Shingles & the Shingrix vaccine with Dr. Leonard Friedland
With the nation focused on the delivery of a COVID vaccine, the CDC wants to ensure that older individuals are protected against other prevalent yet preventable diseases that can lead to severe health...
10 Feb 202124min
Guinea worm disease 2020 with the Carter Center's Adam Weiss
The Carter Center announced this week that the number of Guinea worm disease cases dropped by 50% in 2020 compared to 2019. This includes a dramatic decrease in cases in the country of Chad. What's mo...
29 Jan 202113min
COVID-19 sniffing dogs with Dr. Brittany Busse
As the country tries to open up during this pandemic, a variety of methods are being employed to keep people safe. Dogs are slated to be used at Miami Heat games to screen people for COVID, similar to...
28 Jan 20218min
It's not just COVID-19: Outbreaks of Lassa fever, plague and monkeypox
While the world's focus has been on COVID-19, sometimes it seems like nothing else is happening in infectious diseases. But that is far from the reality. In recent years, we've seen Nigeria report lar...
20 Jan 202120min
COVID-19 vaccines in Florida: How hospitals manage administering to 65+ population
Florida has reported about 1.6 million total COVID-19 cases, including more than 24,000 deaths. We've known for some time that some of the most vulnerable people are those aged 65 years and older and ...
20 Jan 20218min
Non-native mosquito, Aedes scapularis, established in South Florida
Researchers from the University of Florida in a new study report the mosquito, Aedes scapularis is now established in mainland Florida in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. How did it arrive in the US? ...
12 Jan 202112min
Andes virus: Outbreak linked to a super-spreader event in Argentina
In late 2018 into early 2019, an outbreak of a form of hantavirus called Andes virus, swept through a small town in Argentina infecting 34 and killing 11. Researchers led by a team from the U.S. Army ...
18 Dec 202016min
Lyme disease guidelines 2020: A discussion with Lorraine Johnson, JD
Last month, a multidisciplinary panel led by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American College of Rheumatology published the 2020 Guidelines for t...
9 Dec 202017min
