Each week, we ask our emergency docs, “What’s going around?” This week, Dr. Benjamin Doerr, an emergency physician at McLaren Macomb, reports: Influenza Following a spike in cases, the number of patients with the flu and symptoms of high fever, body aches, cough and congestion remains steadily high. Gastro Symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea and a diagnosis of gastroenteritis remain high. Slip and falls Following the heavy rain fall and freezing temperatures, slip-and-falls and resulting injuries have been common. In need of emergency care? Check-in to the McLaren Macomb emergency department from home and minimize your wait time! Click here