Louisiana is seeing a sharp increase in cases of flea-borne typhus, a rare bacterial illness that has hospitalized multiple people and has been linked to two deaths since the beginning of 2025.
Is it the change in temperature or how we react to changes that sends so many Louisiana families to urgent cares and walk-in clinics when the weather changes?
Is it the change in temperature or how we react to changes that sends so many Texas families to urgent cares and walk-in clinics when the weather changes?
Healthcare workers will still prioritize folks with pre-existing conditions, but officials think it's time to open the eligibility requirements up to a much larger group