Articles tagged with 'FLU season' | Checkup Newsroom

While temperatures are warming up and spring is on its way, one thing is showing up that’s a little unusual for this time of year: the flu.Flu cases continue to increase at Cook Children's Health Care System. From March 13 to March 19, there were 275...

This year has been especially difficult, but in the midst of the pandemic, there’s one silver lining.As of Dec. 5, hundreds of children have been tested for flu and RSV at Cook Children’s Medical Center, and none have come back positive. Ramon Kinloc...

Does your child have the sniffles, sneezing, tummy aches or worse? They aren’t alone. Last week, eight children tested positive the flu at the medical center, according to Laboratory results from Cook Children’s. What’s interesting is that seven c...

By Lizy Varughese, M.D. The flu season is upon us once again ... what do you need to know as a parent? 1.What are symptoms of the flu? The flu may start like the common cold with symptoms of cough, congestion and runny nose, but may also be ...