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How you can treat the flu and protect yourself in the midst of the 'tripledemic' 12/13/2022 07:48pm • The trifecta of the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus have hit the D.C. area hard — reports show the region is facing the most confirmed cases in the country in the new "tripledemic." As hospitals face staffing shortages and an overwhelming number of new patients, some local doctors DeSantis seeks grand jury investigation of COVID-19 vaccines 12/13/2022 05:59pm • MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that he plans to petition the state's Supreme Court to convene a grand jury to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” with respect to the COVID-19 vaccines. The Republican governor, who is often mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in China students return home amid fears of COVID-19 spread 12/13/2022 09:34am • BEIJING (AP) — Some Chinese universities say they will allow students to finish the semester from home in hopes of reducing the potential for a bigger COVID-19 outbreak during the January Lunar New Year travel rush. It wasn’t clear how many schools were participating, but universities in Shangh Latest Iowa bird flu cases push December total near 700,000 12/12/2022 06:20pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Four new cases of bird flu at Iowa turkey farms in the past few days will push the number of birds slaughtered nationwide this month to limit the spread of the virus up to nearly 700,000. The latest cases announced by the Iowa Department of Agriculture only add to the toll of th Judge rejects vaccine choice law in health care settings 12/12/2022 11:35am • HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A person's choice to decline vaccinations does not outweigh public health and safety requirements in medical settings, a federal judge ruled in a Montana case. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy last week permanently blocked a section of law the state said was meant to preve China vows to drop some travel tracking in COVID rule easing 12/12/2022 11:24am • BEIJING (AP) — China said it would stop tracking some travel, potentially reducing the likelihood people will be forced into quarantine for visiting COVID-19 hot spots, as part of an uncertain exit from the strict pandemic policies that helped fuel widespread protests. Once midnight hit Monday, th Basic tips to keep healthy as flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases rise 12/11/2022 02:08pm • As experts warn of a rise in flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases this holiday season, here are some very basic tips for people to keep themselves and their loved ones healthy. Stay home Dr. Keri Althoff, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors 12/11/2022 12:26pm • Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs portend a difficult winter for seniors, which worries 81-year-old n Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs 12/11/2022 09:26am • BEIJING (AP) — Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as it rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests. President Xi Jinping’s govern China struggles with COVID infections after controls ease 12/09/2022 07:41am • BEIJING (AP) — A rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses were reported Friday in areas across China after the ruling Communist Party loosened anti-virus rules as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump. While official data showed a fall in new cases, they no longer cover large part China's looser anti-COVID measures met with relief, caution 12/08/2022 05:48am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — People across China reacted with relief and caution Thursday to the dramatic government decision to loosen some of the world’s most severe COVID-19 restrictions. For the first time in months, Jenny Jian hit the gym in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou without being requi China begins implementing relaxed anti-COVID-19 measures 12/08/2022 04:51am • BEIJING (AP) — China began implementing a more relaxed version of its strict “zero COVID” policy on Thursday amid steps to restore normal life, but also trepidation over a possible broader outbreak once controls are eased. The country reported 21,165 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, though i EXPLAINER: China's relaxed 'zero-COVID' brings big changes 12/08/2022 02:11am • BEIJING (AP) — In a move that caught many by surprise, China announced a potentially major easing of its rigid “zero-COVID” restrictions, without formally abandoning the policy altogether. It’s not clear what exactly prompted the move, although it follows the largest show of public dissen Asian shares slip after tech stock slump on Wall St 12/08/2022 12:41am • BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mostly lower in Asia after Wall Street sagged under weakness in tech stocks. U.S. futures edged lower while oil prices rebounded. Japan revised upward its GDP data to show the economy contracted less than earlier reported in July-September, in a sign the country weathere Flu, RSV cases combine with COVID-19 to fill hospitals in Montgomery County 12/07/2022 10:36pm • While the community spread of COVID-19 is still low in Montgomery County, Maryland, health officials said the combination of RSV, the flu and the coronavirus is boosting emergency room visits and hospitalizations. Dr. Louis Damiano, president of Holy Cross Health Acute Care for Maryland, said its