COVID-19

AMA Update 419: The latest long COVID news, rising flu cases and funding for gun violence prevention research

12 de febrero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:41 0 Comments

Is it flu season right now? Is long COVID dangerous? In this episode: long COVID in children and how the number one cause of child death in the US lacks clinical research funding.

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 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

🔬 New long COVID study data from American Academy of Pediatrics journal on Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in Children: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2023-062570/196606/Postacute-Sequelae-of-SARS-CoV-2-in-Children

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📬 Wondering «where can I get a free COVID test»? Free COVID-19 tests by mail still available, USPS order free COVID test kits: https://www.covid.gov/tests

🧪 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

🥼 CDC Chief Medical Officer, Debra Houry, MD, MPH previous episode available here: https://youtu.be/kErhUXLo8UA?si=MZ-qvMXDBG5ZMw6A

📈 CDC gun violence statistics and firearm violence prevention research: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/firearms/index.html

💻 #AMAEdHub Firearm Safety, Injury Treatment and Risk Factors CME course: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/course/316

🟣 Learn more about AMA gun violence prevention advocacy: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/ama-task-force-confront-health-care-crisis-gun-violence

📺 Chair of the AMA Gun Violence Task Force discusses what can be done to reduce gun violence: https://youtu.be/nDCQeSGKtLY?si=FseiZe89PEwwbFiA

❤️‍🩹 Learn more about firearm safety, suicide prevention and how to stop gun violence: https://youtu.be/aZmbv9XCZNs?si=a5XObOh7i73qqWB8

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AMA Update 414: How to prevent measles, who should take Paxlovid, plus the latest research on COVID and pregnancy

31 de enero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:45 0 Comments

How is measles spread? In this episode: MMR vaccine age, signs of measles, new studies on maternal COVID vaccination, who should get Paxlovid, and chronic COVID-19.

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares what doctors need to know about why measles cases are on the rise both here and abroad. Also a look at COVID vaccination during pregnancy and its positive impact on newborns, as well as new research data on the long-term effects of COVID known as «chronic COVID». American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🦠 CDC measles cases and outbreaks: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html

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

🚼 New COVID 19 pregnancy study – Respiratory distress in SARS-CoV-2 exposed uninfected neonates followed in the COVID Outcomes in Mother-Infant Pairs (COMP) Study in Nature Communications: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44549-5

💊 NIH website for Paxlovid drug interactions: https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antivirals-including-antibody-products/ritonavir-boosted-nirmatrelvir–paxlovid-/paxlovid-drug-drug-interactions/

🔬 New study in Science Translational Medicine on SARS-CoV-2 viral clearance and evolution varies by type and severity of immunodeficiency: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adk1599

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AMA Update 411: New long COVID study results, a possible Paxlovid alternative, and RSV vaccine updates for babies

24 de enero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:23 0 Comments

A check-in on COVID, flu and RSV cases, and an overview of new COVID and Long Covid studies. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, reports that the tripledemic wave is declining, but vaccination levels for COVID, flu and RSV among adults are still low. Plus, continued supply issues for the RSV vaccine for children, administration errors for the RSV vaccine, and two new studies that could inform future treatments for COVID and Long COVID. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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

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💊 New England Journal of Medicine «Oral Simnotrelvir for Adult Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Covid-19»: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2301425

🔬 American Association for the Advancement of Science Magazine study on Immune damage in Long COVID—Links between the complement and coagulation systems could lead to Long Covid therapies: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn1077

🌡️ Patient experiencing vaccine side effects and adverse effects following vaccination? Visit Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System VAERS website: https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html

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

🦠 Looking for «covidtests.gov free tests»? Free home COVID test kits by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

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AMA Update 408: COVID surge 2024, Wegovy side effect study and using AI in medicine with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

17 de enero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:06 0 Comments

An update on the surge of COVID and other respiratory diseases in the US and across the world. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the JN.1 variant that’s driving this surge and explains how it compares to the Omicron surge. Plus, the latest prescription trends in weight-less drugs like Ozempic and whether or not Ozempic and Wegovy have a side effect of suicidal ideation. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🦠 Looking for COVID vaccine news or wondering how to cure COVID? Get CDC COVID vaccine guidelines, the JN.1 variant COVID symptoms 2024, plus the latest on COVID medications and Paxlovid rebound, watch: https://youtu.be/Co6dQKxzSwQ?si=DswJoTa55uLwvQWG

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

💉 Searching for «COVID shots near me», «flu vaccine near me» or wondering «is it too late to get the flu shot»? It’s not! Find vaccines in your area at: https://www.vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/

📬 Free COVID tests by mail still available, USPS order free COVID test kits: https://www.covid.gov/tests

🧪 Check expired 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

🔬 Nature Medicine study «Association of semaglutide with risk of suicidal ideation in a real-world cohort»: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02672-2

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AMA Update 405: New COVID variant JN.1 symptoms, latest studies on Paxlovid rebound and Hydroxychloroquine

10 de enero de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:02 0 Comments

An in-depth look at the latest wave of respiratory infections sweeping the country. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses trends in COVID, flu and RSV infections, details of the latest COVID variant, and the return of mask mandates. Plus, the low use of Paxlovid and deaths linked to the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID during the first wave of the pandemic. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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

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

🗺️ CDC FluView Weekly US Map and Influenza Summary Update: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

🦠 Free at home COVID tests by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

🧪 Check expired 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

💊 Learn more about the Home Test to Treat program: https://www.test2treat.org/

🔬 National Institutes of Health’s «Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) effectiveness against hospitalization and death in N3C: A target trial emulation study»: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37398261/

📈 Hydroxychloroquine study «Deaths induced by compassionate use of hydroxychloroquine during the first COVID-19 wave: an estimate» in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy journal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S075333222301853X

📊 Nature Communications study «Mortality outcomes with hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in COVID-19 from an international collaborative meta-analysis of randomized trials»: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22446-z

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AMA Update 396: Rising COVID cases, China pneumonia outbreak and free COVID treatment with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

13 de diciembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:15 0 Comments

The latest developments on respiratory virus season, including COVID and the flu. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the latest case counts, tips to protect yourself, why the COVID vaccination rate is so low, and a new government program that provides free COVID testing and treatment. Plus, an overview of everything we know about the rise of respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, in China and the US. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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

💊 Learn more about the Home Test to Treat program: https://www.test2treat.org/

🦠 Free COVID tests by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

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AMA Update 393: CDC updates on the latest COVID variants, flu and RSV in kids, plus pneumonia outbreak in China

6 de diciembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:03 0 Comments

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, breaks down the latest vaccine news including why now is still a great time to get the flu vaccine and how your mood could impact how effective the flu vaccine is. She also discuss the latest rise in COVID-19 cases and the particularly hard impact COVID and RSV are having on children this year. Plus, key takeaways from CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen’s Congressional testimony and details about the CDC’s upcoming webinar with the AMA on respiratory virus season. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

💻 Register for AMA’s fireside chat with CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen & NCIRD Director Dr. Demetre Daskalakis on the fall and winter respiratory virus season: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/cdc-project-firstline/video-player/18835087

💉 CDC resources and toolkit for National Influenza Vaccination Week available at: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/resource-center/nivw/index.htm

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

📊 Visit RespVaxView for CDC COVID-19, flu, and RSV vaccination dashboards: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/respvaxview/

🦠 Free COVID tests by mail still available: https://www.covid.gov/tests

☎️ Call or text 9-8-8 if you or anyone you know needs help. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. It provides free 24/7 confidential support for people in distress, crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the U.S. Visit https://988lifeline.org/ for more.

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AMA Update 391: The latest long COVID research on symptoms, testing and treatments with Akiko Iwasaki, PhD

30 de noviembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:52 0 Comments

Leading long COVID researcher, Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, sterling professor of immunobiology at Yale University, joins to provide an update on the latest long COVID studies and clinical trials—and what their findings mean for physicians and patients. Dr. Iwasaki discusses what we know now about the causes of long COVID, the ongoing challenges with diagnosing it and the timeline for potential treatments. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎞️ Watch Dr. Iwasaki’s previous episode here: https://youtu.be/kONtiiHsbPw?si=TMIr95DMfvuYDF3f

🔬 Distinguishing features of long COVID identified through immune profiling published in Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06651-y

📰 Scientists Offer a New Explanation for Long Covid New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/health/long-covid-serotonin.html

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AMA Update 390: COVID variants, free at-home test kits and China respiratory issues with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

29 de noviembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:05 0 Comments

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares the latest on China’s pneumonia outbreak and mysterious wave of respiratory infections. Also covering updates for flu season, COVID trends, and RSV surges. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

📊 Visit RespVaxView for CDC COVID-19, flu, and RSV vaccination dashboards: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/respvaxview/

🦠 Get free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests mailed to you: https://www.covid.gov/tests

🧪 Check OTC 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

🗺️ CDC FluView Weekly US Map and Influenza Summary Update: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

📍 Searching for «COVID shots near me» or «cdc.gov vaccines»? Find vaccines in your area at: https://www.vaccines.gov/find-vaccines/

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AMA Update 388: CDC updates on international travel, new COVID variant HV.1, Beyfortus, and congenital syphilis

20 de noviembre de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:07 0 Comments

Wondering how to avoid COVID this holiday season? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, breaks down the best time to get vaccinated and provides updates on the latest COVID variant and the surge in RSV and flu cases. Plus, the sharp decrease in vaccination rates among children and the alarming increase in syphilis infections in newborns. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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