Omer Awan MD MPH

Professor @UMmedschool. Public Health Senior Contributor @Forbes. TV Medical Expert . Making Health Easy To Understand

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

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[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

A new study demonstrates how mRNA vaccines increased survival and outcomes for those with melanoma, a deadly skin cancer.

A reminder of science at its best, when discovery and innovation lead to real improvements in life.

My latest for @Forbes

https://t.co/8hXEo2O2Go

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

Trump's physical assessment has led to more questions.

Why did the President get a CT Angiography exam of the heart? This is a diagnostic test, NOT a screening test.

Patients who get this usually have heart disease symptoms or are high risk for heart disease. Is Trump?

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

Lingering questions we should all ask ourselves after President Trump's physical and health check up.

My latest for @Forbes
https://t.co/ML1pv0aQp5

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

Americans who are risking their lives to serve humanity do not deserve to quarantine in a foreign country if they are exposed to #Ebola! They represent the best of us!

Honored to discuss on @NewsNation with @alcaprari23

Full interview- https://t.co/kVQMBfTGuS

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

The science of screen use is increasingly more nuanced.
Children learning on screens with @msrachelforlitt is much different than adolescents scrolling on @instagram

Grateful to discuss with @JonLemire on @Morning_Joe @MSNOWNews

Full interview- https://t.co/ohLThCCZpp

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

Please do NOT ignore the warning signs of sepsis, it could literally save your life, as it likely did for me when I had it.

Thankful to discuss in light of the tragic loss of #KyleBusch with @HollyFirfer1 on @scrippsnews

https://t.co/j8dG9BSnEV

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

Just landed at Dulles.
This is what the screening process looks like for those traveling from countries where Ebola is currently spreading
#Ebola #Bundibugyo

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

New Surgeon General Advisory on screen use for kids was released, which details the harms that it can cause.

The science is more nuanced than just harm. Here is what the science says about screens and social media use in young people, @Forbes

https://t.co/5E9csU3BRP

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

A virus like #Ebola determines if an outbreak occurs, but it is the public health response and infrastructure that determines if it becomes an emergency or epidemic.
I explain with @dlaje on @CGTNOfficial
https://t.co/03CKuyYjgj

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

The #Bundibugyo strain of the #Ebola is different from the more common Zaire strain, and it is this different strain that is responsible for the outbreak currently in Congo.

Honored to discuss on @MorningWire with @jtbickley @realDailyWire

https://t.co/uCpNZqdNZ3

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

Are there health risks with the U.S. hosting the @FIFAWorldCup ? It takes just one virus or mutation to wreck havoc. That's why its critical we invest in a strong public health infrastructure.

Honored to discuss this on @NewsNation with @MarkieMartin

https://t.co/gGzP0oRARL

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

Honored to discuss this with you @jtbickley @The_DailyWire ! Containing Ebola abroad is protecting Americans here at home

[John Bickley @jtbickley]

"The risk to the general public in the United States is low, but it's not zero." With the World Health Organization declaring a new Ebola outbreak a "Global Health Emergency," and a few Americans likely having contracted it, we talk to infectious disease expert @AwanRad to help separate the facts from the fear-mongering.

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

CDC institutes a travel ban for countries where the Ebola outbreak is occurring. Travel bans are NOT evidence based public health measures that reduce the spread of infectious diseases and in some cases make it worse.
What does work- Screening at airports and contact tracing

[Morning Wire @MorningWire]

The communist government of Cuba seems to be arming up, Jerome Powell finishes his term as Chair of the Federal Reserve, and the World Health Organization declares a “global health emergency” due to an Ebola outbreak in the African countries of Congo and Uganda. We speak to @VictoriaCoates, @RealEJAntoni, & @AwanRad. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

The current Ebola outbreak should concern everyone on the globe and particularly Americans, since structurally our public health infrastructure has weakened and makes us all vulnerable to outbreaks.

Honored to explain on @scrippsnews with @HollyFirfer1

https://t.co/TvUPVYpmyq

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

https://t.co/iL3AMadJKk

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

The current #Ebola outbreak in Congo should matter for everyone, and the world is less prepared than ever to handle it.

My latest for @Forbes - Why The Ebola Outbreak In Congo Matters To The Entire World

https://t.co/ymSPNUoU85

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

As a physician, one of the most misunderstood facts about measles — it can reset immune memory— a phenomenon called immune amnesia.

Meaning your body may lose protection against past infections.

Quick explainer here

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

Much more concerning than the #hantavirus and troubling we don’t have effective treatments or a vaccine against this Ebola strain that is spreading in Africa

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo https://t.co/EdSdgvcfSl

[Omer Awan MD MPH @AwanRad]

With all the criticism of the U.S. response for #Hantavirüs , so important to call out the successes. The people @WHO and @CDCgov are heroes and are safeguarding the health of everyone!

Full interview with @cgtnamerica and @dlaje
https://t.co/vR30AuJAIA