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Hospitals increase staff for inauguration, flu

Touching door handles, sharing toilets and shaking hands can easily spread the flu virus, especially at a time when hundreds of thousands of people travel to the District for the presidential inauguration this weekend.

Saturday - 01/19/2013, 10:31pm EST

Tags: inauguration day, jamie forzato

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Flu is not the only winter malady

For a long time, the conventional wisdom was that the cold weather was to blame for the rise in heart-related deaths during the winter, but recent research shows that is not necessarily the case.

Monday - 01/14/2013, 09:34am EST

Tags: heart, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Dr. Reginald Robinson, Good Samaritan Hospital

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Deadly flu season set to be moderate to severe

The flu season this year has been a deadly one, with 18 children who have already died from influenza-related illness since its beginning.

Saturday - 01/05/2013, 04:33pm EST

Tags: flu, flu shots, flu vaccine, CDC, jamie forzato

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Flu season off to a bad start for nation, Virginia

An early start to the flu season and a strain that has caused more severe cases in past years is setting the region up for a nasty flu season.

Wednesday - 01/02/2013, 05:53pm EST

Tags: flu vaccine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Randi Martin

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Scientists use Google data to try to predict flu outbreaks

Intricate tracking models have become a huge asset in forecasting the weather and now, scientists are using similar technology to predict flu outbreaks.

Monday - 12/10/2012, 08:15am EST

Tags: thomas warren, influenza, Google

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