Flu Season Is a Stress Test. Our Healthcare System Keeps Failing.

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Source: MedPage Today

Original: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/119604...

Published: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:47:38 -0500

Every flu season in the US, the healthcare system undergoes a stress test. The test looks at what happens when health care providers get sick at the same time as the number of patients rises. As a result, clinic appointments are cancelled.