Is flu season over? What helps allergies at home? Are there long-term effects of COVID? Do people get sick more often after COVID? Why kids should have phones?
AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the ongoing measles outbreak, latest study on COVID and the immune system, managing seasonal allergies, plus a new study about kids mental health and smartphone use. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
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AMA Update April 14, 2025
00:00 Kids and smartphones
00:50 Measles outbreak
01:34 Measles Lubbock Texas
02:23 Measles Indiana
02:46 Measles Colorado
03:33 Flu, RSV and COVID wastewater data
04:31 New COVID study: Why do I keep getting sick after COVID?
05:33 After effects of COVID19 on human body (COVID hospitalizations)
06:45 Seasonal allergy tips
07:54 Nasal steroids: Seasonal allergy medicine
09:21 Life in Media Survey results
10:14 Kids mental health with smartphones
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