BOSTON — Pediatric intensive care units are filled to capacity and many young children are waiting on emergency treatment as hospitals in Boston work to combat a surge in respiratory syncytial virus cases, or RSV, officials said Thursday. They are calling it a ‘capacity disaster’ at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Mass General Brigham hospital system … Read more
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia pediatric hospitals are overwhelmed with sick childrenmost of whom have the contagious respiratory virus RSV. It’s a trend that’s happening across the country, complicated by the increasing number of flu cases. Doctors say it’s time to take precautions to keep these respiratory illnesses from spreading more widely. RSV is currently the … Read more
Dr. Ashish Jha on three viruses that can overwhelm hospitals this winter – CBS News Watch CBS News White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the flu, COVID-19 and RSV – three viruses that could overwhelm hospitals this winter. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking … Read more
Election officials across the U.S. are facing what many believe appears to be a coordinated effort to overwhelm their offices just as employees are mailing out absentee ballots and preparing for the 2022 midterms—and critics say the deluge of requests hitting election offices is the work of prominent supporters of former President Donald Trump. As The … Read more