Week of July 10 and July 17, 2023

7/10 This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, cannabis-involved emergency department visits among children, teens, and young adults increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, ongoing testing at a large school district in Missouri finds respiratory viruses common among students and staff. Third, CDC now recommends single-visit testing for hepatitis C virus to reduce incomplete diagnoses and increase linkage to treatment. Finally, the percentage of emergency department visits for cycling-related injuries increased in 2020 compared to 2019. 7/17 This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new report describes recommendations for respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in adults 60 years and older, using shared clinical decision-making. Second, cases of soft tick relapsing fever, a rare but serious tickborne disease, continue to occur in the western U.S. Third, increasing hepatitis B birth dose vaccine coverage in Africa will help prevent transmission and save lives. Finally, CDC releases new estimates for arthritis among children and adolescents, highlighting important disparities.