CDC Expert Commentary

• Ways to Improve Timely Hearing Interventions in Infants Robyn A. Cree, PhD, and Christina L. Kilgo, MA, discuss the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) 1-3-6 plan and efforts to understand barriers to reporting and follow-up to states’ programs.
  CDC Expert Commentary, August 17, 2023
• Adult RSV Vaccines: Q&A With the CDC's Dr Michael Melgar Medscape Medical News spoke with the CDC's Michael Melgar, MD, about new recommendations for adults aged 60 years or older to discuss receiving an RSV vaccine with their healthcare provider.
  CDC Expert Commentary, July 21, 2023
• The Risks of Ticks and Mosquitoes for Patients on Rituximab Know the risks of vector-borne diseases when prescribing immunosuppressive drugs, and educate patients about tick- and mosquito-bite prevention.
  CDC Expert Commentary, June 22, 2023
• Risk for Mpox Resurgence Rises With the return of summer festivals, public health experts are renewing calls for mpox vaccination and prevention efforts.
  CDC Expert Commentary, May 18, 2023
• Antimicrobial-Resistant Ringworm Antimicrobial-resistant tinea is a growing public health concern.
  CDC Expert Commentary, May 12, 2023
• Endemic Melioidosis in the United States Melioidosis from B pseudomallei is now locally endemic to the southern continental United States.
  CDC Expert Commentary, April 21, 2023
• Long-COVID Brain Fog Brain fog is one of the most common symptoms after COVID-19 in both people who have been hospitalized and those who have not.
  CDC Expert Commentary, March 27, 2023
• Emergency Risk Communication for Healthcare Professionals The COCA and HAN team at CDC focuses on emergency preparedness and response communication tailored to healthcare professionals.
  CDC Expert Commentary, March 02, 2023
• New CDC Center Forecasting the Next Outbreak Modeling now allows CDC to identify and react quickly to emerging infectious disease threats.
  CDC Expert Commentary, February 28, 2023
• Few Americans Have Had Updated COVID Booster; HCPs Can Help Less than 16% of the US population has received an updated COVID-19 booster, but healthcare professionals can help increase rates.
  CDC Expert Commentary, February 16, 2023
• One Health Explained One Health recognizes that the health of people, animals, plants, and our shared environment are closely linked and interdependent.
  CDC Expert Commentary, February 07, 2023
• Updated Opioid Guideline Everyone should receive safe and effective pain care, and the CDC understands that treating patients living with pain can be complex.
  CDC Expert Commentary, January 18, 2023
• Case : Child With Fever, Neck Pain, Abdominal Pain, Rash Can you make the right diagnosis when a child presents with fever, neck and abdominal pain, and a rash?
  CDC Expert Commentary, December 20, 2022
• Measles in the US: 5 Things You Need to Know Even if pediatric patients or their families have not traveled recently, they may still be at risk within a community where its members travel internationally and vaccination rates are low.
  CDC Expert Commentary, December 13, 2022
• 5 Things to Know About This Early Flu Season In the past 2 years there was relatively little flu activity, but this time the US is experiencing an early and potentially harsh flu season.
  CDC Expert Commentary, November 28, 2022
• ME/CFS and Long COVID: Q&A With the CDC's Dr Jennifer Cope The conditions have overlapping symptoms, and both are poorly understood, says Dr Cope.
  CDC Expert Commentary, November 17, 2022
• Adult RSV: Q&A With the CDC's Michael Melgar, MD RSV is a common cause of respiratory disease in adults, but it can be difficult to differentiate from COVID-19 and influenza by symptoms alone.
  CDC Expert Commentary, November 10, 2022
• CDC Updates STI Treatment Guidelines Newly updated sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines provide evidence-based diagnostic, management, and treatment recommendations.
  CDC Expert Commentary, October 12, 2022
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Antimicrobial Resistance in the US   Arjun Srinivasan, MD, deputy director for program improvement in the division of healthcare quality promotion at the CDC, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial resistance.
  CDC Expert Commentary, September 27, 2022
• Case: Woman Presents to ED With Headache and Hypertension A 25-year-old woman presents with severe, throbbing headache and episodes of blurred vision with BP rising over the next few hours to a hypertensive emergency. Test your diagnostic skills.
  CDC Expert Commentary, September 23, 2022