MMWR Weekly Briefing
This weekly podcast series summarizes the latest scientific information published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 184
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Week of May 20, 2024
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, family members in three states got sick with a parasitic illness after eating previously frozen, undercooked bear meat. Second, the proportion of U.S.…
00:08:14 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
Week of May 13, 2024
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a rapid public health response successfully reduced the severity of a measles outbreak in Chicago. Next, the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports …
00:08:03 |
Tue 04 Jun 2024
Week of May 6, 2024
This episode discusses three MMWR reports. First, seven children in Utah were hospitalized with E. coli after drinking and playing in untreated water used for watering yards. Second, traveling in mal…
00:05:17 |
Wed 15 May 2024
Week of April 22, April 29, 2024
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, emergency department visits for traffic-related pedestrian injuries are more common among racial and ethnic minority groups. Second, opportunities for…
00:07:42 |
Thu 09 May 2024
Week of April 15, 2024
This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, extreme heat caused more emergency department visits in several U.S. regions in 2023 than in previous years. Second, health-related social needs, such…
00:07:42 |
Thu 25 Apr 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 unva…
00:07:38 |
Thu 18 Apr 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. T…
00:06:53 |
Thu 11 Apr 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 preventi…
00:05:07 |
Mon 01 Apr 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 wit…
00:06:26 |
Mon 01 Apr 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 chi…
00:06:14 |
Thu 14 Mar 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…
00:07:06 |
Wed 06 Mar 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…
00:06:40 |
Wed 28 Feb 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. overdo…
00:06:36 |
Thu 22 Feb 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 …
00:05:18 |
Wed 14 Feb 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, Nep…
00:05:14 |
Wed 07 Feb 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. S…
00:06:02 |
Wed 31 Jan 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…
00:05:41 |
Thu 25 Jan 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 c…
00:05:38 |
Sat 20 Jan 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 sa…
00:05:59 |
Thu 11 Jan 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 …
00:07:04 |
Thu 04 Jan 2024
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