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

The Power to Protect: Vaccination Guidelines for Adults With Chronic Diseases CDC reviews the latest vaccine recommendations for adults, including patients with chronic medical conditions.
CDC Expert Commentary, October 2017
2017-2018 Influenza Vaccination Recommendations The latest CDC influenza vaccination recommendations outline which vaccine products should--and which should not--be used to protect against flu this season.
CDC Expert Commentary, September 2017
Flu Vaccine Saves Kids' Lives: What to Tell Reluctant Parents Clinicians can use this information to help parents make the decision to have their children vaccinated against influenza.
CDC Expert Commentary, September 2017
The Unexpected and Troubling Rise of Candida auris Behaving like a multidrug-resistant microbe, C auris is spreading rapidly throughout the world, including in healthcare facilities in the United States.
CDC Expert Commentary, August 2017
A Front-Line Defense Against HIV in Hispanics/Latinos The high burden of HIV among Hispanic and Latino men can be addressed by first making testing a standard of care.
CDC Expert Commentary, August 2017
Vaccine Communication With Parents: Best Practices These evidence-based tips can increase the likelihood of vaccine acceptance.
CDC Expert Commentary, July 2017
What to Do When a Child Has a Toxic Exposure A free resource helps clinicians identify and manage toxic exposures in children and improve health outcomes.
CDC Expert Commentary, July 2017
The Rising Tide of Syphilis The reported rates of primary and secondary syphilis, the most infectious stages of the disease, are the highest that they have been in more than 20 years.
CDC Expert Commentary, July 2017
CDC Contraception Guidelines: The Latest Updates Here are the hot-off-the-press revisions to CDC contraception guidelines and recommendations.
CDC Expert Commentary, June 2017
Congenital CMV and Hearing Loss: What's the Risk? How many children with asymptomatic CMV infection develop hearing loss? More than you might think.
CDC Expert Commentary, June 2017
CDC's Emergency Drugs for US Clinicians and Hospitals Suspect a case of botulism or malaria? You'll soon find that your local pharmacy doesn't stock antitoxin or artesunate. You can get these lifesaving drugs quickly from CDC. Here's how.
CDC Expert Commentary, June 2017

Slideshows

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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