the past two years. 74% of pediatric hospital beds are full across the country. cnn s brian todd has more on this troubling surge. the drive to the emergency room was really scary and really intense. this mother of a 5-year-old, who was hospitalized with difficulty breathing told us of an anxious drive to the emergency room. things eventually got worse since we were admitted. i see starting last night he is progressively having a harder time breathing. rsv is one of the scariest infections in a child, especially when it s in your baby. you feel the baby breathing really, really fast, and you feel there s nothing you can do. reporter: around the country, a spike in rsv, a common respiratory illness that is occasionally severe in babies and young children. pediatric hospital beds are more full now than the past two years. some children s hospitals are overwhelmed, scrambling to make tents. one key reason is because kids are back in school after the pandemic. many chil
this is cnn breaking news. welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. we re following breaking news out of japan, where shinzo abe has been rushed to a hospital after being shot. this happened as he was giving a speech in nara in western japan. have a look here. japan s current prime minister says abe is in critical condition and considers are fighting to save his life. the fire department reports that abem nair arrest. police say he used a homemade gun. blake is in tokyo. what more are we learning about this? kim, very fluid situation here. japanese public broadcaster, nhk, is reporting the former japanese prime minister, shinzo abe has been shot twice. once in the chest and once in the neck, while delivering a speech around 11:30 this morning local time, in the western city of nara. according to the prime minister, who just gave a press conference, as you mentioned, abe is in critical condition, and doct
Killed by the house commerce subcommittee on health with representatives from the pharmaceutical industry and policy stakeholders. This is three hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] we will come to order. The committee will come to order and the chair will recognize himself for an opening statement. Todays hearing is focus on the critical topic of finding longterm solutions to prevent future drug shortages of key drugs for patients. For months, Cancer Patients including pediatric Cancer Patients, have had to scramble to find the drugs recommended or use alternatives because of instability in the markets and supply chains. In 2022 alone there were over, there were 301 drugs enacted shortages according to the university of utah. For over a decade professions and a medical and Regulatory Community has sounded the alarm on the underlying economic causes of drug shortages. Unforeseen circumstances like a tornado hitting a pharmaceutical warehouse in North Carolina, or