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AMA Update 330: New COVID data on blood types, excess deaths, EG.5 variant & FDA approved RSV vaccine for babies

26 de julio de 2023 casimedicos 00:11:39 0 Comments

The FDA approves an RSV vaccine for infants and vulnerable toddlers, and a new COVID variant emerges. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, also discusses expectations for another “tripledemic”, the latest COVID death rate and research, and the White House’s new Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 314: Bird flu outbreak, child mental health crisis, new CDC director & more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

21 de junio de 2023 casimedicos 00:11:40 0 Comments

The latest on mental health services for kids, the avian flu response, leadership changes at the CDC, plus updated FDA vaccine recommendations covered by AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 302: COVID and RSV vaccines during pregnancy, new mpox vaccine data with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

24 de mayo de 2023 casimedicos 00:10:56 0 Comments

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares the latest research findings, efficacy and safety concerns for the new RSV vaccine. Also covering recommended vaccines for pregnant peoples, and protecting yourself against monkeypox. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 293: Mifepristone, latest COVID variants, U.S. public health emergency ending with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

3 de mayo de 2023 casimedicos 00:10:51 0 Comments

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares what physicians and patients need to know about the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023. Also covering the latest on abortion pill access, XBB.1.16 and XBB.1.9.1 trends, as well as a possible link between conjunctivitis and Arcturus variant. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 275: Candida auris, Paxlovid and maternal mortality rates with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

22 de marzo de 2023 casimedicos 00:11:31 0 Comments

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the latest news physicians need to know, including: new updates from the FDA on Paxlovid, data from a recently released study on maternal mortality rates increasing in the U.S., and the CDC’s warning on the spread of a deadly fungus, Candida auris. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 272: Long COVID: what we do and don’t know after 3 years of the pandemic with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

15 de marzo de 2023 casimedicos 00:11:13 0 Comments

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, summarizes what we’ve learned—and what unknowns still linger as the COVID pandemic crosses the three-year mark. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 269: RSV vaccines, measles outbreaks & cardiovascular risks from long COVID with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

8 de marzo de 2023 casimedicos 00:10:35 0 Comments

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares new study findings on increased risk of severe health complications linked to patients with long COVID, including: arrhythmias, stroke, heart failure, coronary artery disease, COPD and pulmonary embolisms. Also discussing growing measles outbreaks. Measles are extremely contagious, can cause life-threatening illness, and are an immediately notifiable disease. Physicians should promptly report cases to state health departments to notify the CDC within 24 hours via the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 238: XBB.1.5 now dominant in the U.S. as China eases COVID restrictions with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

4 de enero de 2023 casimedicos 00:12:00 0 Comments

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, returns to discuss a kids strep throat warning issued by CDC (Group A streptococcus bacteria or Strep A) as well as the latest on RSV, influenza, and COVID cases in China and the U.S. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 234: New long-COVID study, vaccines and pregnancy, masking indoors & more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

19 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos 00:13:00 0 Comments

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses new research on the link between COVID-19 infection and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and that seasonal influenza activity remains high across the U.S. Also covering the life-threatening risks of flu and COVID during pregnancy. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 231: COVID cases are on the rise ahead of winter holidays with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

14 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos 00:13:21 0 Comments

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the latest on coronavirus spread and infection trends headed into the holidays. Also discussing RSV, the spike in flu cases and influenza antiviral treatments. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.