DeWeese runs out of flu shotsDespite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) prediction that the worst of this year’s flu season is yet to come, Kent State’s DeWeese Health Center...
The Kent State Women’s Center and the Women’s Diagnostic Center have partnered once again to bring mammogram screenings to campus in light of Breast Cancer Awareness month.“We started this a number...
With weeks still left in flu season, a family medicine doctor in Kent, says it’s never too late to get a flu shot. As the numbers rise, Jennifer D’Abreau said there are 72 confirmed diagnoses of the...
I woke up last Saturday and realized — oh cruel world — that I was sick.I pulled out my heating pad and shivered in bed for about an hour before I finally decided to seek some help.I dragged myself...
This past year, the flu ranked in the top six of academic impediments of students. It was on the list along with stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties, depression and work.Due to this, Kent State is looking...
This year’s flu season may be bad, but it’s not the worst season according to Dr. Neha Vyas from the Cleveland Clinic. The dominant strain, H3N2, has made this year's flu season miserable.The flu should...
When college students start to feel a cold or flu coming on, they should not run to their doctors for an antibiotic.In fact, doctors, healthcare professionals and public health professors say it might...
Spring semester commonly means two things in Ohio: bad weather and getting sick in some way or other.Influenza, more commonly known as the flu, occurs frequently during the winter months. Flu season typically...
As students prepare for the rest of winter, Kent State and health departments throughout the country recommend preparing for flu season as well.What is the flu?The “seasonal flu is a contagious respiratory...
An honors public health course assisted with the flu clinic Tuesday, Oct. 28 to raise awareness of the flu virus and vaccinate as many community members as possible.University Health Services and Chris...
