COVID-19

AMA Update 479: Is COVID on the rise again? The latest COVID news, FLiRT variant symptoms and bird flu outbreak 2024

What is the new COVID variant? How many variants are there? How long does long COVID last? How long do COVID GI symptoms last? Which states have bird flu? Our guest is 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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💧 COVID Wastewater data via CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): https://ama-assn.co/COVID_wastewater

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

💻 For bird flu news visit 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 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

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AMA Update 474: Heat related illness, summer COVID uptick and WHO weight loss drug warning for fake Ozempic online

COVID summer surge: Are COVID cases rising? Is there fake semaglutide? Is compounded tirzepatide the same as Mounjaro? Plus latest FDA VRBPAC Meeting 2024 news. Our guest is 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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💧 COVID Wastewater data via CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): https://ama-assn.co/COVID_wastewater

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

💻 For bird flu news visit 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 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

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AMA Update 471: Heat wave 2024: Heat stroke vs heat exhaustion symptoms, plus Mpox and bird flu in milk study

Heat wave safety tips: How long will the heat wave last? What are the first signs of heat exhaustion? Can women get monkeypox? Is there bird flu in milk? Our guest is 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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📍 Searching «mpox vaccine near me»? Use the CDC Mpox Vaccine Locator here: https://ama-assn.co/Mpox_vaccines

💉 Googling «what are the first signs of monkeypox»? Find out more about Mpox rash, testing and treatment: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_Mpox

🦠 For more on Mpox clade 1 outbreak, watch: https://youtu.be/Bo4kdm3OZo8?si=_TkCMkfWIHvcU98Q

🥛 Wondering about bird flu in milk? Visit FDA milk safety: https://ama-assn.co/FDA_milk

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

💻 For bird flu news visit 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 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

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AMA Update 469: Avian flu in humans, H5N1 symptoms, mushroom chocolate recall and AMA Annual Meeting 2024 highlights

How is bird flu transmitted? Is bird flu dangerous to humans? Are mushroom gummies safe? Why don’t edibles list ingredients? What is the new AMA policy on public health? Our guest is 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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🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map

💧 Bird flu tracking via CDC wastewater surveillance by state: https://ama-assn.co/H5N1_wastewater

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

🍄 CDC health alert 2024 for Diamond Shruumz-brand products (Severe Illness Potentially Associated with Consuming Diamond Shruumz Brand Chocolate Bars, Cones, and Gummies): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN-00509

📞 Call the Poison Help Line phone number: 1-800-222-1222

🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

🔍 Looking for AMA policy changes? Use AMA policy search: https://ama-assn.co/PolicyFinder

📜 Get the latest American Medical Association resolutions: https://ama-assn.co/AnnualMeeting_highlights2024

🆕 New AMA policy on public health: https://ama-assn.co/PublicHealth_policy

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AMA Update 450: Akiko Iwasaki on what causes long COVID, brain fog, the Yale Paxlovid study and long COVID treatments

What causes long COVID? Is long COVID dangerous? Who is most likely to get long COVID? Any pediatric long COVID news? What can be done for long term COVID?

Our guest is Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🏆 Check out Yale Immunologist Akiko Iwasaki on TIME’s Most Influential People 2024: https://time.com/6964230/akiko-iwasaki/

🔬 Keep up with new COVID research from Iwasaki Lab Yale: https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/iwasaki/news/

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AMA Update 446: What illnesses are going around? RSV, COVID-19, influenza, measles outbreak, plus avian flu news

Which states have found bird flu in dairy cows? Why is measles coming back? What states are having a measles outbreak? When is respiratory virus season over?

Our guest is AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

📍 CDC current avian flu map: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/data-map-commercial.html

💻 For CDC bird flu update visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-flu-summary.htm

📋 Vietnam Reports First Human Infection with Avian Influenza H9N2 Virus: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/spotlights/2023-2024/vietnam-human-infection.htm

📢 CDC issues alert for avian influenza virus and symptoms of bird flu in humans (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus: Identification of Human Infection and Recommendations for Investigations and Response): https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00506.asp

🚨 Latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/

🦠 CDC COVID Tracker map, charts, and data: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home

🗺️ CDC flu tracker map and weekly FluView Influenza Summary Update: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

💧 COVID Wastewater data via CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/index.html

🧪 Check #FDA COVID test expiration date extensions here: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

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AMA Update 433: Measles outbreak 2024, why measles is back in the US, and FDA approved OTC birth control pills

Why is there an outbreak of measles? How do I know if I had the measles vaccine? When will Opill be available? Can you test for colon cancer without colonoscopy?

Our guest is AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🔍 CDC measles surveillance: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html

📋 CDC measles fact sheet PDF: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/downloads/Measles-fact-sheet-508.pdf

🦠 Wondering «how do measles spread» or curious about the mortality rate of measles? Watch: https://youtu.be/HaPs_HNFoB0?si=byg9vdQzF1YMjgsu

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AMA Update 432: Paxlovid and measles outbreak news, plus MMR shot & RSV vaccine for babies

When did COVID start in the US? Should I take Paxlovid? What is the COVID death toll? Where is the measles outbreak? Is measles eliminated in the US? What is the RSV vaccine recommendations for children?

Our guest is AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

📋 CDC guidelines for RSV in infants and young children: https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/high-risk/infants-young-children.html

💊 Find COVID-19 medications near you: https://treatments.hhs.gov/

🧰 ASPR COVID Treatment Locator Tool for doctors and health care providers: https://aspr.hhs.gov/COVID-19/Therapeutics/updates/Pages/important-update-11March2024.aspx

📧 Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response email contact: COVID19.Therapeutics@hhs.gov

🔍 CDC website for the New Vaccine Surveillance Network: https://www.cdc.gov/surveillance/nvsn/index.html

🧪 Do COVID tests expire? Check #FDA COVID test expiration date extensions here: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

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AMA Update 427: CDC studies on Long COVID cognitive impairment and excessive alcohol use

How often should seniors get COVID boosters? Does brain fog decrease IQ? Latest ACIP meeting recap, brain fog and IQ, how alcohol affects your health, plus ultra processed food study.

Our guest is AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🧪 Do COVID tests expire? Check #FDA COVID test expiration date extensions here: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

💉 Searching for «COVID vaccine near me»? Find vaccines in your area at: https://www.vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/

📬 Searching «where can I get a COVID test» or «where to get free COVID test kits»? Free government COVID test kits by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

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AMA Update 422: Are there new CDC guidelines for COVID and how did the bubonic plague start in Oregon?

Has the CDC updated COVID guidelines? How long do you have to quarantine? Can adults catch measles? Is the bubonic plague still around? More on: CDC 5 day isolation, measles transmission, Oregon bubonic plague case, plus Alaskapox virus. Out guest is AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

⏰ CDC isolation calculator: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html

🧪 Do COVID tests expire? Check #FDA COVID test expiration date extensions here: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

💉 Searching for «COVID vaccine near me»? Find vaccines in your area at: https://www.vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/

📬 Searching «where can I get a COVID test» or «where to get free COVID test kits»? Free government COVID test kits by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

🔍 CDC measles surveillance: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html

📋 CDC measles fact sheet PDF: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/downloads/Measles-fact-sheet-508.pdf

🦠 Wondering «how do measles spread» or curious about the mortality rate of measles? Watch: https://youtu.be/HaPs_HNFoB0?si=byg9vdQzF1YMjgsu

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