measles vaccine

AMA Update 593: Measles misinformation, new long COVID-19 symptom studies, plus childhood antibiotics and gut health

30 de abril de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:11 0 Comments

Should I be worried about measles? What is long COVID and why is it so complex? How long does long COVID last? How many people have long COVID? Is measles endemic? Get the latest on the measles outbreak, MMR vaccines, U.S. measles endemic status and childhood antibiotics with 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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AMA Update 584: Another measles death, pertussis news, a new Alzheimer’s test, plus shingles and dementia study

9 de abril de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:09:56 0 Comments

How many measles cases in 2025? Is there a blood test for Alzheimer’s? Is the shingles vaccine safe? Does the shingles vaccine prevent dementia? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers measles outbreak news, a new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease, the latest trends in childhood vaccination rates, and how the shingles vaccine helps prevent dementia. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 581: CDC measles outbreak update, MMR vaccine news, typhus disease, and the end of flu season 2025

2 de abril de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:18 0 Comments

How do you get typhus? Can you die from typhus? What age do you get the measles vaccine? Are people still getting COVID? When does flu season end 2025? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses murine typhus and measles outbreaks in the U.S., the latest measles vaccination rates, as well as current COVID-19 and seasonal flu going around. 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

🤧 Will there be a respiratory virus surge? CDC respiratory virus season information: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_RespiratoryOutlooks

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

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🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout

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