Sara Chodosh, assistant editor at PopSci, talks about the 2017-2018 flu season, widely regarded as one of the worst since the 2009 swine flu epidemic.
We discuss why the baby boomer generation is being hit the hardest and ways you can protect yourself. Chodosh harps on the importance of keeping your hands clean. She encourages everyone to consider getting a flu shot. Even if you contract the flu, the shot will at least help keep your symptoms moderate.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposed banning a cancer-causing chemical that can be found in products like car break cleaners, laundry spot removers and some arts and crafts sprays.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to doctors, saying a key drug used to prevent respiratory infections in babies is in limited supply.
