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Week of May 6, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - May 15, 2024 13:27 - 5 minutesThis episode discusses three MMWR reports. First, seven children in Utah were hospitalized with E. coli after drinking and playing in untreated water used for watering yards. Second, traveling in malaria-endemic countries can increase travel-associated malaria in the U.S. Prompt identification, d...
Week of April 22, April 29, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - May 09, 2024 18:23 - 7 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, emergency department visits for traffic-related pedestrian injuries are more common among racial and ethnic minority groups. Second, opportunities for clinicians to help pregnant and postpartum patients quit smoking. Third, a cluster of HIV cases a...
Week of April 15, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - April 25, 2024 16:20 - 7 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, extreme heat caused more emergency department visits in several U.S. regions in 2023 than in previous years. Second, health-related social needs, such as social isolation, dissatisfaction with life, and barriers to health care access, were associat...
Week of April 8, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - April 18, 2024 16:31 - 7 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, there was a rapid increase in the number of reported measles cases during the first quarter of 2024. Almost all cases occurred in people who were unvaccinated or with unknown vaccination status. Second, backyard poultry might increase the risk of S...
Week of April 1, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - April 11, 2024 18:58 - 6 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, most newborns with sickle cell disease are born to mothers living in socially vulnerable counties. Second, CDC encourages providers to "Think. Test. Treat TB" as U.S. tuberculosis cases increase. Third, updated 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccines reduce the ...
Week of March 18, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - April 01, 2024 16:04 - 5 minutesThis episode discusses three MMWR reports. First, diagnosing chickenpox can be challenging; a lab test can help. Next, more than 13 million people with HIV were given lifesaving tuberculosis preventive treatment through PEPFAR-supported programs. Finally, prompt diagnosis and treatment of fungal ...
Week of March 11, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - April 01, 2024 15:58 - 6 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. Measles is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable disease. It can cause serious complications, particularly in young children. About 1 of every 5 people with measles have to be hospitalized. Thanks to a strong childhood vaccination program, measles stopp...
Week of March 4, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - March 14, 2024 22:40 - 6 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new CDC study shows that nirsevimab, an antibody, protects babies against RSV hospitalization. Second, unsupervised melatonin ingestion by young children resulted in nearly 11,000 emergency department visits in the U.S. during 2019-2022. Third, a...
Week of February 26, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - March 06, 2024 15:05 - 7 minutesThis episode discusses six MMWR reports. First, deaths from excessive alcohol use are on the rise in the U.S. Next, this season's flu vaccines are effective at reducing flu-related medical visits and hospitalizations. Finally, CDC releases updated guidance for investigating and responding to suic...
Week of February 19, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - February 28, 2024 21:13 - 6 minutesThis episode discusses three MMWR reports. First, Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in children have recently increased but remain below pre-pandemic levels. Next, a quick response by CDC's quarantine program for imported nonhuman primates prevented potential tuberculosis exposures. Finally, measl...
Week of February 12, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - February 22, 2024 18:38 - 6 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, improved reporting for Lyme disease helps track and monitor cases. Second, smoking overtakes injection as the primary route of drug use in U.S. overdose deaths. Third, a hepatitis A vaccination campaign helps prevent an outbreak at the Los Angeles ...
Week of February 5, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - February 14, 2024 20:21 - 5 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, teens report that seeking relief from stress, anxiety, and depression are top reasons for substance use. Second, antimicrobial resistance prompts CDC to update guidance on antibiotic selection to prevent meningococcal disease. Third, among workers ...
Week of January 29, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - February 07, 2024 03:58 - 5 minutesThis episode discusses five MMWR reports. First, a new CDC study shows that updated COVID-19 vaccines protect against symptomatic illness, including infections caused by the JN.1 variant. Second, Neptune's Fix, a flavored tianeptine elixir sold in gas stations, convenience stores, and online, is ...
Week of January 22, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - January 31, 2024 14:58 - 6 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, when trying to understand who gets diabetes and heart disease, looking at traditional categories of race and ethnicity doesn't tell the whole story. Second, antivirals, which are known to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19, are underused. Third, de...
Week of January 15, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - January 25, 2024 19:39 - 5 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, cannabis use dropped among students, particularly male students, in King County, Washington. Second, inadequate chlorine levels in a hotel pool likely led to a water-associated Pseudomonas outbreak in Maine. Third, wastewater monitoring detects eve...
Week of January 8, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - January 20, 2024 00:30 - 5 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, CDC encourages clinicians to confirm fungal diagnoses before prescribing topical antifungals. Next, CDC releases the 2024 immunization schedules for children and adolescents, as well as adults. Finally, staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines hel...
Week of January 1, 2024
MMWR Weekly Briefing - January 11, 2024 01:03 - 5 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, an outbreak of tuberculosis caused by contaminated bone product shows that additional interventions are needed to address gaps in transplant tissue safety in the U.S. Next, drug shortages create additional challenges for tuberculosis patients and p...
Week of December 18, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - January 04, 2024 19:50 - 7 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, researchers found no increased risk of hospitalizations or deaths due to COVID-19 rebound. Viral rebound rates were similar between COVID-19 patients who had or had not received antiviral treatment. Next, most nursing home residents have not receiv...
Week of December 11, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - December 28, 2023 19:16 - 7 minutesThis week, MMWR published reports on unintentional firearm injury deaths among children and teens, suicide rates by industry, occupation, and sex, and more.
Week of November 13, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - December 15, 2023 16:16 - 7 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, lack of timely testing and inadequate treatment contributed to almost 90% of congenital syphilis cases in the U.S. in 2022. Second, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease trends are stable, but disparities persist by age, sex, education, and rural r...
Week of December 4, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - December 14, 2023 23:48 - 8 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, prenatal care clinicians and fertility specialists should consider tuberculosis evaluations if their patients are from a country where tuberculosis is common. Second, CDC published updated recommendations for the use of inactivated polio vaccine fo...
Week of November 27, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - December 08, 2023 18:08 - 8 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new study finds at least 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine are effective at reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations in young children. Second, wastewater monitoring helps experts better prepare for and respond to respiratory virus s...
Week of November 6, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - November 15, 2023 22:52 - 5 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, vaccination rates among kindergartners are still lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, 1 in 3 U.S. veterans has arthritis. Diagnosed arthritis is much more common among the youngest veterans compared with people of the same age. Finally,...
Week of October 30, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - November 08, 2023 21:34 - 8 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, vaccination coverage among children remains high. However, disparities persist and are widening for some groups of children. Second, CDC issues new recommendations for testing infants and children born to pregnant people with hepatitis C. Third, e-...
Week of October 23, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - November 03, 2023 00:37 - 7 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, routine vaccination coverage increased globally in 2022 but has yet to return to 2019 pre-pandemic levels. Second, CDC used early-warning surveillance systems to track the emergence of COVID-19 variant BA.2.86. Third, CDC's Traveler-Based Genomic S...
Week of October 16, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - November 03, 2023 00:04 - 7 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, hepatitis A vaccines prevent deaths, but they are still not reaching adults at highest risk. Second, the U.S. firearm homicide rate decreased in 2022, but remained higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Third, a Mycobacterium abscessus outbreak ...
Week of October 9, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - October 18, 2023 22:48 - 6 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, the flu hit children and teens hard last season. Second, CDC recommends the RSV vaccine during weeks 32 through 36 of pregnancy to protect young infants. Third, CDC recommends everyone aged 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 vaccine this fa...
Week of October 2, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - October 16, 2023 23:49 - 6 minutesFirst, two CDC studies confirm RSV causes serious illness in older adults and highlight the potential benefit of RSV vaccines in preventing severe illness in this population. Next, adults 65 years and older accounted for 63% of all COVID-19-associated hospitalizations in the first half of 2023, y...
Week of September 25, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - October 16, 2023 23:01 - 6 minutesThis week, MMWR published four reports that add to evidence that COVID-19 vaccinations during pregnancy help protect patients and newborns from serious illness and hospitalization. However, pregnancy vaccination coverage has been low and has varied by vaccine type and patients' race and ethnicity.
Week of September 4, 2023
MMWR Weekly Briefing - September 14, 2023 19:04 - 6 minutesThis episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, despite very low risk of getting malaria in the U.S., locally acquired malaria cases reported in Florida and Texas highlight importance of quick diagnosis, treatment, and malaria prevention methods. Second, more than 33 million children in Africa a...
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