescribing longer-acting opioids, which expose patients to the risk of sliding into…

Ohio measles outbreak hospitalizes 7 children

Health officials in central Ohio are investigating a measles outbreak that has infected at least 18 children, all of whom are unvaccinated, CBS News reported Nov. 16.

Pediatric groups urge Biden to issue national emergency over respiratory viruses

The Children's Hospital Association and American Academy of Pediatrics are calling on federal officials to declare a national and public health emergency to free up resources and give hospitals more flexibility to respond to an "alarming surge of pediatric hospitalizations"…

An omicron subvariant 'cheat sheet'

Since omicron first appeared in the U.S. nearly a year ago, the variant has maintained dominance, splintering into an increasingly complicated patchwork of sublineages.