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Dangerous Strain Of Norovirus Spreads Through Maryland

We’re still coping with flu season but now there’s another outbreak of a highly contagious illness. A dangerous strain of norovirus is spreading fast.

2013/01/28

Flu Season Strikes Early And Hard

This year, the flu season is striking early and with a vengeance. In Maryland and across the country, hospitals are overloaded.

2013/01/09

Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013

Don and Marty had “Coffee With” Anna Post and Dr. Susan Rehm about the flu season. Ron Matz had “People Are Talking” about the Everyman Theatre moving downtown.

2013/01/03

Monday, Dec. 24, 2012

Don Scott and Marty Bass had “Coffee With” Anna Post about influenza education. Ron Matz had “Manic Monday” with the Red Red Wine Bar staff, who came all the way from Annapolis.

2012/12/24

Flu Season Begins Early In Md.

A warning from the Centers for Disease Control: flu season is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade and the strain is said to be unusually nasty.

2012/12/04

Hospital Workers Who Refused Flu Shots Face Firing

The operator of Frederick Memorial Hospital is threatening to fire 14 workers who refused to get flu shots.

2012/11/16

A new CDC study showed that perfectly healthy kids died of the flu faster than high-risk kids. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Study: Healthy Kids Die From Flu Faster Than High-Risk Children

Nearly 43 percent of American kids who died from the flu were perfectly healthy beforehand – and the healthier kids died faster.

2012/10/19

Mysterious Illness Kills 3 Family Members, Sickens Fourth

There’s a medical mystery in Calvert County. A respiratory illness killed almost an entire family.

2012/03/07

Flu Season Begins In Maryland

During the cold winter months, people generally spend more time indoors in closer proximity to friends, family and co-workers. Those are perfect conditions for the spread of the flu

2011/12/31