Nationwide Initiative To Track Infectious Diseases Through Wastewater Is Key To Help Guide the Public Health Response

AUDIO: Alexandria Boehm, Stanford University and Marlene Wolfe, Emory University
(Wednesday, August 10, 2022) – Through a new national effort, a growing number of communities are monitoring their sewage to track levels of monkeypox, COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.  The effort called WastewaterSCAN tests for...

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More Than 25,000 People in the US Die of Heart Valve Disease Each Year

AUDIO: Dr. Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 19, 2022) – Heart valve disease is more common than you or your doctor may think. If left untreated, it can be deadly. According to the CDC, more than 25,000 people...

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La organización “Heart Valve Voice US” pide a los pacientes ser su propio defensor para el entendimiento de la enfermedad de las válvulas cardíacas y los beneficios de hacerse un Ecocardiograma

Martes 19 de julio de 2022 Estimado Director PSA, De acuerdo con la CDC, más de 25,000 personas en EUA mueren debido a la enfermedad de las válvulas cardiacas cada año y menos del 50%...

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New Campaign for LGBTQ+ Community Wants Those Living With Depression To Know They Are Seen, Heard and Not Alone

VIDEO: Amir Ahuja, MD, Psychiatrist, Director of Psychiatry, Los Angeles LGBT Center

(Titusville, NJ, Thursday, June 23, 2022) – Living with depression is challenging, but when you’re also facing disparities and hurdles associated with being LGBTQ+ − such as stigma, rejection, discrimination, and violence − it can…

Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/Aids Policy Launches National Campaign Urging People With HIV To Seek Care

AUDIO: Kaye Hayes, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infectious Disease and Director of the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 16, 2022) – The Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) plans to launch a national HIV viral suppression campaign this summer 2022 entitled “I am a Work of ART”...

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Latest News in Cancer Research Highlighted at Largest Global Clinical Cancer Research Meeting

AUDIO: Dr. Julie R. Gralow, Chief Medical Officer & Executive Vice President, American Society of Clinical Oncology
(Alexandria, VA, Friday, June 10, 2022) – Oncology professionals from around the world are gathering in Chicago to discuss the latest clinical cancer research impacting patient care at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology...

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Women With Chronic Pain After Mastectomy Have a New, Minimally Invasive Option – Freezing the Affected Nerve

AUDIO: J. David Prologo, MD, FSIR, Associate Professor in the Division of Interventional Radiology, Emory University, School of Medicine
(Fairfax, VA, Wednesday, June 8, 2022) – Up to 80 percent of women experience persistent pain after a mastectomy or lumpectomy for breast cancer treatment. For these women, new evidence is pointing to a new...

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