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AMA Update 299: Ringworm, mpox and COVID cases, plus OTC birth control pills with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares the latest from the CDC on drug-resistant ringworm infections in New York City and monkeypox cases in Chicago. Also FDA considers recommendations on over-the-counter birth control pills. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 298: CDC Chief Medical Officer Deb Houry, MD, MPH, on the next phase of COVID-19 data, vaccines and care

AMA Update welcomes Deb Houry, MD, MPH, chief medical officer and deputy director for program and science at the CDC, to discuss the end of the public health emergency (PHE) and what it means for physicians and patients. Dr. Houry discusses data collection, vaccine coverage and the future of care as we emerge from crisis mode after more than three years. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

The AMA has resources to help with this next phase. Find all you need to know about post-PHE telehealth use, policy, coverage and payment with the AMA Telehealth Quick Guide: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/ama-telehealth-quick-guide

🦠 The U.S. Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 ended May 11, 2023 🦠

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AMA Update 297: FDA approvals, CDC recommendations and WHO COVID announcement with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the latest news from the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration’s upcoming Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) meeting this June. Including the U.S. Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 ending on May 11, 2023. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🦠 For more information and to register for «Infection Prevention and Control Post-COVID-19 PHE: A Town Hall with CDC’s Project Firstline» on May 11, visit: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/cdc-project-firstline/video-player/18780695

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

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.

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AMA Update 291: U.S. maternal deaths increase by 40% with Sandra Fryhofer, MD & Nicole Plenty, MD

Sandra Fryhofer, MD, and Nicole Plenty, MD, discuss the new CDC data showing a 40% increase in maternal deaths in the U.S. and what physicians and patients can do to improve maternal health outcomes. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

For more on maternal health:  https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/ama-advocacy-improve-maternal-health

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

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.

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AMA Update 258: COVID-19 vaccine added to immunization schedules for adults and children with Sandra Fryhofer, MD

Vaccines for adults: what you need to know about CDC’s recently released adult immunization schedule for 2023 with Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup.
Also discussing routine vaccines for kids, vaccine-preventable diseases like polio—plus CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and the Annals of Internal Medicine (ACP Journals). American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 245: ‘Kraken’ variant & vaccine stroke risk: everything you need to know with Sandra Fryhofer, MD

The latest on Pfizer’s COVID vaccine and stroke risk. Sandra Fryhofer, MD, breaks down vaccine safety statistics following new #FDA and #CDC announcements about possible increased risk of stroke after getting Pfizer’s bivalent booster shot. Also covering VSD, other #vaccine databases, and what’s expected at the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VBRPAC) meeting this January. Plus everything you need to know about the ‘Kraken’ — a.k.a, the XBB.1.5 #omicron variant. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts #AMAUpdate

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AMA Update 224: RSV, flu trends plus COVID predictions with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares the latest post-Thanksgiving «tripledemic» trends, as well as findings from a new CDC study on how the updated boosters performed in the real world. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 203: COVID boosters, flu season and the Ebola outbreak with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares a new study that shows why getting a COVID booster matters. Also covering the importance of the flu shot, including a new flu campaign and talking points for physicians, and what a CDC Health Advisory for the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda means to physicians and patients.

American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

#FluFOMO to highlight how getting vaccinated can help people avoid missing out on fun moments like spending time with family and friends. GetMyFluShot.org for more information on the flu.

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