If it's not COVID-19 or the flu, maybe it's this

Plus more health news | Email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [Health Matters]( [Flu season's almost over, but there are other viruses on the rise]( By Jamie Ducharme Health Correspondent My partner spent most of last week sick on the couch, tired and coughing. It seemed like a textbook case of COVID-19—but when he got tested, his results came back negative for both COVID-19 and the flu. Lots of people seem to be in similar situations right now. Plenty of respiratory viruses are going around, even as flu season dies down and COVID-19 diagnoses decline. Many of these viruses cause cold-like symptoms, so it’s hard to say what any single person has. But human metapneumovirus, which causes symptoms including cough, congestion, and fever, is currently causing a particularly high percentage of positive test results, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show. If you’re sick with a mystery virus, experts I interviewed said not to worry too much about figuring out what it is. For most routine respiratory viruses, their advice is the same: stay home, rest, take over-the-counter medications if necessary, and call your doctor if you have severe symptoms including a high fever or difficulty breathing. [READ MORE]( Share the story What else to read [A Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates in Military Pilots and Ground Crews]( By Tara Copp/AP Retired military aviators have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer. [Read More »]( [Column: Forget Relationships. The Future of Dating Is 'Situationships']( By Myisha Battle Maybe the relationship wasn't a “waste of time.” Maybe it was just a situationship. [Read More »]( [How People With Diabetes Can Lower Stroke Risk]( By Elizabeth Millard People with diabetes have more cardiovascular issues, but these problems aren’t inevitable. [Read More »]( [How Hypnosis Works, According to Science]( By Eleanor Cummins The practice helps people enter into a unique state of consciousness. [Read More »]( [The Best Stove for Your Health and the Environment]( By Madison Dapcevich Gas vs. electric vs. induction. [Read More »]( ONE LAST READ [Improving the climate—and personal health]( The U.N. climate report released today comes with a stark warning: The world must take immediate, ambitious action in the next 10 years to avoid devastating climate impacts. But scientists also point out a key opportunity: The very actions needed to avert climate disaster also result in significant health benefits. Making neighborhoods more walkable and bike-friendly, for instance, will lead to more active lifestyles, cleaning up air and water would reduce disease burden, and relying less on meat for food would improve diet. [Read More »]( --------------------------------------------------------------- If you were forwarded this and want to sign up to receive it daily, [click here](. Today's newsletter was written by Jamie Ducharme and Kyla Mandel, and edited by Angela Haupt. [Want more from TIME? Sign up for our other newsletters.]( [Subscribe to TIME]( TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services in this email. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Connect with TIME via [Facebook]( | [Twitter]( | [Newsletters]( [UNSUBSCRIBE]( [PRIVACY POLICY]( [YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS]( TIME Customer Service, P.O. Box 37508, Boone, IA 50037-0508 Questions? Contact health@time.com Copyright © 2023 TIME USA, LLC. All rights reserved.