You've probably heard about respiratory viruses like RSV and the flu, but now doctors are saying a new virus is on the rise. Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, spiked this spring, according to the CDC. The virus causes many of the same symptoms as the flu , including coughing, runny nose, sore throat, and fever. Older people and young children are most vulnerable, and many don't know they have it until they are tested at a hospital.
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.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023.
At least 36 people have died in the Lahaina fire in Hawaii, Maui County wrote in a statement posted to the county website Wednesday evening.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Covid hospitalizations are on the rise for a third week.
Scientists are puzzled over a mysterious skull discovered in China in 2019.
Be Well: Benefits of Post-Workout Cool Downs
City officials in Juneau issued an emergency declaration earlier this week as a glacial break caused major flooding that led to the collapse of a house in a river.
