A nationwide shortage of cold, flu and fever medicines for children is causing some drug store chains to limit purchases of the products amid a “tripledemic” this holiday season. “In this holiday season, we have three problems. We have RSV, influenza and COVID-19. We never had such an amount of people getting sick at the … Read more
U.S. faces children’s medicine shortage amid “tripledemic” – CBS News Watch CBS News A nationwide shortage of over-the-counter cold, flu and fever medications for children has led some drugstore chains to limit purchases of the products. Carter Evans reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. … Read more
“Tripledemic” causing children’s medication shortage – CBS News Watch CBS News A nationwide shortage of cold, flu and fever medicines for children is causing some drug store chains to limit purchases of the products amid a “tripledemic” this holiday season. Carter Evans reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live … Read more
The record high of 504,000 in UK net migration shown in data this week looks at odds with business leaders’ claims that post-Brexit visa rules are choking off growth in the economy. Politicians have been giving equally mixed messages. Prime minister Rishi Sunak this week promised to cut overall immigration, while assuring the CBI that … Read more
Pediatric ICUs face bed shortage amid RSV surge – CBS News Watch CBS News Hospitals across the U.S. are facing a shortage of pediatric beds amid a surge in RSV cases. Despite the challenges, parents are still urged to bring their child in at the first sign of respiratory distress. Norah O’Donnell reports. Be the … Read more
A nationwide lettuce shortage is putting a new strain on restaurant owners, and the short supply and rising costs may continue for a few more weeks. The trouble comes from a tough growing season in Salinas, California, where lettuce is sourced at this time of year. But there is hope that conditions will improve when … Read more
Pet owners are struggling to make veterinarian appointments while clinics remain busy.Doctors said the problem is felt nationwide with some pet owners resorting to animal hospitals instead. Dr. Jane Barlow Joy with Cilley Veterinary Clinic said what we are seeing now is a new phase in veterinary medicine.”In the years that I’ve been practicing, this … Read more
Nurses are considered the backbone of the U.S. health care system, but there’s an unprecedented shortage. The U.S. needs more than 200,000 new registered nurses every year until 2030 to meet the demand. Caitlyn Hall, a nurse at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., said she loves her job but the last few years haven’t … Read more
Hospitals face dire nursing shortage – CBS News Watch CBS News Nurses are considered the backbone of the U.S. health care system, but there’s an unprecedented shortage. The U.S. needs more than 200,000 new registered nurses every year until 2030 to meet the demand. Norah O’Donnell reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications … Read more
STILLWATER, Minn. – A double amputee from Minnesota says that if it weren’t for the state’s shortage of personal care assistants, he’d still have his legs. “I didn’t have anybody at night Monday through Friday and then nobody at all on the weekends,” said Dennis Prothero, a veteran who lives in Stillwater. Since a car … Read more