Keep washing your hands, kids. There have been 44 confirmed cases of the flu on campus, said staff nurse Carol Drews, which is “up significantly” from previous years. Only seven new cases have been confirmed this week, a number down from the 26 cases the week before. “I feel like we’re having a slight slow...
By the time the hot water hit my feverish head, I realized I wasn’t hungover on a Tuesday morning. The headache hadn’t passed, my skin was oddly numb despite our enthusiastic water heater, and my body felt like a piñata salvaged from an eight-year-old’s birthday party. Getting sick during the school year is a higher...
Hillsdale College is beginning to see the effects of the nation-wide flu outbreak this week, with several students visiting the Amber Health Center sick. Linda Snoes, the office assistant for the center, said there have been 10 positive cases for influenza on campus. Still more are being tested. “It’s been crazy,” Snoes said. The Centers...
Hillsdale Hospital gave out 375 flu shots at its free flu clinic in September, up 225 from last year. After it ran out of its 150 flu vaccines for last year’s clinic, the hospital brought 500 vaccines to give free to Hillsdale College students as part of its community outreach. “I like people to get...