How the measles virus disables immunity to other diseases and a news roundup
Michael Mina discusses how measles destroys immunity to other infectious diseases and why the measles vaccine has led to disproportionate reductions in childhood mortality since its introduction 50 years ago, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: UNICEF Ethiopia/Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0, via flickr] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - May 7, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Science Source Type: podcasts
Chikungunya Update for Clinicians
The risk goes in both directions: Your patients traveling to or from the tropics could be at risk for -- or bringing back -- the chikungunya virus. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - May 4, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
What's New in the Updated HIV Guidelines?
Dr Paul Sax summarizes changes to the Department of Health and Human Services' HIV treatment guidelines, including newly recommended HIV regimens. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - April 29, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
HIV Plus Uveitis: Call the … Rheumatologist?
A team of ophthalmologists and HIV specialists were not sure what to do with this complicated patient, so they turned to the rheumatologist to help with a treatment decision. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 25, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Topol, 'Mama Doc' on Social Media, Vaccines, and Disease Prevention
' Mama Doc ' Wendy Sue Swanson tells Eric Topol how she uses social media to expand her visits with patients and spread the word about the importance of vaccination. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 17, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
New HIV Testing Algorithm
A new HIV testing algorithm has the potential to improve the prevention of HIV/AIDS in the United States. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 9, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Managing Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (SEID)
The IOM's new name for what used to be called chronic fatigue syndrome may lead to more awareness and better management of this difficult disease. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 3, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Managing Systemic Exercise Intolerance Disease (SEID)
The IOM's new name for what used to be called chronic fatigue syndrome may lead to more awareness and better management of this difficult disease. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 3, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Managing Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (SEID)
The IOM ' s new name for what used to be called chronic fatigue syndrome may lead to more awareness and better management of this difficult disease. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 3, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Flu Vaccine Prevented Millions of Flu Cases
With better flu vaccine coverage, millions of influenza-related illnesses and hospitalizations can be prevented. This is good information to share with your ' vacccine-reluctant ' patients. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - February 17, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
A New Virus in the Midwest -- The Bourbon Virus
Do you have a patient with an unexplained febrile illness? Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, describes the Bourbon virus, a new diagnosis to consider. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - January 28, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Rabies in animals
Rabies is the archytypical zoonotic disease, and only by vaccination in animals will we prevent infections in people. In two podcasts linked to our latest clinical review "The prevention and management of rabies" we'll be discussing how we can get there.
In this podcast Sarah Cleaveland, professor of comparative epidemiology at the University of Glasgow discusses controlling the disease in animals. To find out about the clincial presentation listen to the accompanying podcast with Natasha Crowcroft, chief of infectious disease at Public Health Ontario
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Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 16, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
