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Mark J. Terrill/APThe flu is spreading rapidly in Southern Oregon this season. Public health officials point to an increase in emergency department visits for flu-like symptoms, and an especially sharp increase among children. -
Kristian Foden-Vencil/OPBOf the three respiratory diseases circulating this winter, RSV has improved the most with hospitalizations decreasing rapidly, the Oregon Health Authority says.
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Oregon will start 2023 with a new health authority director while facing myriad challenges that include an overburdened hospital system that struggles to meet the demand for patient care -
For the third time in as many years, health officials are worried about holiday gatherings. But this year鈥攊t鈥檚 more than COVID-19 driving concern. Other respiratory illnesses, including RSV, are at historically high levels, prompting the call for a return to indoor masking. -
Emergency rooms across the state are overflowing and in some cases worried parents are seeking hospital-level care when it鈥檚 not needed. But there may be relief on the horizon. -
With the holidays coming up, Oregon鈥檚 health officials are encouraging caution in the face of COVID-19, the flu, and RSV, another respiratory virus. -
California officials are warning that hospitals are at capacity contending with rising COVID-19 cases and early seasons of flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). -
Health officials are concerned about three different respiratory viruses this season: COVID-19, RSV and influenza. -
Not the news anybody was hoping for: this influenza season could be a bad one. The federal Centers for Disease Control made the announcement recently.鈥� -
Flu season is in full swing in Oregon.At least, health officials hope it does not get any fuller than this. This year's flu is sending people to the鈥�
