MMWR Weekly Briefing

MMWR Weekly Briefing episodes:

• 04.18.2024

  Week of April 8, 2024

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, there was a rapid increase in the number of reported measles cases during the first quarter of 2024. Almost all cases occurred in people who were unvaccinated or with unknown vaccination status. Second,...

  
• 04.11.2024

  Week of April 1, 2024

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, most newborns with sickle cell disease are born to mothers living in socially vulnerable counties. Second, CDC encourages providers to "Think. Test. Treat TB" as U.S. tuberculosis cases increase. Third, updated 2023-24 COVID-19...

  
• 04.01.2024

  Week of March 18, 2024

  This episode discusses three MMWR reports. First, diagnosing chickenpox can be challenging; a lab test can help. Next, more than 13 million people with HIV were given lifesaving tuberculosis preventive treatment through PEPFAR-supported programs. Finally, prompt diagnosis and treatment of...

  
• 04.01.2024

  Week of March 11, 2024

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. Measles is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable disease. It can cause serious complications, particularly in young children. About 1 of every 5 people with measles have to be hospitalized. Thanks to a strong childhood vaccination...

  
• 03.14.2024

  Week of March 4, 2024

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new CDC study shows that nirsevimab, an antibody, protects babies against RSV hospitalization. Second, unsupervised melatonin ingestion by young children resulted in nearly 11,000 emergency department visits in the U.S. during 2019-2022....

  
• 03.06.2024

  Week of February 26, 2024

  This episode discusses six MMWR reports. First, deaths from excessive alcohol use are on the rise in the U.S. Next, this season's flu vaccines are effective at reducing flu-related medical visits and hospitalizations. Finally, CDC releases updated guidance for investigating...

  
• 02.28.2024

  Week of February 19, 2024

  This episode discusses three MMWR reports. First, Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in children have recently increased but remain below pre-pandemic levels. Next, a quick response by CDC's quarantine program for imported nonhuman primates prevented potential tuberculosis exposures. Finally, measles cases in...

  
• 02.22.2024

  Week of February 12, 2024

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, improved reporting for Lyme disease helps track and monitor cases. Second, smoking overtakes injection as the primary route of drug use in U.S. overdose deaths. Third, a hepatitis A vaccination campaign helps prevent...

  
• 02.14.2024

  Week of February 5, 2024

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, teens report that seeking relief from stress, anxiety, and depression are top reasons for substance use. Second, antimicrobial resistance prompts CDC to update guidance on antibiotic selection to prevent meningococcal disease. Third, among...

  
• 02.06.2024

  Week of January 29, 2024

  This episode discusses five MMWR reports. First, a new CDC study shows that updated COVID-19 vaccines protect against symptomatic illness, including infections caused by the JN.1 variant. Second, Neptune's Fix, a flavored tianeptine elixir sold in gas stations, convenience stores,...

  
• 01.31.2024

  Week of January 22, 2024

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, when trying to understand who gets diabetes and heart disease, looking at traditional categories of race and ethnicity doesn't tell the whole story. Second, antivirals, which are known to reduce the risk of...

  
• 01.25.2024

  Week of January 15, 2024

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, cannabis use dropped among students, particularly male students, in King County, Washington. Second, inadequate chlorine levels in a hotel pool likely led to a water-associated Pseudomonas outbreak in Maine. Third, wastewater monitoring detects...

  
• 01.19.2024

  Week of January 8, 2024

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, CDC encourages clinicians to confirm fungal diagnoses before prescribing topical antifungals. Next, CDC releases the 2024 immunization schedules for children and adolescents, as well as adults. Finally, staying up to date with COVID-19...

  
• 01.10.2024

  Week of January 1, 2024

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, an outbreak of tuberculosis caused by contaminated bone product shows that additional interventions are needed to address gaps in transplant tissue safety in the U.S. Next, drug shortages create additional challenges for tuberculosis...

  
• 01.04.2024

  Week of December 18, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, researchers found no increased risk of hospitalizations or deaths due to COVID-19 rebound. Viral rebound rates were similar between COVID-19 patients who had or had not received antiviral treatment. Next, most nursing home...

  
• 12.28.2023

  Week of December 11, 2023

  This week, MMWR published reports on unintentional firearm injury deaths among children and teens, suicide rates by industry, occupation, and sex, and more.

  
• 12.15.2023

  Week of November 13, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, lack of timely testing and inadequate treatment contributed to almost 90% of congenital syphilis cases in the U.S. in 2022. Second, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease trends are stable, but disparities persist by age,...

  
• 12.14.2023

  Week of December 4, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, prenatal care clinicians and fertility specialists should consider tuberculosis evaluations if their patients are from a country where tuberculosis is common. Second, CDC published updated recommendations for the use of inactivated polio vaccine...

  
• 12.08.2023

  Week of November 27, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new study finds at least 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine are effective at reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations in young children. Second, wastewater monitoring helps experts better prepare for and respond...

  
• 11.15.2023

  Week of November 6, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, vaccination rates among kindergartners are still lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, 1 in 3 U.S. veterans has arthritis. Diagnosed arthritis is much more common among the youngest veterans compared with people...

  
• 11.08.2023

  Week of October 30, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, vaccination coverage among children remains high. However, disparities persist and are widening for some groups of children. Second, CDC issues new recommendations for testing infants and children born to pregnant people with hepatitis...

  
• 11.02.2023

  Week of October 23, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, routine vaccination coverage increased globally in 2022 but has yet to return to 2019 pre-pandemic levels. Second, CDC used early-warning surveillance systems to track the emergence of COVID-19 variant BA.2.86. Third, CDC's Traveler-Based...

  
• 11.02.2023

  Week of October 16, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, hepatitis A vaccines prevent deaths, but they are still not reaching adults at highest risk. Second, the U.S. firearm homicide rate decreased in 2022, but remained higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Third,...

  
• 10.18.2023

  Week of October 9, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, the flu hit children and teens hard last season. Second, CDC recommends the RSV vaccine during weeks 32 through 36 of pregnancy to protect young infants. Third, CDC recommends everyone aged 6 months...

  
• 10.16.2023

  Week of October 2, 2023

  First, two CDC studies confirm RSV causes serious illness in older adults and highlight the potential benefit of RSV vaccines in preventing severe illness in this population. Next, adults 65 years and older accounted for 63% of all COVID-19-associated hospitalizations...

  
• 10.16.2023

  Week of September 25, 2023

  This week, MMWR published four reports that add to evidence that COVID-19 vaccinations during pregnancy help protect patients and newborns from serious illness and hospitalization. However, pregnancy vaccination coverage has been low and has varied by vaccine type and patients'...

  
• 09.14.2023

  Week of September 4, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, despite very low risk of getting malaria in the U.S., locally acquired malaria cases reported in Florida and Texas highlight importance of quick diagnosis, treatment, and malaria prevention methods. Second, more than 33...

  
• 09.14.2023

  Week of August 28, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The most recent data from 2020 and 2021 were examined to determine the percentage of older adults who reported falling during the previous year and unintentional fall-related death rates. In 2020, approximately 14 million...

  
• 09.05.2023

  Week of August 21, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, West Nile virus continues to be the most common mosquito-borne disease in the U.S., with almost 3,000 cases reported in 2021. Second, CDC releases its first-ever 'Sepsis Core Elements' to help hospitals strengthen...

  
• 08.24.2023

  Week of August 14, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a norovirus outbreak with more than 300 cases in Illinois is linked to an ill worker who continued working while sick. Second, COVID-19 vaccines protect young children against COVID-19-associated emergency department and urgent...

  
• 08.08.2023

  Week of August 7, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, the percentage of adults reporting long COVID has decreased. However, 1 in 4 with long COVID reported significant impact to daily activities. Next, patients on dialysis had higher rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection and...

  
• 08.08.2023

  Week of July 31, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, recent increases in fleaborne typhus cases and deaths in Los Angeles County highlight the importance of avoiding fleas found on rodents, opossums, and feral cats. Patients with suspected illness should be treated as...

  
• 08.05.2023

  Week of July 24, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a tick bite-associated allergy known as alpha-gal syndrome has become an emerging clinical and public health concern; however, many clinicians are unaware of the condition, how to diagnose it, and how to manage...

  
• 08.05.2023

  Weeks of July 10 and July 17, 2023

  First, cannabis-involved emergency department visits among children, teens, and young adults increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, ongoing testing at a large school district in Missouri found respiratory viruses common among students and staff. Third, a new report describes recommendations...

  
• 07.11.2023

  Week of July 3, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, the cost of birth defect-associated hospitalizations among patients younger than 65 totaled $22 billion in 2019. Second, increased international effort is urgently needed to accelerate the use of new and underused lifesaving vaccines...

  
• 07.06.2023

  Week of June 26, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, breakthrough cures for hepatitis C still fail to reach most Americans who need them. A transformative national response is needed. Second, xylazine mixed with fentanyl emerges as a public health threat, increasingly detected...

  
• 07.03.2023

  Week of June 19, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, e-cigarette sales in the United States climbed during 2020-2022, with increases in the number of brands and sales of disposable devices and flavors popular among youth. Second, new data show thousands of e-cigarette-associated...

  
• 07.03.2023

  Week of June 12, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, estimates of adults ever diagnosed with depression highlight key geographic disparities. Second, people with HIV experienced an increase in rare, deadly meningococcal infections in 2022. Third, Omicron lineages emerged and expanded across the...

  
• 06.16.2023

  Week of June 5, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, data show a third dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe for young children. Second, a new study finds continued disparities in mpox vaccination, especially among Black people and American Indian and...

  
• 06.16.2023

  Week of May 29, 2023

  American Indian and Alaska Native people from hepatitis C. Second, an analysis of U.S. water systems during 2016-2021 shows most provided optimal fluoride levels to improve oral health in their communities Third, most U.S. adults have some form of immunity...

  
• 06.14.2023

  Week of May 22, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, simulation models show that increasing mpox vaccination coverage among men who have sex with men can help reduce the risk for and size of future mpox outbreaks. Second, mpox prevention efforts should use...

  
• 05.23.2023

  Week of May 15, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, although the number of mpox cases has decreased since the peak of the U.S. outbreak in August 2022, the risk for future outbreaks remains. Clinicians need to be alert for new cases and...

  
• 05.16.2023

  Week of May 8, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, emergency department visits among adolescents related to mental health, suicide-related behaviors, and drug overdoses decreased as of late 2022 compared to a similar period in 2021. However, concerns remain, particularly for teenage girls....

  
• 05.10.2023

  Week of May 1, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new report describes updates to CDC's tracking of COVID-19 data. Second, early death data show COVID-19 fell from the third to fourth leading cause of death in 2022. Third, most COVID-19 deaths...

  
• 05.10.2023

  Week of April 24, 2023

  This episode discusses a series of reports on the state of teen health in the U.S. First, there are shifts in youth demographics from previous years. About half of students surveyed represented racial and ethnic minority groups and 1 in...

  
• 04.26.2023

  Week of April 17, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report highlights postpartum substance use and associated mental health conditions, adverse childhood experiences, or stressful life events. The second report looks at suicide attempts by self-poisoning among children. The third report examines...

  
• 04.19.2023

  Week of April 10, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report highlights chronic pain among U.S. adults. The second report looks at mpox cases in the United States. The third report examines mpox-associated deaths in the United States. And the last report...

  
• 04.13.2023

  Week of April 3, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at ventilation improvements in school indoor air quality. The second report describes RSV epidemics during the past 2 years. The third report examines a hepatitis A outbreak in Virginia. And...

  
• 04.13.2023

  Week of March 27, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at the percentage of the at-risk population that's been fully vaccinated against mpox. The second report describes emergency department visits for firearm injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The third report...

  
• 04.04.2023

  Weeks of March 13 and 20, 2023

  This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at 8-year-olds with autism from 11 U.S. communities. The second report highlights the disruption in progress in early detection of children with autism caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The third...