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WORCESTER, MA- A sharp increase in flu cases is sending more children to the emergency room this winter, according to Zachary Binder, MD, an associate professor of pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School and a pediatric emergency medicine physician at UMass Medical Center.
Dr. Binder joined Talk of the Commonwealth to discuss what he described as a “remarkable explosion” in flu cases, particularly among children. He said emergency departments are seeing a steady stream of pediatric patients presenting with high fevers and flu-related symptoms…