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

Monkeypox Vaccines: Q&A With the CDC's Agam Rao, MD Two vaccines are available for monkeypox. A CDC vaccine expert answers questions about their effectiveness and dosing.
CDC Expert Commentary, September 2022
Treating Monkeypox: Q&A with the CDC's John T. Brooks, MD Sexually active men who have sex with men are most at risk for infection with the virus, which can cause excruciatingly painful lesions and even scarring.
CDC Expert Commentary, August 2022
What Does It Mean Now That Polio Is Back? One case of paralytic polio could mean many poliovirus infections in a community, and unvaccinated people are most at risk.
CDC Expert Commentary, August 2022
Back-to-School Vaccinations Making sure that children are up-to-date on all their vaccinations, including COVID-19, is an essential part of the preparation for the upcoming school year.
CDC Expert Commentary, July 2022
5 Things to Know About the New 4-Month TB Treatment Regimen The CDC recommends this treatment option only for certain patient groups.
CDC Expert Commentary, July 2022
5 Things to Know About Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are emerging but underrecognized tickborne diseases in the United States
CDC Expert Commentary, June 2022
H5N1 Avian Influenza: Q&A With the CDC's Tim Uyeki, MD Dr Tim Uyeki, Chief Medical Officer of the Influenza Division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, answers questions about H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called "bird flu."
CDC Expert Commentary, June 2022
Update on Rabies, TBE, and Cholera Vaccines Before Travel Healthcare providers should be aware of important updates to vaccine recommendations that could affect patients preparing to travel internationally this summer.
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2022
New HIV PrEP Guidelines This update gives healthcare providers the latest guidance on prescribing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) -- a powerful tool for HIV prevention -- to their patients.
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2022
COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness CDC answers questions about how effective vaccines are against preventing serious illness with newer COVID variants.
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2022
Shingles Vaccination for Immunocompromised Adults In January 2022, CDC updated recommendations for shingles vaccination to include people 19 years and older who are or will be immunocompromised.
CDC Expert Commentary, March 2022
Invasive Mold in Patients With COVID-19 COVID-19 is likely to increase the risk for pulmonary aspergillosis and mucormycosis, life-threatening infections caused by environmental molds.
CDC Expert Commentary, March 2022
5 Things to Know About New Pneumococcal Vaccine Guidance Adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations have been considered some of the most complicated vaccine recommendations to appropriately implement. The good news: Implementation just got simpler.
CDC Expert Commentary, February 2022
Testing and Treatment for COVID-19 and Influenza Given the similarities between symptoms of influenza and COVID-19, distinguishing between the two diseases when both are spreading in the community is challenging.
CDC Expert Commentary, January 2022
Studying Abroad During COVID-19: 5 Things to Know CDC is providing five important reminders for healthcare providers to share with their patients, be they students or faculty, who plan to study abroad while the pandemic continues.
CDC Expert Commentary, December 2021

Infant Outcomes of Zika: New Data New CDC data on more than 1400 infants reveal the adverse outcomes found in infants exposed to Zika in utero.
CDC Expert Commentary, November 2018
Ocular Findings in Congenital Zika Infection Images show the range of ocular manifestations in infants with congenital Zika infection.
CDC Expert Commentary, May 2018
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

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