Tag: sick
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As “walking pneumonia” spreads, ER visits surge for sick babies
Nationwide rates of emergency room visits for babies with Mycoplasma pneumoniae are on track to surpass rates for school-age children, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, as doctors nationwide are grappling with a surge of “walking pneumonia” cases. The new figures come from the CDC’s National Syndromic Surveillance Program, which…
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Voters in 3 red states cast ballots on paid sick leave
St. Louis — Voters in Missouri, Nebraska and Alaska will soon decide whether workers there should be entitled to paid sick leave. If approved, the ballot measures would allow many workers to accrue paid time off, a benefit supporters say means workers — especially those with low-paying jobs — would no longer have to fear…