long covid research

AMA Update 570: What outbreaks are happening right now? Measles, avian influenza, long COVID kids and vaccine news

5 de marzo de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:25 0 Comments

Why was the flu shot meeting cancelled? Can you die from measles? Why have measles come back in the US? Why are eggs so expensive? How does bird flu spread to humans? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas, USDA’s bird flu response, new research on long COVID in kids, as well as the FDA canceling a flu vaccines meeting. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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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 338: New long COVID clinical trials, FDA approves postpartum depression pill & RSV shot for babies

9 de agosto de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:10:12 0 Comments

HHS forms the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, and the NIH launches new Long COVID clinical trials. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses these new Long COVID developments, along with a study with insights into the maternal health crisis in the US and the FDA’s approval of a pill to treat postpartum depression. Plus, NIAID’s new director, the new head of the CDC and ACIP’s RSV shot recommendation for babies. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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