CDC Expert Commentary

This special series of commentaries, interviews, and slideshows is part of a collaboration between CDC and Medscape. This content is designed to deliver CDC's authoritative guidance directly to Medscape's physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.

Expert Commentaries

Hearing Loss in Newborns: The '1-3-6' Guidelines The '1-3-6 guidelines' for early hearing detection and intervention aren't always followed, missing opportunities to promote language development in infants identified with hearing loss.
CDC Expert Commentary, April 2018
ALS: Much-Needed Help for a Disease With No Cure With a variable presentation, diagnosing ALS isn't always easy, and there is no cure. Knowing about these patient resources is essential.
CDC Expert Commentary, February 2018
2018 ACIP Immunization Schedules: Key Changes Drs David Kim and Candice Robinson, from the CDC, provide a brief bulleted summary of the key changes clinicians should know.
CDC Expert Commentary, February 2018
Sickle Cell Disease: When to Transfuse Know the appropriate indications for transfusion when transfusion is not indicated in patients with sickle cell disease.
CDC Expert Commentary, February 2018
A Call for Early HIV Diagnosis Increased routine and targeted HIV testing is needed to reduce diagnosis delays.
CDC Expert Commentary, January 2018
Protect Patients From a Surge in STDs The latest surveillance report reveals that sexually transmitted infections are again on the rise.
CDC Expert Commentary, January 2018
2018 Influenza Antiviral Recommendations Prevention through vaccination is best, but when influenza strikes, use antiviral options for treatment.
CDC Expert Commentary, December 2017
Brucellosis: Patient History Is the Key The symptoms are nonspecific, so patient history is critical to the identification of brucellosis.
CDC Expert Commentary, December 2017
Assessing Zika Risk in International Travelers Travelers need to be educated about their risks and decide which they are willing to accept.
CDC Expert Commentary, November 2017
Preventing Flu in Older Adults With higher mortality and complications from flu, adults aged 65 years or older need protection against this seasonal infection.
CDC Expert Commentary, November 2017
Travelers' Diarrhea: New Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment New guidelines address the prophylaxis, treatment, and follow-up for this common and predictable condition.
CDC Expert Commentary, October 2017

Slideshows

Illnesses Linked to Contact With Pets and Farm Animals We love our animals, but occasionally they transmit some fairly serious pathogens, so precautions must be taken.
CDC Expert Commentary, March 2018
Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC Over a career spanning more than three decades, CDC photographer Jim Gathany has taken some stellar photos of deadly pathogens, flying vectors of disease, and CDC professionals at work.
CDC Expert Commentary, July 2017
What Foods Are Making People Sick? Recent Major Outbreaks This quick review by CDC highlights the country's major outbreaks of foodborne illness in recent months.
CDC Expert Commentary, June 2017
An Alarming Trend: Multistate Foodborne Illness Outbreaks When a foodborne illness affects multiple states, it can be harder to trace and more severe.
CDC Expert Commentary, June 2016
Foodborne Illness Outbreaks: Most Wanted List Have we done enough to prevent foodborne illness, or are we doomed to experience the same kind of outbreaks that we have seen in the past few years?
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2015
Hepatitis C: 25 Years From Discovery to Cure Explore this timeline to learn more about the highlights and milestones from the past 25 years of hepatitis C, from its discovery in 1989 to essentially its cure in 2014.
CDC Expert Commentary, November 2014
Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States Do you know which 5 parasitic infections are often underrecognized in the United States?
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2014
Risks From Pets and Pet Food Provide your patients with updated information on the prevention of animal-related enteric zoonoses to ensure that they are able to enjoy their pets without getting sick!
CDC Expert Commentary, December 2013
Antibiotics for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Has your healthcare setting experienced carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections? Learn the latest and review practical guidance from CDC.
CDC Expert Commentary, March 2013
Major Foodborne Illness Outbreaks of 2012 About 1 in 6 Americans gets a foodborne illness each year. Learn about common culprits from the experts at CDC.
CDC Expert Commentary, January 2013

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