influenza

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that after a slow start to flu season in early December, much of the country is now seeing a jump in cases. The agency estimates there have been 3,100 deaths already, including at least eight children

As of Tuesday, Prisma Health will not allow children under the age of 16 to visit hospitalized patients in South Carolina because of increased cases of flu and other respiratory illnesses.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that a Lowcountry resident has died from flu-related causes. This is the first death in the state associated with the 2025 influenza season which began at the end of September.

The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it’s not clear if it will be as bad as last winter’s. But some health experts are worried about a new type of flu virus and flagging vaccination efforts.

Jan. 14, 2025

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Elizabeth Mack about protecting infants and children from influenza and complications. Dr. Mack is the Division Chief for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at MUSC, and she’s a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Elizabeth Mack about protecting infants and children from influenza and complications. Dr. Mack is the Division Chief for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at MUSC, and she’s a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Doctors are bracing for how RSV, influenza and COVID-19 could combine this winter to stress hospital resources. Dr. Elizabeth Mack of Medical University of South Carolina said in a news release, "South Carolina is drowning in RSV." The surge arrived earlier this year than normal.

Health officials around the world are scrambling to stay ahead of the coronavirus outbreak plaguing parts of China. But Dr. Melissa Nolan, an infectious…