Each week, we ask our emergency docs, “What’s going around?” This week, Dr. Stanley Materka, an emergency physician at McLaren Macomb, reports: Influenza Cases of upper respiratory distress, with symptoms of persistent cough and congestion with fever and muscle aches, continue to test positive for flu A. Flu B continues to taper off. Slip-and-falls Snow and other winter weather conditions continue to lead to minor orthopedic injuries suffered during slip-and-fall accidents. Gastro Symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea associated with viral gastroenteritis have significantly tapered off. 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