Claire Maldarelli, assistant editor at Popular Science, discusses the 2017-2018 flu season that scientists have named as one of the worst in the last decade.
She notes that it is always good to get your flu shot, no matter how late in the season it is. The vaccination helps reduce the severity of the virus and makes it harder for it to spread. Maldarelli talks about how the body fights the flu and notes aches and pains stem from your immune system trying to fight off the virus.
WeGovy will remain in limited supply into 2024.
New research shows that people who have reported long Covid have dropped since last summer and those that are most prevalent in adults ages 35-44.
The Energy Department is investing up to $1.2 billion in projects focusing on removing carbon dioxide from the air.
Russia successfully launched its first lunar space mission in nearly 50 years.
Maui residents who made desperate escapes from oncoming flames, some on foot, asked why Hawaii’s famous emergency warning system didn’t alert them as fires raced toward their homes.
Water infrastructure across the country is vulnerable as climate change makes storms more unpredictable and destructive, flooding low-lying drinking water treatment plants and overwhelming coastal sewage systems.
Russia is putting the final touches on the scheduled launch of its lunar rocket to the moon.
Virgin Galactic launched its first space tourism flight earlier Thursday.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023.
Health officials are urging people to get vaccinations for the flu, covid and RSV for the upcoming winter season.
