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AMA Update 604: Measles and FDA news: Allergy medication alert, Alzheimer’s blood test cleared, new COVID vaccine

How do you test for Alzheimer’s? Have COVID vaccine guidelines changed? Are men more lonely than women? How many adults are lonely? Is measles still going around?

Covering measles cases in the U.S., new Alzheimer’s blood test, FDA warning for allergy medication, changes to new COVID vaccines, and the effects of loneliness with AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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⚠️ FDA warning for OTC allergy medication – Rare but severe itching after stopping long-term use of oral allergy medicines (Pruritus from Zyrtec, Xyzal, etc.): https://ama-assn.co/FDA_DrugSafety_allergymeds

🧬 FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC meetings): https://ama-assn.co/FDA_VRBPAC

🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2025 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians
 

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AMA Update 596: 2025 measles outbreak, bird flu updates, Alzheimer’s disease news, plus colon cancer and gut health

Is there a blood test for Alzheimer’s? What causes colon cancer? How many measles cases in 2025? Is bird flu still an issue? What outbreaks are happening right now? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the first measles cases of the year in new U.S. cities, and avian flu outbreaks in dairy cattle and poultry. Also discussing a recent survey on Alzheimer’s disease and new research suggesting links between gut bacteria and colon cancer in younger adults. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate

💜 Not a physician? Join the Patients Action Network: https://ama-assn.co/PatientsActionNetwork

📊 Alzheimer’s Association annual report on Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures (PDF): https://ama-assn.co/Alzheimers2025

🔍 For more on dementia and Alzheimer’s early detection, read American Perspectives on Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease in the Era of Treatment (PDF): https://ama-assn.co/Alzheimers2025_EarlyDetection

🌡️ For the latest CDC measles outbreaks, symptoms of measles mumps rubeola and more, visit: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_Measles

🪽 For bird flu news visit AMA H5N1 Resource Center to get clinical information, the latest CDC updates and more AMA resources: https://ama-assn.co/BirdFlu

🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map

💩 Watch FIT test or colonoscopy? Colon cancer in young adults and cancer screening recommendations with Dr. Doug Corley: https://youtu.be/xF6vle70cFE?si=JT99WGsClBwBM1P0

💻 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1

🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2025 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

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