My stepmother had her hip replaced last week. After the surgery, she woke up in the recovery room and stayed overnight in the hospital. The next day she was lucky enough to be discharged directly back to her home instead of to the other option, a skilled nursing facility (AKA a nursing home) for several …
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Every year, between 5-20% of Americans become ill from influenza, also called the flu. They suffer from fatigue, chest congestion, body aches and fever. Most people with influenza recover within about 2 weeks, but in older people and those with health problems like lung disease, congestive heart failure or diabetes, influenza can trigger serious, even …
Q: My husband doesn’t get a flu vaccine because he swears, “it gives me the flu”. Can the flu vaccine actually give you the flu? My husband believes this, too. His memory of “getting the flu from the flu vaccine” is from getting the “swine flu” vaccine back in 1976. Because he remembers feeling sick …