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AMA Update 556: New bird flu outbreak in California, HMPV and COVID: Why is everyone sick in 2025?

29 de enero de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:29 0 Comments

Should I be worried about bird flu? How dangerous is the new COVID variant? How does bird flu spread to humans? Is bird flu going to become a pandemic? What is HMPV? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the «mystery virus» human metapneumovirus, that HMPV is not new, and shares trends in seasonal influenza and COVID-19 cases. Also covering the latest bird flu news of H5N9 on a California duck farm, as well as a raw pet food recall and the dangers of H5N1 for dogs and cats. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 246: Leana Wen, MD, MSc, on her top public health priorities for 2023

23 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:15:47 0 Comments

Leana Wen, MD, MSc, shares her opinions on what health policy issues to watch in 2023. Dr. Wen, an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at George Washington University, weighs in on vaccine hesitancy around routine childhood immunizations (polio, measles, etc.), the overdose epidemic, marijuana and adolescent development—as well as making contact sports safer to reduce severe brain injuries like CTE and concussions in youth sports. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Dr. Leana Wen is also a CNN medical analyst and op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, where she writes a weekly column and anchors the Post newsletter, «The Checkup with Dr. Wen». Find her latest articles here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/leana-s-wen/

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AMA Update 113: Leana Wen, MD, MSc, assesses the COVID endgame post-omicron surge

24 de enero de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:18:50 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Leana Wen, MD, MSc, public health professor at George Washington University, a columnist with the Washington Post, and a CNN medical analyst, about how physician communication and leadership can clear up COVID confusion for individual patients—as well as the nation.

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