Latest Covid symptoms Podcast Episodes
New USPSTF screening guidelines for anxiety, plus PrEP, depression and hypertension in pregnancy
AMA Update - March 06, 2024 10:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsWhat is a preventive screening? Does USPSTF screen for mental health? What are the best preventive screenings? Plus, why an anxiety screening for adults is now recommended. Our guest is Michael Barry, MD, chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. American Medical Association CXO Todd Ung...
CDC studies on Long COVID cognitive impairment and excessive alcohol use
AMA Update - March 04, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsHow often should seniors get COVID boosters? Does brain fog decrease IQ? Latest ACIP meeting recap, brain fog and IQ, how alcohol affects your health, plus ultra processed food study. Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medi...
How DC prior authorization reform improved patient care by changing pre-authorization requirements
AMA Update - March 01, 2024 10:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsWhat is the prior authorization legislation in DC? Is prior authorization good or bad? How does prior authorization work? How can I speed up my prior authorization? Our guest is Susanne Bathgate, MD, past president of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and associate professor of obs...
Norovirus outbreak: Is there a stomach bug going around?
AMA Update - February 28, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsHow long does Norovirus last? How to treat a stomach virus, current measles outbreak in Florida, a new study on Long COVID symptoms and causes of brain fog. Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Ung...
Recent cyber attacks, ransomware trends and cybersecurity threats for doctors with Charles Aunger
AMA Update - February 26, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsWhat is cyber security in the health care industry? How common are ransomware attacks on hospitals? How is AI used in cyber security? The impact of cyber attacks on health care and more insights from our guest Charles Aunger, managing director of technology, at Health2047. American Medical Associ...
ChatGPT in medical education: Generative AI and the future of artificial intelligence in health care
AMA Update - February 23, 2024 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsWhy should AI be in classrooms? How do you integrate AI into a curriculum? AI tools for medical education, using AI in medical training and how AI can help you study. Our guest is Marc Triola, MD, associate dean of education informatics and director of the Institute for Innovations in Medical Edu...
Are there new CDC guidelines for COVID and how did the bubonic plague start in Oregon?
AMA Update - February 21, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsHas the CDC updated COVID guidelines? How long do you have to quarantine? Can adults catch measles? Is the bubonic plague still around? More on: CDC 5 day isolation, measles transmission, Oregon bubonic plague case, plus Alaskapox virus. Out guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and ...
Maternal mortality solutions: Remote blood pressure monitoring for pregnant and postpartum patients
AMA Update - February 19, 2024 10:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsWhy is maternal mortality so high in the US? How do you treat pregnancy-induced hypertension? How at-home blood pressure readings can reduce maternal mortality. Our guest is Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, head of women's services at Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner. Dr. Gillispie-Bell also discusses ...
2024 advocacy agenda: Medicare payment cuts, fixing prior auth and more
AMA Update - February 13, 2024 21:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsHow the AMA is addressing the most significant problems facing doctors in medicine today: Medicare payment reform, fixing prior authorization, reducing physician burnout, as well as making healthcare technology an asset not a burden. AMA Senior Vice President of Advocacy Todd Askew joins AMA CXO ...
The latest long COVID news, rising flu cases and funding for gun violence prevention research
AMA Update - February 12, 2024 14:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsIs it flu season right now? Is long COVID dangerous? In this episode: long COVID in children and how the number one cause of child death in the US lacks clinical research funding. Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical A...
Should AI be used in health care? Risks, regulations, ethics and benefits of AI in medicine
AMA Update - February 09, 2024 14:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsHow is AI used in the medical field? Who regulates AI in healthcare? In this episode: how AI is disrupting healthcare and patient data privacy. Our guest is Stephen Parodi, MD, executive vice president of external affairs, communications and brand at The Permanente Federation and associate execu...
Syphilis symptoms and causes, Bicillin shortage, cancer cases rise, and why sitting is so bad for us
AMA Update - February 07, 2024 11:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsWhy are syphilis cases on the rise? In this episode: what doctors need to know about syphilis transmission, how to treat syphilis, plus congenital syphilis. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, also shares the latest cancer statistics, why cancer c...
Augmented intelligence: Pros and cons of AI in health care and clinical workflow optimization
AMA Update - February 06, 2024 14:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsHow can AI improve health care? In this episode: successful implementation of telehealth, improving medical office workflow and the future of healthcare technology. Our guest is the AMA's new vice president of Digital Health Innovations, Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, who also discusses why physicians...
PFAS health effects and CDC guidelines on how to reduce PFAS exposure with Aaron Bernstein, MD, MPH
AMA Update - February 02, 2024 06:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsWhere do PFAS come from? Can you get rid of PFAS in your body? In this episode, the CDC covers PFAS products, forever chemicals in food, how to avoid PFAS and what physicians need to know about PFAS symptoms. Our guest is Aaron Bernstein, MD, MPH, the director for the CDC’s National Center for E...
How to prevent measles, who should take Paxlovid, plus the latest research on COVID and pregnancy
AMA Update - January 31, 2024 14:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsHow is measles spread? In this episode: MMR vaccine age, signs of measles, new studies on maternal COVID vaccination, who should get Paxlovid, and chronic COVID-19. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares what doctors need to know about why mea...
What value-based care is and why everyone is talking about it with Maria Ansari, MD
AMA Update - January 29, 2024 14:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsWhat is value-based care? Interest in value-based care is at an all-time high. This episode gives an overview of this payment model and explores what's driving this growing interest in it and where the conversation about value-based care is headed in 2024. Our guest is Maria Ansari, MD, CEO and e...
CMS prior authorization final rule explained with AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH
AMA Update - January 25, 2024 14:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsAMA advocacy scores a big win for prior authorization reform with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Final Prior Authorization and Interoperability Rule (CMS-0057-F). AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, joins to break down the three reasons why this final rule is so important for...
New long COVID study results, a possible Paxlovid alternative, and RSV vaccine updates for babies
AMA Update - January 24, 2024 14:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsA check-in on COVID, flu and RSV cases, and an overview of new COVID and Long Covid studies. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, reports that the tripledemic wave is declining, but vaccination levels for COVID, flu and RSV among adults are still lo...
AI in medicine, new therapeutics for Alzheimer's and GLP-1 for weight loss with JAMA editor-in-chief
AMA Update - January 23, 2024 14:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsJAMA Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, joins to discuss what’s ahead for the publication and medicine as a whole in 2024. Dr. Bibbins-Domingo shares goals and key initiatives for JAMA in the new year and discusses what the biggest trends in medicine will be in 2024. American Medic...
What does Medicare cost: How physician pay cuts in 2024 impact patient care with Alice Coombs, MD
AMA Update - January 18, 2024 11:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsThe real-world consequences of declining Medicare physician payment. From, 2001 to 2023, Medicare payment has declined 26% when adjusted for inflation. Alice Coombs, an anesthesiologist and internist at Virginia Commonwealth University Health joins to discuss the ways this underpayment impacts ph...
COVID surge 2024, Wegovy side effect study and using AI in medicine with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
AMA Update - January 17, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsAn update on the surge of COVID and other respiratory diseases in the US and across the world. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the JN.1 variant that’s driving this surge and explains how it compares to the Omicron surge. Plus, the lat...
Flu shot, Mpox, COVID and RSV vaccines: New ACIP and CDC adult immunization schedule 2024
AMA Update - January 16, 2024 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsBreaking down the new schedule of adult vaccines from the CDC and the recommendations for the COVID, RSV, Mpox vaccines and more. AMA ACIP liaison and AMA’s immediate past board chair, Sandra Fryhofer, MD, joins to discuss what has changed and what physicians and patients need to know. American M...
The physician shortage and how Sanford Health is addressing it with Bill Gassen, president and CEO
AMA Update - January 11, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsBill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health, joins us for the first episode in our new “What Keeps Me Up” series, where we talk with health care leaders about the one thing that’s keeping them up and what they’re doing about it. Bill shares his concerns about the challenges facing the health...
New COVID variant JN.1 symptoms, latest studies on Paxlovid rebound and Hydroxychloroquine
AMA Update - January 10, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsAMA Update is your source for physician-focused news. Hear from physicians and other experts on trending public health concerns, practice issues, and more. Because who’s doing the talking matters. Find all AMA podcasts at ama-assn.org/podcasts.
How tribal medical education programs could solve the rural health care crisis with Natasha Bray, DO
AMA Update - January 08, 2024 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsA look at Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s unique partnership with The Cherokee Nation. Natasha Bray, DO, dean of OSUCOM at the Cherokee Nation, joins to share how this innovative partnership came to life and the impact it’s expected to have in the local community. Dr. ...
Scope of practice challenges and a model for team-based care with Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA
AMA Update - January 03, 2024 10:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsChair-Elect to the AMA Board of Trustees Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA, joins to discuss the AMA’s position on scope of practice in 2024. Dr. Suk breaks down the difference in training between physicians and other members of the care team and the role each play. Plus, why physicians should lead t...
How the administrative burden of prior authorization puts patients at risk with Fumiko Chino, MD
AMA Update - January 02, 2024 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsThe very real—and potentially deadly—consequences of prior authorization on patients. Fumiko Chino, MD, a radiation oncologist, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, joins to break down the impact of prior authorization on cancer care patients. Dr. Chino shares harrowing stories of her own a...
Reforming Medicare payment, fixing prior authorization and more milestones in 2023
AMA Update - December 22, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsIn the final AMA Update episode of 2023, American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger reflects on this year of rebuilding and the key accomplishments of the AMA Recovery Plan for America's Physicians. 🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPl...
Ozempic for weight loss, new sickle cell treatments and Medicare payment cuts
AMA Update - December 20, 2023 14:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsTips to stay safe this holiday season from COVID, flu and RSV, plus a look at some of the biggest stories over the last week and throughout year. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the new bill that would cancel the 2024 Medicare payment...
AMA President shares how the AMA will never stop #FightingForDocs
AMA Update - December 19, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 55 ratingsAMA president, Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, joins to discuss the AMA’s key accomplishments in 2023 and the organization’s priorities for 2024. Dr. Ehrenfeld breaks down the key wins this year on reforming Medicare payment, reducing burnout and fixing prior-authorization, and why these priorities are...
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