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Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
East Texas Drug Emporium locations staying open despite closures in West Virginia
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — Drug Emporium locations are closing their locations but all the East Texas locations are remaining open. UT Tyler gets $441K grant to develop cancer-targeting nanotechnology The locations closing are in West Virginia and are owned by a different company. The locations that are not closing are owned by the Longview-based company Gibson Sales and include: Abilene, TX Amarillo, TX Lafayette, LA Little Rock, AR Longview, TX Lubbock, TX Shreveport, LA Tyler, TX Waco, TX 'We're staying open, we're thriving and we're here for you,' Drug Emporium posted on their social media. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Climate
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Shoppers in central Arkansas stock up on groceries ahead of wintry weather this week
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansans make their way to a grocery store in town in preparation for this week's winter weather. Shopper Diane Gilleland said this time around, her food pantry has to be stocked. 'I've got sick grandchildren, and a daughter whose got this thing going around. So, I'm buying food for them too,' Gilleland said. Warming centers opening around central Arkansas in preparation for freezing weather At the Drug Emporium in Little Rock, shoppers pile in for the essentials. Worker Teandrea Plummer said she expects the store to be busy for days as temperatures continue to plummet. AST Blog: Dangerously cold temperatures are on the way And with freezing temperatures, comes icy roads. 'When you come out of our driveway and unless you got a 4-wheel-drive, you're stuck,' Gilleland said, 'So I'm planning on being stuck for several days.' Gilleland said despite the rollercoaster of weather this winter has sent her way, she's staying optimistic, while preparing to be snow-bound. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Tyler emergency room sees influx of flu patients, pharmacies report medicine shortage
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – East Texas doctors are reporting high flu cases and some pharmacies are running short on medicine. East Texas doctors said they are seeing many flu patients coming through their doors especially in the weeks after the holidays. Doctor Emmanuel Lonsdorfer at Hospitality Health ER in Tyler said they treated a high number of flu patients in January and this month is on track to be just as busy. Super Bowl 'flu'? Record number of employees didn't go to work Monday, poll suggests The CDC says the country is experiencing its highest number of flu cases compared to the last 15 years and that in the first week of February, nearly a third of flu tests came back positive nationwide. Lonsdorfer said in January, they attended to about 180 patients per day and in February, they are seeing about 160 people a day. He says the majority of flu cases test positive for Type A and for every twenty of those, they are seeing one Type B cases. Lonsdorfer said Type A symptoms are more severe. 'We still see a lot of covid symptoms, but from my own observation, I think the patients that have Covid are less symptomatic than the Influenza A,' Lonsdorfer said. The high number of cases nationwide is leading to a flu medication shortage here in East Texas. Drug Emporium in Tyler was out of stock for a few days last week. New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says 'Our supplier actually ran out,' Pharmacy manager at Drug Emporium David Davis said. 'We ran out and then they ran out. so, when you can't get anything from your supplier, you can't resupply your stock so you're kind of stuck.' Even with medication back on the shelves now, he said the number of people coming to the pharmacy hasn't dipped. 'Right now, it's at its peak or it has been in the past couple of weeks, from what we've seen so far this season,' Davis said. Although we have high flu cases locally and nationally, there's no guarantee they will drop any time soon, so Lonsdorfer recommends taking preventions. 'Eat your fruits and vegetables, get adequate amount of sleep, stay hydrated,' Lonsdorfer said. 'So, all of those preventative things to stay healthy yourself.' He also recommends washing your hands consistently and staying home if you feel sick to stop the spread and to keep you and your family safe this flu season. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
