monkeypox

AMA Update 168: Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, on not waiting for fall to get boosted

4 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:17:33 0 Comments

2022 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, discusses his coronavirus vaccine, CorbeVax, as well as his Paxlovid rebound infection experience, and growing concerns around monkeypox. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Dr. Peter Hotez is dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development in Houston.

AMA Update 167: Latest on the monkeypox outbreak with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

3 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:13:17 0 Comments

COVID-19 boosters this September, CDC designates monkeypox as nationally notifiable condition as outbreak continues, and new CPT codes added, as covered by AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 165: Monkeypox, Omicron BA.5, and Novavax with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

27 de julio de 2022 casimedicos 00:11:17 0 Comments

AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, details summer spike of COVID-19 cases driven by the highly transmissible Omicron BA.5 subvariant. Also covering Novavax news, as well as monkeypox cases and stats—including the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring it a global health emergency. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 164: Second booster for over 50 & monkeypox antivirals with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

20 de julio de 2022 casimedicos 00:13:25 0 Comments

AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia on the latest from the FDA and CDC, covering Novavax vaccine updates, getting a second booster shot, and continued spread of monkeypox across the United States. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
• CDC Emergency Operations Center contact phone number (monkeypox): 770-488-7100
• Information for Healthcare Providers on Obtaining and Using TPOXX (Tecovirimat) for Treatment of Monkeypox: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/clinicians/obtaining-tecovirimat.html

AMA Update 163: Monkeypox numbers, treatment and prevention with two CDC experts

14 de julio de 2022 casimedicos 00:27:32 0 Comments

Two experts from the CDC’s Division of High-Consequence Pathogens & Pathology in Atlanta, Caroline Schrodt, MD, and Jennifer McQuiston, DVM, talk with American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger about what physicians need to know about monkeypox, including the latest numbers, how it’s spread, vulnerable populations, common symptoms, and available treatments and testing.
For up-to-date information visit the CDC’s monkeypox website: www.cdc.gov/poxvirus

AMA Update 160: FDA advisors recommend COVID vaccine update for fall with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

6 de julio de 2022 casimedicos 00:11:53 0 Comments

Omicron summer surges, progress on booster shots for fall, kid’s COVID vaccine rollout, monkeypox vaccines distributed and more discussed by AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH and American Medical Association CXO, Todd Unger.

AMA Update 156: COVID vaccines for kids under 5 still pending with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

8 de junio de 2022 casimedicos 00:14:34 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews the timeline for COVID vaccines for kids under 5 with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering COVID case numbers, what to expect this summer, how and why you should report positive at-home tests, as well as an increase in monkeypox cases in the U.S.

AMA Update 153: COVID infections are increasing across the U.S. with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

1 de junio de 2022 casimedicos 00:14:40 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 case trends coming out of the long weekend with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering Paxlovid treatments and «rebound infections,» monkeypox infections, and the AMA’s statement on the Texas elementary shootings that have devastated our nation.

AMA Update 152: Preliminary findings on COVID vaccine for kids under 5 with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

25 de mayo de 2022 casimedicos 00:14:01 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews the latest on vaccines for children ages 6 months through 4 years, as well as boosters for 5-11 year olds with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. Also covering CDC’s recommendation on a second booster shot for people 50 or older, and the latest on the monkeypox outbreak.