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Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, on the latest long COVID research Apr 11, 2022

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AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses the latest research on long COVID with Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, the Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University and a principal investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Latest guidance from FDA & CDC on second booster shots with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH Apr 06, 2022

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AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering the spread of the BA2 variant, Medicare paying for at-home COVID tests, as well as the latest from the FDA and CDC regarding who may get a second COVID booster shot.

Tips and tools to help keep your private practice open safely with Carol Vargo Apr 05, 2022

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For more resources and access to “A Physician Guide to Keeping Your Practice Open During the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic,” visit: ama-assn.org/KeepPracticeOpenGuide

Computer vision syndrome, mask-associated dry eye & more with David Aizuss, MD Apr 04, 2022

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AMA CXO Todd Unger reflects on #SaveYourVisionMonth with David Aizuss, MD, an ophthalmologist in Los Angeles and an AMA trustee, who shares what physicians want you to know about how the pandemic may be affecting your eye health and the importance of regular eye care from a physician.

The latest on FDA authorization for a second booster with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH Mar 29, 2022

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AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 trending topics and news related to the pandemic over the past week with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia. Also covering the FDA's authorization of a second booster shot, as well as changes in COVID treatments and therapies. Additionally, uninsured patients may have to pay high prices out-of-pocket for COVID tests and vaccinations due to lack of federal funding and stalled budget approval.

BA.2 variant, boosters & U.S. case reporting changes with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH Mar 23, 2022

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AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 news and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering what we know about the BA.2 Omicron subvariant, if a new surge is coming soon, the latest on booster shots and changing data collection on the pandemic.

TSA mask mandate & updates on COVID vaccines for kids with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH Mar 16, 2022

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AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 vaccine numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering state-wide mandates lifting for masks in school, and the latest developments on when a COVID vaccine will be available for kids under 5.

AMA President Gerald Harmon, MD, on fixing our health system and rebuilding trust Mar 10, 2022

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AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with AMA President Gerald Harmon, MD, a family medicine specialist in Pawleys Island, S.C., who shares five actions we can take now to fix our ailing health care system and rebuild trust.

Reviewing a national plan to get us to a new normal with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH Mar 09, 2022

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AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews COVID-19 case numbers and trending topics related to the pandemic over the past week with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering the government's newly released COVID response strategy and how it will take the nation out of crisis mode, the CDC's scaled back contact tracing efforts and the U.S. Surgeon General's renewed push to fight misinformation online.

Stephen Parodi, MD, on shifting from pandemic to endemic Mar 07, 2022

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AMA CXO Todd Unger talks with Stephen Parodi, MD, the executive vice president of external affairs, communications and brand at The Permanente Federation, and associate executive director for The Permanente Medical Group in Oakland, Calif., about pandemic vs. endemic and what that shift will mean for our COVID-19 response.

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