Winter officially begins Thursday, and with the cold season comes an expected rise in rates of flu and Covid, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. is seeing a “sharp increase” in flu levels right now, particularly in the south, Cohen said Wednesday in an interview….

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota woman has sued her dentist after receiving four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit that she says led to her disfigurement. Kathleen Wilson filed the lawsuit last week in Hennepin County District Court, accusing Dr. Kevin Molldrem of Molldrem Family Dentistry in Eden Prairie,…

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The Texas Supreme Court permanently blocked a judge’s ruling allowing a Texas woman to have an emergency abortion, just hours after her lawyers said she was forced to travel out of state for the procedure. The court’s seven-page ruling comes days after it temporarily blocked the judge’s decision to let Kate Cox have an abortion….

Hospitals dealing with influx of kids with respiratory illnesses – CBS News Watch CBS News The new year is bringing a surge in cases of RSV and the flu among kids. Hospitals across the country are dealing with a surge in cases and, in some cases, a lack of beds. Janet Shamlian reports. Be the…