Flu season can arrive sooner—and spread faster—than many people expect. In this special edition of Late Night Health, host Mark Alyn speaks with Dr. Samantha Picking, Senior Director of Immunizations at Walgreens, about how older adults and other high-risk individuals can prepare for the coming respiratory illness season.Dr. Picking explains why September and October are …
CEO/FOUNDER OF CONSTANT ASSOCIATES BIOGRAPHY Michelle Constant, MBA, has more than20 years of experience in health security and emergency management. She has provided expert consult to clients at all levels of government and the private sector on diseases and threats including: H1N1, Ebola, Anthrax, Coronavirus and others. She has spoken at the National Homeland Security Conference, the International Association of Emergency Managers Conference, the National …
The new coronavirus is sickening thousands globally, including at least six individuals in the US). Americans are buying surgical masks faster than major retailers can restock them.But, did you know there’s another virus that has infected 15 million Americans across the country and killed more than 8,200 people this season alone. It’s not a new pandemic — it’s influenza. The 2019-2020 flu season is projected to be one …
The director of The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is keeping a close watch on this flu season and warning we could be faced with a pandemic flu. Last year’s statistics show the highest number of deaths from flu or complications with the virus since the dawn of modern tracking (an estimated 80,000 …
If Flu Strikes Don’t Fear! MD Has Day-by-Day Do’s and to Cut Your Downtime You were diligent with your handwashing, immune-boosting and people-avoiding strategies, but did you still get slugged with that nasty flu? Don’t fret, it can happen to the best of us and can strike randomly. So, what do you do if you …