Each week, we ask our emergency docs, “What’s going around?” This week, Dr. Richard Reidy, an emergency physician at McLaren Macomb, reports: Flu A & B The volume of influenza cases remain high, both A and B strains. Both are characterized by high fever, muscle aches, congestion and cough, with the B strain adding gastrointestinal distress. Gastro Viral infections bringing about symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea remain high. Slip-and-falls Winter weather conditions continue to cause injuries sustained during slip-and-fall accidents. In need of emergency care? Check-in to the McLaren Macomb emergency department from home and minimize your wait time! Click here Do you have a primary care physician? Make an appointment with a McLaren Macomb family or internal medicine physician. Click here