Surveillance shows sustained community transmission already under way in the south and mountain west. Health officials still recommend vaccination, and are clear about what a partial match does and does not do.
Afternoon highs will reach 112°F in the desert valleys. Health officials say the greater risk is that overnight lows stay above 85, giving the body no chance to recover.
Remote consultation has become a core service rather than a stopgap. In the counties where it matters most, a quarter of households cannot sustain a video call.
A pooled analysis of 27 cohort studies found most of the reduction in mortality risk arrives between 2,000 and 7,000 steps a day. The famous target came from a 1960s marketing campaign.
Compliance with price disclosure rules has risen sharply. The published files run to millions of rows, use inconsistent codes, and in most cases cannot be compared between two hospitals in the same city.