LOCUTOR: (:18) El VRS, o virus respiratorio sincitial, es una amenaza para los adultos mayores, que provoca decenas de miles de hospitalizaciones y miles de muertes anualmente. Ya existen vacunas contra el VRS para proteger a los más expuestos. La Dra. Gail Guerrero-Tucker, de la Academia Americana de Médicos de Familia, nos comparte.
Millicent Gorham, CEO of the Alliance for Women’s Health and Prevention
Obesity is a chronic and treatable disease that impacts the health and well-being of women throughout their lives, yet insurance coverage of obesity care is lacking.
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, Board-certified pediatrician, chief medical officer at the Association of Immunization Managers
(Washington, DC, Friday, February 16, 2024) – Vaccines are one of the most effective ways to help protect children from many serious and potentially deadly diseases. Unfortunately, the number of children in the U.S. who are up to date on...
Dr. Wendy Mobley-Bukstein, PharmD, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Drake University.
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 13, 2024) – It seems like everyone is sick this winter – it’s hard to avoid. COVID-19, colds, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are all circulating in our offices...
Jeff Jackson, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Federal Insurance at FEMA
(Washington D.C., Tuesday, January 23, 2024) – Wider spread and more destructive wildfires are on the rise in the United States. These leave the ground charred, barren and unable to absorb water, making it so...
Daniel Llargués, Portavoz de FEMA
(Washington D.C., martes, 23 de enero de 2024) – En Estados Unidos está aumentando la cantidad de incendios forestales de mayor propagación y más destructivos. Éstos dejan el suelo carbonizado, árido e incapaz de absorber...
Dr. Steven P. Furr, President of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and Dr. Tochi Iroku-Malize, Board Chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians
(Washington, DC, Wednesday, November 29, 2023) – The spread of respiratory illnesses, such as COVID-19, can be rampant in winter and especially serious for older adults and those who are immunocompromised. The CDC recommends updated...
Dr. William Schaffner, professor Vanderbilt University
(New York, NY, Monday, November 27, 2023) – As we are in our fourth holiday season in the COVID-19 era, we continue to rely on our two-pronged approach of vaccinations and currently available treatments to...
Sue Fenigan, award-winning chef
U.S. Congress to Consider Legislation to Assess Sustainable, Inclusive Seafood Farming (Washington, D.C., Friday, October 13, 2023) – Sustainable seafood farmed in offshore waters of the United States is one step closer to being on...
AUDIO: Daniel Llargues Portavoz de FEMA
(Washington, D.C. martes 15 de agosto del 2023) Con el periodo más activo de la temporada de huracanes acercándose, FEMA exhorta a los residentes a comprender su riesgo de inundación. Mientras los residentes enfrentan tormentas,...