respiratory virus

AMA Update 538: A healthier holiday: Avoiding colds, the health benefits of gratitude and 5 more minutes of exercise

26 de noviembre de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:19 0 Comments

What is a respiratory infection? Can you test too early for COVID? How much exercise do adults need per day? Can exercise lower your blood pressure? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers current trends of COVID, RSV, and flu and preventing illness this holiday season. She also discusses the obesity epidemic in the US and why adding five minutes of exercise to your daily routine can help lower blood pressure, plus the mental and physical benefits of practicing gratitude. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 507: Bird flu, respiratory disease season outlook, Oropouche virus and cholera outbreak 2024

18 de septiembre de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:40 0 Comments

What sickness is going around right now? Is bird flu worse in fall? What is sloth fever? How is cholera transmitted? When is respiratory virus season 2024? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the latest outbreak news today and discusses new viruses going around 2024. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 317: RSV vaccine recommendations and ACIP meeting recap with Sandra Fryhofer, MD

27 de junio de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:16:26 0 Comments

Who should get vaccinated for RSV? What are the side effects and safety concerns for RSV vaccines? Your vaccine questions answered by Sandra Fryhofer, MD — the AMA ACIP liaison and AMA’s immediate past board chair. Dr. Fryhofer shares everything physicians need to know about the new recommendations from CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for both #RSV vaccines. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 238: XBB.1.5 now dominant in the U.S. as China eases COVID restrictions with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

4 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:00 0 Comments

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, returns to discuss a kids strep throat warning issued by CDC (Group A streptococcus bacteria or Strep A) as well as the latest on RSV, influenza, and COVID cases in China and the U.S. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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