In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Sam Torbati, co-chair of the department of emergency medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 



Topics today include: 




Is it COVID or allergies? 
Colds and flu make a comeback after pandemic downturn. 
WHO says global COVID cases are trending down, but they’re watching new Omicron subvariant. 
F.D.A. advisors debate how to update current COVID vaccines. 
L.A. County expands test-to-treat services and adds a tele-health option. 
What endemic disease looks like. 
CDC lowers travel warning for Canada and many other destinations. 
The debate over long COVID in kids. 


This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people. 

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with&nbsp;<a href="https://bio.cedars-sinai.org/torbatis/index.html">Dr. Sam Torbati</a>,&nbsp;co-chair of the department of emergency medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.&nbsp; 
Topics today include:&nbsp; 
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<li>
Is it COVID<a href="https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2022-04-07/allergies-or-covid-symptoms-how-to-tell-the-difference">&nbsp;or allergies</a>?&nbsp;
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<li>Colds and flu&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/06/colds-and-the-flu-vanished-during-covid-but-behold-theyre-back/?utm_email=E4CD44AEF4C7C515F569743567&amp;g2i_eui=sr633aXQqNZQ6iQvFTcCEqrWGr%2ffn0ql&amp;g2i_source=newsletter&amp;lctg=E4CD44AEF4C7C515F569743567&amp;active=no&amp;utm_source=listrak&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mercurynews.com%2f2022%2f04%2f06%2fcolds-and-the-flu-vanished-during-covid-but-behold-theyre-back%2f&amp;utm_campaign=bang-mult-nl-morning-report-nl&amp;utm_content=manual">make a comeback</a> after pandemic downturn.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>WHO says global COVID cases are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-04-06/covid-cases-deaths-fall-globally-despite-omicron-subvariant?utm_id=52341&amp;sfmc_id=586422">trending down</a>, but they&rsquo;re watching new Omicron subvariant.&nbsp;</li>
<li>F.D.A. advisors&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2022-04-06/us-experts-wrestle-with-how-to-update-covid-19-vaccines?utm_id=52341&amp;sfmc_id=586422">debate</a>&nbsp;how to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/politics/fda-coronavirus-vaccines-variants.html">update</a> current COVID vaccines.&nbsp;</li>
<li>L.A. County expands&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailynews.com/2022/04/06/la-county-expands-test-to-treat-covid-services-adds-tele-health-option/?utm_email=E42DC41E946705259549B4454B&amp;g2i_eui=sr633aXQqNZQ6iQvFTcCEqrWGr%2ffn0ql&amp;g2i_source=newsletter&amp;lctg=E42DC41E946705259549B4454B&amp;active=no&amp;utm_source=listrak&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dailynews.com%2f2022%2f04%2f06%2fla-county-expands-test-to-treat-covid-services-adds-tele-health-option%2f&amp;utm_campaign=scng-ladn-localist&amp;utm_content=curated">test-to-treat services</a> and adds a tele-health option.&nbsp;</li>
<li>What&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/07/science/endemic-meaning-pandemic-covid.html">endemic disease</a> looks like.&nbsp;</li>
<li>CDC&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/04/05/cdc-lower-travel-warning-canada/">lowers travel warning</a> for Canada and many other destinations.&nbsp;</li>
<li>The debate over&nbsp;<a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/06/1048984/battle-over-long-covid-children/">long COVID in kids</a>.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
 This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.&nbsp;

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we've had a daily segment on AirTalk devoted to bringing you the latest information about COVID-19, vaccines, and how the virus and pandemic have affected the lives of Southern Californians from the doctors, nurses, epidemiologists, and other medical professionals fighting the virus on the frontlines.

UPDATE: This podcast is no longer being updated regularly as of April 20, 2022. Should the pandemic situation change, we may release special episodes as needed. Thank you for subscribing!

This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we've had a daily segment on AirTalk devoted to bringing you the latest information about COVID-19, vaccines, and how the virus and pandemic have affected the lives of Southern Californians from the doctors, nurses, epidemiologists, and other medical professionals fighting the virus on the frontlines.
UPDATE: This podcast is no longer being updated regularly as of April 20, 2022. Should the pandemic situation change, we may release special episodes as needed. Thank you for subscribing!
This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

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Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we've had a daily segment on AirTalk devoted to bringing you the latest information about COVID-19, vaccines, and how the virus and pandemic have affected the lives of Southern Californians from the doctors, nurses, epidemiologists, and other medical professionals fighting the virus on the frontlines. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll speak with one of the experts on our rotating panel of guests who share their expertise with us each day.

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we've had a daily segment on AirTalk devoted to bringing you the latest information about COVID-19, vaccines, and how the virus and pandemic have affected the lives of Southern Californians from the doctors, nurses, epidemiologists, and other medical professionals fighting the virus on the frontlines. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll speak with one of the experts on our rotating panel of guests who share their expertise with us each day.

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