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AMA Update 464: Bird flu in milk: Raw milk vs pasteurized milk, H5N1 symptoms

How does bird flu spread to humans? Is raw milk safe to drink? What are the symptoms of bird flu in humans? Are STI rates increasing? Why are STIs on the rise?
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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AMA Update 462: 2024 Mpox news, bird flu raw milk dangers and more

What are the symptoms of Mpox? Who is high risk for monkeypox? Is raw milk illegal? When is Hajj 2024? Are there long term effects of meningococcal disease?

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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AMA Update 344: Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA, on misinformation, rebuilding patient trust and good healthcare marketing

#AMAupdate welcomes back former SVP and Chief Medical Officer at Salesforce, Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA. This episode, Dr. Geeta Nayyar discusses how healthcare leaders can use new technologies like AI and existing social media platforms to reach new patients, rebuild trust in the community, stop the spread of medical misinformation, and combat the anti-science movement. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

📖 For more on Dr. Nayyar’s book «Dead Wrong: Diagnosing and Treating Healthcare’s Information Illness», visit: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dead-wrong-geeta-nayyar/1143303950

🔋 AMA efforts to stop physician burnout: https://bit.ly/AMARecoveryPlan_Burnout

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

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.

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

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AMA Update 330: New COVID data on blood types, excess deaths, EG.5 variant & FDA approved RSV vaccine for babies

The FDA approves an RSV vaccine for infants and vulnerable toddlers, and a new COVID variant emerges. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, also discusses expectations for another “tripledemic”, the latest COVID death rate and research, and the White House’s new Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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AMA Update 305: 12 symptoms of long COVID, FDA Paxlovid approval & mpox vaccines with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

A new study outlines the 12 symptoms of long COVID, and the FDA fully approves Paxlovid for adults. AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, also discusses who should get a monkeypox vaccine ahead of festival season this summer. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, shares what you need to know about long COVID 🦠 Watch here: https://youtu.be/kONtiiHsbPw

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AMA Update 298: CDC Chief Medical Officer Deb Houry, MD, MPH, on the next phase of COVID-19 data, vaccines and care

AMA Update welcomes Deb Houry, MD, MPH, chief medical officer and deputy director for program and science at the CDC, to discuss the end of the public health emergency (PHE) and what it means for physicians and patients. Dr. Houry discusses data collection, vaccine coverage and the future of care as we emerge from crisis mode after more than three years. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

The AMA has resources to help with this next phase. Find all you need to know about post-PHE telehealth use, policy, coverage and payment with the AMA Telehealth Quick Guide: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/ama-telehealth-quick-guide

🦠 The U.S. Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 ended May 11, 2023 🦠

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AMA Update 297: FDA approvals, CDC recommendations and WHO COVID announcement with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the latest news from the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration’s upcoming Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) meeting this June. Including the U.S. Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 ending on May 11, 2023. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🦠 For more information and to register for «Infection Prevention and Control Post-COVID-19 PHE: A Town Hall with CDC’s Project Firstline» on May 11, visit: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/cdc-project-firstline/video-player/18780695

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AMA Update 275: Candida auris, Paxlovid and maternal mortality rates with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the latest news physicians need to know, including: new updates from the FDA on Paxlovid, data from a recently released study on maternal mortality rates increasing in the U.S., and the CDC’s warning on the spread of a deadly fungus, Candida auris. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 272: Long COVID: what we do and don’t know after 3 years of the pandemic with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, summarizes what we’ve learned—and what unknowns still linger as the COVID pandemic crosses the three-year mark. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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