UW Health talks health headlines, including flu rates, CTE, drug-resistant germs and melanoma vaccine

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The U.S. flu hospitalization rate is at its highest level for this time of year since the 2010 season, though still relatively low, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention update.

Dr. Jeff Pothof, chief quality officer at UW Health, joined us Tuesday, Nov. 3, to discuss that and other health headlines.

They included a Boston University-led study that found nearly 75% of NFL players who died from 2008 to 2023 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The CDC has also warned that drug-resistant germs are a growing threat in the U.S., causing more than 50,000 deaths a year. Also, Moderna and Merck released results Thursday, Oct. 29 from a study of an mRNA cancer vaccine that they say reduces the chances of melanoma tumors returning.