How often should seniors get COVID boosters? Does brain fog decrease IQ? Latest ACIP meeting recap, brain fog and IQ, how alcohol affects your health, plus ultra processed food study. 

Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.



CDC studies on Long COVID cognitive impairment and excessive alcohol use

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When is fentanyl awareness day? Is fentanyl an opioid? What is the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder? Fentanyl poisoning: What is fentanyl in? Our guest is Stephen Taylor, MD, MPH, president-elect of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.



Facts about fentanyl and how to treat substance use disorder

What is the new CMS rule for prior authorization? Why do prior authorizations get denied? What are the benefits of electronic health information exchange?

Our guest is Philip Oravetz, MD, chief population health officer at Ochsner Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.



How to speed up your prior auth process using EHR data exchange

Is it too hot outside? What is the CDC doing for climate change? How bad is air pollution right now? What is particle pollution? Is milk safe to drink?

Our guest is AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.



CDC heat risk initiative, air pollution statistics and the latest news on bird flu in milk

What is lifestyle medicine? Is lifestyle medicine a medical specialty? What are the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine? What do doctors do when they retire?

Our guest is Elizabeth Pegg Frates, MD, president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.



Benefits of lifestyle medicine, managing chronic disease, plus physician retirement advice

What causes long COVID? Is long COVID dangerous? Who is most likely to get long COVID? Any pediatric long COVID news? What can be done for long term COVID?

Our guest is Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.



CDC studies on Long COVID cognitive impairment and excessive alcohol use

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