The CDC is saying we're barely halfway into flu season, and doctors across the country are recommending getting flu shots. Is there still a chance for beating it? NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports. (TODAY)
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With over 40 states reporting cases of the flu, Americans are in the midst of a long and tough flu season. Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports on what is now being called an epidemic, offering tips on how to avoid getting sick. (TODAY)
The bacterial infection also known as pertussis can be very serious for children under the age of 12 months. The biggest outbreak is currently in Washington State, where there were more than 3,000 cases through July 14. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)
Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan made his first public comments Wednesday since April's scandal involving agents and prostitutes in Colombia. While being grilled by U.S. senators, Sullivan apologized for the agents' misconduct and called the scandal an isolated incident, but some lawmakers are not buying it. NBC's Pete Williams reports. (TODAY)
As the famine worsens in the Horn of Africa, a cholera epidemic is sweeping through Somalia. TODAY's Ann Curry reports. (TODAY)
The outbreak that has killed nearly 600 people in Haiti in the last three weeks has reached the capital city, where health authorities warn it it will spread quickly. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)
Newsweek's Jessica Bennett talks with Msnbc's Alex Witt about her article that says the recent suicides have prompted a fear of bullying epidemic but asks the question is of this really new?
Los Angeles County health officials on Tuesday reported the death of an infant from whooping cough, the sixth death from the worst outbreak of the disease to hit California in 50 years. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)
Health experts say that the hundreds of thousands living in Port-au-Prince's tent cities are at huge risk for an epidemic. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)