Thousands of nurses at major New York City hospitals could soon go on strike, three years after a walkout scrambled operations at some of the same facilities. The strike could affect operations at hospitals including Mount Sinai, Montefiore and NewYork-Presbyterian. Nearly 15,000 nurses could walk off the job, just as the city faces a severe flu season. Staffing levels are a major issue, with nurses demanding manageable workloads and more workplace security. Hospitals say they’ve improved staffing since 2023, but argue the union's demands are far too expensive. If deals are not reached, the strike would begin first thing Monday morning.
U.S. flu infections are showing signs of a slight decline, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked. New government data posted Friday covered flu activity through last week. It showed declines in medical office visits due to flu-like illness and in the number of states reporting high flu activity. But flu deaths and hospitalizations rose. By some measures this season is already surpassing the flu epidemic of last winter. That was one of the harshest in recent history. And experts believe there is more suffering ahead.
here was nothing comfortable about Saturday’s 89-81 win over Florida State.
Experts say it is highly contagious, and it only takes a small amount of the virus to infect a person.
Last year, Kentucky saw a spike in illnesses between October and early January.
The approval comes as the nation faces the largest summer wave of COVID-19 cases in two years.
Norton Children's pediatrician Dr. Amael Shalash said there have been more than a thousand flu cases system-wide this month.
Flu cases are up over 15% while COVID-19 cases are down around 5% in Kentucky, according to data from the last week of 2023.
After large gatherings around the holidays, Louisville doctors are noticing a spike in COVID, flu, RSV and strep throat cases.
As the weather gets colder, one Louisville doctor said more people are gathering with folks indoors.