Our panel of health experts discusses the biggest health headlines of the month, including:
- Nearly 1,400 measles cases and five measles-related deaths have been reported in Pennsylvania.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an alert after an uptick in animal rabies activity and human exposure to the deadly virus.
- A new study shows that mothers who receive the human papillomavirus vaccine prior to pregnancy are less likely to give birth prematurely.
- Unconfirmed reports allege a pathogen researcher in Siberia died after coming into contact with the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Russian officials dispute the claim, saying the worker died from pneumonia.
- A controversial CDC-funded study in Guinea-Bissau has received approval from a Danish university despite international criticism.
- Researchers are studying terminal lucidity, the temporary return of cognitive clarity in dementia patients shortly before death, to better understand and treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Guests:
- Dr. Jose Posas, practicing neurologist at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
- Dr. Donna G. Ivery, OB/GYN and author of Not Your Granny’s Menopause
- Dr. Jennifer Cowart, hospitalist in Jacksonville