An update on the surge of COVID and other respiratory diseases in the US and across the world. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the JN.1 variant that’s driving this surge and explains how it compares to the Omicron surge. Plus, the latest prescription trends in weight-less drugs like Ozempic and whether or not Ozempic and Wegovy have a side effect of suicidal ideation. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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00:00 AMA Update for Jan. 17, 2023
00:36 COVID cases 2024
00:41 COVID surge: How is COVID spread 2024
00:53 COVID statistics: WHO COVID 19 report
01:01 COVID hospitalizations
01:21 COVID deaths worldwide
01:39 What is the new COVID variant?
01:46 Latest COVID variant JN.1 (COVID Omicron XBB, JN 1 COVID variant)
01:54 CDC recommendations for COVID booster
02:06 World Health Organization news: Respiratory illnesses spike (COVID pneumonia flu and rhinovirus)
02:40 WHO COVID guidelines masking protocol (COVID masks N95, KN95)
02:53 COVID and RSV vaccine, effectiveness of the flu shot (influenza vaccine)
03:13 #NYT COVID wave: Is COVID coming back?
03:26 COVID wastewater data
03:44 COVID cases USA
04:11 Is COVID surging again?
04:24 COVID 19 deaths
04:44 COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths 2020
05:01 Flu season 2023-24
05:35 How to know if you have the flu (influenza season peak)
06:20 #JPM24: JP Morgan Healthcare Conference 2024
06:31 Ozempic weight loss and obesity treatments (semaglutide, GLP 1, weight loss injections)
06:42 Ozempic prescription and Wegovy supply update (Wegovy shortage)
07:07 Semaglutide cost: Ozempic long term side effects
08:05 Ozempic vs Wegovy side effects (weight loss depression)
08:22 Side effects of Semaglutide suicidal thoughts
08:59 Semaglutide side effects (NIH study, National Institute on Drug Abuse)
09:30 AI in drug discovery
10:02 CES 2024 health tech news
10:22 AMA AI policy: artificial intelligence in medicine
10:36 AI in healthcare examples: improving patient care, physician burnout solutions
10:54 AI bias in healthcare

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