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Is COVID on the rise again? The latest COVID news, FLiRT variant symptoms and bird flu outbreak 2024 Jul 10, 2024

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What is the new COVID variant? How many variants are there? How long does long COVID last? How long do COVID GI symptoms last? Which states have bird flu? Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🦠 Looking for a COVID map? Get the latest CDC COVID Tracker map, charts, and data: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_COVID 💉 Searching for "COVID vaccine near me"? Find vaccines in your area at: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_vaccine 📍 Googling "COVID testing near me"? Find where to get COVID test: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_tests 🧪 Wondering how long are COVID tests are good for or do expired COVID tests work? Check #FDA COVID test expiration date extensions here: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_testing 💧 COVID Wastewater data via CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): https://ama-assn.co/COVID_wastewater 🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map 💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1 🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

New ACIP recommendations for RSV, COVID-19 and pneumococcal vaccines, plus updated flu vaccine Jul 08, 2024

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Is a new COVID vaccine coming out? Which RSV vaccine is better? Are there new PCV vaccines? Which vaccines can be given together? When is the new flu shot available? Our guest is Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and a member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 💉 CDC RSV vaccine recommendations: https://ama-assn.co/RSV_vaccine 🦠 Looking for a COVID map? Get the latest CDC COVID Tracker map, charts and data: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_COVID 🗺️ Searching for "COVID vaccine near me"? Find vaccines in your area at: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_vaccine 📍 Googling "COVID testing near me"? Find where to get COVID test kits: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_tests 🧪 Check #FDA COVID test expiration date extensions here: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_testing 💧 COVID Wastewater data via CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): https://ama-assn.co/COVID_wastewater 🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

2024 dengue fever outbreak, dengue symptoms, a new study on bird flu in cows and state fair safety Jul 03, 2024

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What is dengue fever? Is dengue fever deadly? How long does dengue fever last? Can dengue fever kill you? Is dengue fever in Florida? Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 📍 CDC dengue fever map: https://ama-assn.co/dengue_map 🦟 CDC HAN alert for Increased Risk of Dengue Virus Infections in the United States: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN-00511 🌡️ For CDC dengue management and dengue treatment guidelines: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_Dengue 🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map 💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1 🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

Risant Health news, benefits of value-based care and fixing the biggest problems in healthcare today Jul 01, 2024

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What is a value-based care model? Is value-based care the future? How does value-based care work? What is Risant Health and who is buying Cone Health? Our guest is Risant Health CEO Jaewon Ryu, MD. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🎞️ Watch Dr. Ryu’s last episode before Risant Health seals Geisinger acquisition: https://youtu.be/-gng4S2b2LE?si=c80ocUizAyC0shS7 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

Bird flu news today: Avian flu symptoms in humans, CDC H5N1 milk warning and avian influenza vaccine Jun 28, 2024

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What is the cause of bird flu? How does bird flu spread to humans? Is bird flu contagious? What are the symptoms of avian flu in humans? Is milk safe to drink? Our guest is Jay Butler, MD, deputy director for infectious diseases at the CDC. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map 🥛 Wondering about bird flu in milk? Visit FDA milk safety: https://ama-assn.co/FDA_milk 🐄 Googling "high path avian influenza"? Get the Avian influenza HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detections in Livestock): https://ama-assn.co/FDA_HPAI 💧 Bird flu tracking via CDC wastewater surveillance by state: https://ama-assn.co/H5N1_wastewater 💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1 🔍 Instead of searching "what is bird flu", get clinical information, the latest CDC updates and more AMA resources: https://ama-assn.co/BirdFlu 🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

Heat related illness, summer COVID uptick and WHO weight loss drug warning for fake Ozempic online Jun 26, 2024

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COVID summer surge: Are COVID cases rising? Is there fake semaglutide? Is compounded tirzepatide the same as Mounjaro? Plus latest FDA VRBPAC Meeting 2024 news. Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew ☀️ FEMA heat wave temperature map: https://ama-assn.co/heatwave_map 🦠 Looking for a COVID map? Get the latest CDC COVID Tracker map, charts and data: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_COVID 💉 Searching for "COVID vaccine near me"? Find vaccines in your area at: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_vaccine 📍 Googling "COVID testing near me"? Find where to get COVID test kits: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_tests 🧪 Check #FDA COVID test expiration date extensions here: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_testing 💧 COVID Wastewater data via CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS): https://ama-assn.co/COVID_wastewater 🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map 💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1 🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

CMS final rule: Medicare diabetes screening changes and the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Jun 24, 2024

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What is MDPP coverage for Medicare? Why is it important to catch diabetes early? Does Medicare cover A1c for prediabetes? Does Medicare cover diabetes prevention program? Our guest is Colleen Barbero, PhD, MPPA, model lead with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center, and Kate Kirley, MD, MS, director of chronic disease prevention and programs at the American Medical Association. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🛠️ Access helpful tools for physicians and learn more on how to prevent type 2 diabetes: https://ama-assn.co/prevent_diabetes 🆓 Free diabetes resources for doctors via AMA STEPS Forward® Program (Team-Based Care of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes): https://ama-assn.co/STEPSforward_type2diabetes 📋 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Expanded Model: https://ama-assn.co/CMS_MDPP 🖥️ For more on Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program supplier and CMS MDPP program details, visit: https://ama-assn.co/MDPPsupplier_PDF 📍 Googling "Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program near me"? Check Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program eligibility and more: https://ama-assn.co/MDPP_eligibility ⚖️ Wondering about AMA legislative efforts and what is the medicare diabetes prevention program? Read more here: https://ama-assn.co/diabetes_prevention 🎞️ Get your CMS final rule prior authorization questions answered, watch: https://youtu.be/uEjV4CWlMJ4?si=QUCmuugnCdfExY2H 📨 Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://ama-assn.co/Advocacy_newsletter 💪 See how the AMA fights for physicians: https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs

Pretend Time Off: JAMA burnout study and PTO for doctors Jun 21, 2024

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How to heal from physician burnout: Can a vacation help with burnout? How much vacation do doctors get? What are risk factors for burnout? Why do physicians leave their jobs? Our guest is Christine Sinsky, MD, vice president of Professional Satisfaction, at the American Medical Association. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🚧 Access AMA's STEPS Forward® Program “Real PTO” for Physicians - Reduce Barriers to Taking Time Off: https://ama-assn.co/STEPSforward_PTOpolicy 📴 JAMA study on Vacation Days Taken, Work During Vacation, and Burnout Among US Physicians: https://ama-assn.co/JAMAstudy_VacationBurnout 🏖️ The physician vacation is surf, sun and EHR. Let’s change that. (Full article): https://ama-assn.co/Burnout_physicianPTO 🧰 Wondering how to assess and measure physician burnout? Get AMA's burnout assessment tool PDF and more, here: https://ama-assn.co/Wellbeing_Program 📋 Access the AMA Organizational Biopsy® PDF: https://ama-assn.co/OrganizationalBiopsy 📊 For more on AMA practice transformation, professional satisfaction and physician burnout research (physician burnout report): https://ama-assn.co/PracticeTransformation_Burnout 💡 AMA EHR burnout resources available: https://ama-assn.co/STEPSForward_EHR 📰 Find heaps more physician wellness articles here: https://ama-assn.co/Wellbeing_resources 🖥️ AMA STEPS Forward burnout (CME physician burnout): https://ama-assn.co/STEPSForward_Burnout ⏰ Googling "time management for doctors"? Get time saving tips for physicians and earn physician wellness CME: https://ama-assn.co/STEPSforward_SavingTime 🌎 #ACPH2025 The American Conference on Physician Health: https://ama-assn.co/ACPH 🌏 #ICPH2024 International Conference on Physician Health™: https://ama-assn.co/ICPH

Heat wave 2024: Heat stroke vs heat exhaustion symptoms, plus Mpox and bird flu in milk study Jun 19, 2024

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Heat wave safety tips: How long will the heat wave last? What are the first signs of heat exhaustion? Can women get monkeypox? Is there bird flu in milk? Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 📍 Searching "mpox vaccine near me"? Use the CDC Mpox Vaccine Locator here: https://ama-assn.co/Mpox_vaccines 💉 Googling "what are the first signs of monkeypox"? Find out more about Mpox rash, testing and treatment: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_Mpox 🦠 For more on Mpox clade 1 outbreak, watch: https://youtu.be/Bo4kdm3OZo8?si=_TkCMkfWIHvcU98Q 🥛 Wondering about bird flu in milk? Visit FDA milk safety: https://ama-assn.co/FDA_milk 🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map 💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1 🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

How the American Medical Association influences policy on value-based care, AI in medicine and more Jun 17, 2024

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Who can join the AMA? What issues does the AMA fight for? How does the AMA affect healthcare policy? What are AMA Sections? How is the AMA organized? Our guests answer those questions and more at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates. Adnan Munkarah, MD, is care delivery system president and chief clinical officer at Henry Ford Health System, and Narayana Murali, MD, is chief medical officer of medicine services at Geisinger Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 💰 Best practices for healthcare payment models: https://ama-assn.co/VBC_payments 📊 Access data sharing and value-based payment in healthcare via AMA AHIP NAACOS issue value-based care data-sharing guidelines: https://ama-assn.co/VBC_datashare 🥼 AMA Integrated Physician Practice Section (IPPS): https://ama-assn.co/IPPS 👥 Member groups and AMA Section list: https://ama-assn.co/Sections 🌟 Wondering what are the benefits of being a member of the American Medical Association? Visit: https://ama-assn.co/membership_benefits 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

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