2025 measles update, new antibiotic for gonorrhea, bird flu death in Mexico, and CT scans and cancer
How many measles cases in 2025? Can CT scans cause cancer? What is the best treatment for gonorrhea? What states have bird flu? What animals are affected by bird flu?
AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers measles outbreak states, latest bird flu news, treatment for gonorrhea and CT scan radiation. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
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AMA Update April 23, 2025
00:00 Cancer CT scan
00:45 ACIP recommendations
01:11 Meningococcal vaccine GSK
01:13 ACIP RSV vaccine
01:26 Chikungunya vaccine
02:14 Measles cases in the US (measles Texas, measles Oklahoma)
02:48 Measles Kansas
03:21 CDC David Sugerman, MD
03:54 Measles elimination status
04:25 Bird flu update (avian influenza A H5)
05:03 Bird flu cases in humans (bird flu death Mexico)
05:31 WHO bird flu guidelines
05:59 Bird flu in cattle (USDA Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service)
06:38 New gonorrhea treatment
07:18 Gonorrhea antibiotics (gepotidacin)
08:17 CT scans for cancer
08:50 Radiation cancer risk: Do CT scans cause cancer?
09:24 When to get a CT scan
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