This year we are facing a triple threat for flu season: the flu, Covid-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV). RSV is a viral respiratory infection that usually causes cold-like symptoms. Hospitals are currently seeing an alarming increase in pediatric cases of RSV and some are becoming overwhelmed by the surge. According to research published […]
https://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/vaccine.png400375Pam Katz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ArcLogo_Color_Rev_PNG_WEB.pngPam Katz2022-11-17 13:48:042023-01-18 14:49:22It's Flu Season: Are You Ready?
WASHINGTON, DC – Six leading disability advocacy organizations, with the support of Kellogg Hansen, have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the estate of...
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By Poet and Speaker Russell Lehmann
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“We’ve spent most of her life waiting for the help we need, for the wellbeing of our family.”
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By Evelyn Baron, written in 1991
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