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AMA Update 578: What is the stomach bug going around right now? Norovirus 2025: Signs, symptoms and treatment

26 de marzo de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:54 0 Comments

Is norovirus going around? How is norovirus spread? How long are you contagious with norovirus? What kills norovirus on surfaces? How to avoid norovirus when family has it? Our guest is Joanna Bisgrove, MD, family physician at Rush University Medical Center and a member of the AMA Council on Science & Public Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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🤢 For more on what doctors wish patients knew about highly contagious norovirus, visit: https://ama-assn.co/Norovirus

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

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AMA Update 571: Menopause and cardiovascular disease and using HRT to treat menopause symptoms

7 de marzo de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:19:09 0 Comments

Who should have hormone replacement therapy? What age does menopause start? Can menopause affect your heart? Why does menopause increase risk of heart disease? Our guest, Melissa Joy Tracy, MD, professor of medicine and systems medical director of cardiac rehabilitation, at Rush University Medical Center, discusses the latest science on how to prevent heart disease after menopause. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate

🚺 Read AHA Rethinking Menopausal Hormone Therapy: For Whom, What, When, and How Long?, here: https://ama-assn.co/AHA_MHT

🚦 American Heart Association Recommendations for Menopausal Hormone Therapy Risk: https://ama-assn.co/AHA_MHTchart

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AMA Update 337: Health disparities in Chicago and the work to solve them with RUSH University Medical Center

8 de agosto de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:23:32 0 Comments

From RUSH University Medical Center, President and CEO Omar Lateef, DO, and David Ansell, MD, MPH, senior vice president of community health equity, join to discuss Chicago’s health disparities and how RUSH is partnering with the community to solve them. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🏘️ To learn more about West Side United, visit: https://westsideunited.org/

🤝 Check out AMA’s work with West Side United, here: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/investing-communities-helps-address-alarming-life-expectancy-gap

💻 Access resources and more from AMA Center for Health Equity: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/ama-center-health-equity

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