Flu season is at a 15-year high. Why?
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 What’s behind the rise in pedestrian deaths? Ars Technica · Jonathan M. Gitlin From a record low in 2009, the number of pedestrians being killed by vehicles rose 83 percent by 2022 to the highest it’s been in 40 years.  |
 His genes forecast Alzheimer’s. His brain had other plans. NPR · Jon Hamilton People who inherit one very rare gene mutation are virtually guaranteed to develop Alzheimer’s before 50. Except for Doug Whitney.  A leading pediatrician was already worried about the future of vaccines. Then RFK Jr. came along Los Angeles Times · Corinne Purtill The best and the worst thing about vaccination, pediatrician Dr. Adam Ratner says, is that it “makes nothing happen.”  Why is this year’s flu season so bad? TODAY · Caroline Kee Doctor visits for flu symptoms are at a 15-year high. Doctors discuss flu severity, symptoms and how to stay safe. |
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