What the Latest Research Says About Paxlovid; People Are Using Potentially Dangerous “Trip-Killers” to Counter Psychedelics; Social Media Affects Youth Mental Health—Here’s What Could Help Related Content: Paxlovid Is Effective but Underused—Here’s What the Latest Research Says About Rebound and More Study Finds Hundreds of Reddit Posts on “Trip-Killers” for Psychedelic Drugs Social Media Industry Standards Needed to Protect Adolescent Mental Health, Says National Academies

After a Decade, Goodbye to the Pooled Cohort Equations? Experts Tackle Racial Bias in Clinical Algorithms; How COVID-19 Might Be Tied to Other Respiratory Disease Outbreaks Related Content: What to Know About PREVENT, the AHA’s New Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator Citing Harms, Momentum Grows to Remove Race From Clinical Algorithms From “Immunity Debt” to “Immunity Theft”—How COVID-19 Might Be Tied to Recent Respiratory Disease Surges

How can we leverage AI to transform health care into a more efficient model for delivering care? In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Atul Butte, MD, PhD, the director of the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute at UCSF, to discuss scalable privilege and the need for the broad distribution of AI-driven expertise. Related Content: “Scalable Privilege”—How AI Could Turn Data From the Best Medical Systems Into Better Care for All

Amid the surging buzz around artificial intelligence (AI), can we trust the Al hype, and more importantly, are we ready for its implications? In this Q&A, Arvind Narayanan, PhD, a professor of computer science at Princeton, joins JAMA's Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss the exploration of Al's fairness, transparency, and accountability. Related Content: How to Navigate the Pitfalls of AI Hype in Health Care

The Next Generation of COVID-19 Vaccines May Be Inhaled; Does Paxlovid Prevent Long COVID? Apply to the Morris Fishbein Fellowship in Medical Editing. Related Content: Up the Nose and Down the Windpipe May Be the Path to New and Improved COVID-19 Vaccines Studies Investigate Whether Antivirals Like Paxlovid May Prevent Long COVID

Artificial intelligence holds the promise of revolutionizing disease diagnosis and prediction, but it also presents a pivotal challenge: ensuring equity. In this Q&A, Alondra Nelson, PhD, the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, joins JAMA's Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss the equitable regulation of AI to benefit all populations. Related Content: How Do Policymakers Regulate AI and Accommodate Innovation in Research and Medicine?

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews John Ayers, PhD, MA, vice chief of innovation in the Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health, deputy director of informatics in the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, and affiliate scientist in the Qualcomm Institute, all at UC San Diego, to discuss how genAI programs like ChatGPT can increase communication pathways and improve patient outcomes. Related Content: How AI Assistants Could Help Answer Patients’ Messages—and Potentially Improve Their Outcomes

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JAMA Associate Editor Gregory Marcus, MD, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, speaks with American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2023 conference chair Amit Khera, MD, MSc, a professor in the department of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the director of preventive cardiology. Related Content: Highlights From AHA 2023—New Risk Calculator, Semaglutide and CVD, and More

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Nigam Shah, MBBS, PhD, professor of medicine at Stanford University and chief data scientist at Stanford Health Care, to discuss how large language models are reshaping medicine and the potential pitfalls of automation. Related Content: Clinical AI Tools Must Be Fed the Right Data, Stanford Health Care's Chief Data Scientist Says Creation and Adoption of Large Language Models in Medicine

New vaccines, artificial intelligence, antimicrobial resistance, and more—JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, speaks with IDWeek 2023 cochair Col Heather Yun, USAF, MC. The infectious disease physicians discuss clinical highlights from the conference. Related Content: Highlights From IDWeek 2023—New Vaccines, Artificial Intelligence, and Antimicrobial Resistance

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AI has potential to meaningfully improve patient care. How will AI advances help clinicians focus on the best use of their time and talents? In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Suchi Saria, PhD, MSc, an associate professor in computer science at Johns Hopkins, to discuss how AI could streamline care. Related Content: Can Predictive AI Improve Early Detection of Sepsis and Other Conditions?

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In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, and Bernard S. Chang, MD, MMSc, a neurologist and dean for medical education at Harvard Medical School, discuss how AI will change medical education, admissions, and teaching the future generation of physicians and clinicians. Related Content: AI Will—and Should—Change Medical School, Says Harvard’s Dean for Medical Education Transformation of Undergraduate Medical Education in 2023

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, talks with Andrew Bindman, MD, an internist and the executive vice president and chief medical officer for Kaiser Permanente, about AI implementation and the importance of building trust in a health care system. Related Content: Kaiser Permanente’s CMO: How AI Might Help Clinicians Address Patients’ Social Risk Factors

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Kedar S. Mate, MD, an internal medicine physician, President and Chief Executive Officer at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College, to discuss AI’s role in health care quality and approaches to improving health equity. Related Content: New AI Tools Must Have Health Equity in Their DNA

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, and Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS, the David L. Cohen and Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor of Pediatrics, Informatics, Engineering, and Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, discuss how AI can reduce clinician burden and streamline health system functions. Related Content: Electronic Health Records Failed to Make Clinicians’ Lives Easier—Will AI Technology Succeed?

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In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, and Ida Sim, MD, PhD, a primary care physician and UCSF’s Chief Research Informatics Officer, discuss generative AI, large language models, and the ways in which AI could affect humanity in medicine. Related Content: The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in the Complex World of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Disease Management

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Michael Howell, MD, MPH, a pulmonologist and chief clinical officer at Google, to discuss the evolution of AI and what we should expect next for AI and health care. Related Content: Google Health’s Chief Clinical Officer Talks About Incorporating AI in Health Care

Many health care professionals are already dealing with the effects of climate change. In this Q&A, the World Health Organization’s first-ever Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc, joins JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi to discuss how a changing climate and extreme weather events are impacting human health, what clinicians should expect in the years ahead, and how they can help protect patients—and the planet. Related Content: Critical Care Physician Takes on Climate Change in New WHO Role Climate Change and Health

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Data on a new crop of hormone analogues for weight loss—including an oral version of semaglutide and the triple agent retatrutide—were recently presented at the American Diabetes Association’s annual Scientific Sessions. Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD, the ADA’s chief scientific and medical officer, speaks with JAMA’s Jennifer Abbasi about this and other clinical data presented at the meeting. Related Content: New Weight Loss Drugs Make Headlines at Diabetes Meeting

The 2021 US maternal mortality rate is more than 10 times the rate of other high-income countries, according to a March 2023 CDC report. In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, is joined by Monica McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN, University of Washington, Audra Meadows, MD, MPH, UC San Diego, and Joia Crear-Perry, MD, founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, to discuss these concerning numbers and why preventable death rates are worsening in the US. Related Content: Trends in State-Level Maternal Mortality by Racial and Ethnic Group in the United States Worsening US Maternal Death Rates US Maternal Mortality Is Unacceptably High, Unequal, and Getting Worse—What Can Be Done About It? Trends in Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2008 to 2021

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JAMA Deputy Editor and JAMA Oncology Editor Mary (Nora) L. Disis, MD, speaks with Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH, chair of the meeting’s Scientific Program Committee and associate chief of the Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Related Content: Highlights From the ASCO Annual Meeting—New Approaches to Cancers of the Blood, Brain, Lung, and More

JAMA Senior Editor Kristin L. Walter, MD, MS, speaks with Debra Boyer, MD, MHPE, about important research studies and keynote addresses presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in May 2023. Dr Boyer is a pediatric pulmonologist and chief medical education officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and was cochair of this year’s conference. Related Content: COPD Mortality, Goals-of-Care Conversations in Serious Illness, and Advocating for Climate Change Science and Gun Violence Prevention—Highlights From the American Thoracic Society Conference

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JAMA Fishbein Fellow Revital Marcus, MD, talks with American Academy of Neurology president-elect and meeting science committee chair Natalia Rost, MD, about hot topics at this year’s conference in Boston, including new Alzheimer disease drugs, long COVID and the central nervous system, and a nasal spray for migraines. Related Content: New Alzheimer Disease Drugs, Long COVID and the Central Nervous System, and a Nasal Spray for Migraines—Highlights From the 2023 American Academy of Neurology Conference

More than 14 000 infectious diseases physicians, clinical microbiologists, and public health professionals gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, in April for the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Europe’s largest infectious diseases conference. In this Medical News Q&A, JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti N. Malani, MD, MSJ, discusses highlights from the congress with Jacob Moran-Gilad, MD, MPH, ECCMID program director. Related Content: Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Threats, and Diagnostic Advances—Highlights From ECCMID, Europe’s Largest Infectious Disease Conference

As Ozempic’s Popularity Soars, Here’s What to Know About Semaglutide and Weight Loss; Implementation Science Seeks to Translate Research Into Practice; What a Study of Hibernating Bears Tells Us About Deep Vein Thrombosis Related Content: As Ozempic’s Popularity Soars, Here’s What to Know About Semaglutide and Weight Loss It Takes an Average of 17 Years for Evidence to Change Practice—the Burgeoning Field of Implementation Science Seeks to Speed Things Up What a Study of Hibernating Bears Tells Us About Deep Vein Thrombosis

Physicians Say an Idaho House Bill That Would Criminalize Administering mRNA Vaccines Is an Attack on the Medical Profession—Even If It Doesn’t Become Law; The Debate Over Whether to Make Daylight Saving or Standard Time Permanent; Expanded Family Leave Policies May Ease Burden for Residents Related Content: Physicians Say an Idaho House Bill That Would Criminalize Administering mRNA Vaccines Is an Attack on the Medical Profession—Even If It Doesn’t Become Law Groundswell Grows for Permanent Daylight Saving Time, but Medical Societies Overwhelmingly Support Year-Round Standard Time Expanded Family Leave Policies May Ease Burden for Residents Cut Calories, Lengthen Life Span? Randomized Trial Uncovers Evidence That Calorie Restriction Might Slow Aging, but Questions Remain Highlights From the American College of Cardiology’s 2023 Scientific Session: the Ketogenic Diet and Cardiac Events, a Wearable Sensor to Predict Troponin Levels, Bempedoic Acid for Statin Intolerance, and More Former NIH Director Francis S. Collins on the New White House Plan to Eliminate Hepatitis C

JAMA Medical News Senior Staff Writer Melissa Suran, PhD, MSJ, speaks with Douglas Drachman, MD, about late-breaking research discussed at the annual conference of the American College of Cardiology and World Congress of Cardiology. Dr Drachman—who chaired this year’s conference—is an interventional cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is also director of education in the cardiology division. Related Content: Highlights From the American College of Cardiology’s 2023 Scientific Session: the Ketogenic Diet and Cardiac Events, a Wearable Sensor to Predict Troponin Levels, Bempedoic Acid for Statin Intolerance, and More

More than 2 million individuals in the US are chronically infected with hepatitis C, and nearly 15 000 die every year. Antivirals are available but are not reaching the majority of infected individuals. In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, and Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, discuss a plan to eliminate hepatitis C included in the Biden-Harris 2024 budget proposal. Related Content: A National Hepatitis C Elimination Program in the United States Eliminating Hepatitis C in the United States Former NIH Director Francis S. Collins on the New White House Plan to Eliminate Hepatitis C Association of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy With Liver and Nonliver Complications and Long-term Mortality in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C After 12 Years, NIH Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, Seeks His Next Chapter After 12 Years, NIH Director Francis S. Collins Seeks His Next Chapter

Conference clinical cochair Diane Havlir, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, sits down with JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, about research highlights presented at the 30th annual CROI, held in Seattle. The infectious disease experts discuss postexposure prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infections, a new protease inhibitor for COVID-19, goals for preventing HIV transmission, and more. Related Content: Highlights From CROI, the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections—Postexposure Prophylaxis for Sexually Transmitted Infections, a New Protease Inhibitor for COVID-19, Goals for Preventing HIV Transmission, and More

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We’re revisiting this 2017 episode—with updates! The episode is an interview with Robert T. "Chip" Schooley, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health at the University of California, San Diego, and codirector of the school’s Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics. Dr Schooley discusses the unique events that led to the first use of intravenous phage therapy in North America. Stay tuned to the end for an update on phage therapy and on Thomas Patterson, the patient who received the lifesaving treatment. Related Content: Phage Therapy’s Role in Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens As Superbugs Flourish, Bacteriophage Therapy Recaptures Researchers’ Interest

Large Cohort Study Finds Possible Association Between Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and COVID-19 Vaccination but Far Stronger Link With SARS-CoV-2 Infection; From Thought to Text: How an Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface Could Help Patients With Severe Paralysis Communicate Related Content: Large Cohort Study Finds Possible Association Between Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and COVID-19 Vaccination but Far Stronger Link With SARS-CoV-2 Infection From Thought to Text: How an Endovascular Brain-Computer Interface Could Help Patients With Severe Paralysis Communicate Swab the Throat as Well as the Nose? The Debate Over the Best Way to Test for SARS-CoV-2 Study: Short Spurts of Vigorous Physical Activity During Daily Life Are Associated With Lower Mortality Ceasefire Declared, but Ethiopian Health Systems Remain in Critical Condition After Civil War

Telemedicine Rollbacks—Why Providing Care Across State Lines Is No Longer as Simple as It Was Early in the Pandemic; Amid Ohio Measles Outbreak, New Global Report Warns of Decreased Vaccination During COVID-19 Pandemic; Will the New CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Help Correct the Course in Pain Care? Related Content: Amid Ohio Measles Outbreak, New Global Report Warns of Decreased Vaccination During COVID-19 Pandemic Will the New CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Help Correct the Course in Pain Care?

Trying to Predict What the COVID-19 Pandemic Might Look Like This Winter in the US; “This Is Our COVID”—What Physicians Need to Know About the Pediatric RSV Surge; Conflict and Climate Collide to Create an Acute Hunger Crisis for an Unprecedented 345 Million People. Related Content: How Immune-Evasive Omicron Offspring and a Lack of Mitigation Measures Could Shape a COVID-19 Winter Wave “This Is Our COVID”—What Physicians Need to Know About the Pediatric RSV Surge Conflict and Climate Collide to Create an Acute Hunger Crisis for an Unprecedented 345 Million People Highlights From the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2022—COVID-19’s Ripple Effects, a Triglyceride Disappointment, Gene Editing Advances, and More Highlights From Infectious Disease Week 2022—COVID-19, HIV, Monkeypox, and Polio After the First Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant, Scientists Look to the Future of Cardiac Xenotransplantation Detailed Maternal Mortality Data Suggest More Than 4 in 5 Pregnancy-Related Deaths in US Are Preventable

Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi and Conference Chair Manesh Patel, MD, discuss the latest trials and topics from the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions meeting. Patel is the Richard S. Stack Distinguished Professor and chief of cardiology at Duke University School of Medicine. Related Content: Treatment Time and In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 2018-2021 After the First Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant, Scientists Look to the Future of Cardiac Xenotransplantation Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr. Patel has received research grants from AstraZeneca, Bayer, Janssen, Mytonomy and Procyrion, and he currently serves on the Advisory Boards for Bayer, Janssen and Novartis.

JAMA Medical News Senior Staff Writer Melissa Suran, PhD, MSJ, speaks with Adarsh Bhimraj, MD, about new research and timely topics discussed at Infectious Disease Week (IDWeek) 2022. Dr Bhimraj, who was one of the conference chairs, is also director of Infectious Diseases Fellowship and Education at Houston Methodist Hospital. Related Content: Highlights From Infectious Disease Week 2022—COVID-19, HIV, Monkeypox, and Polio

Deciding Whether to Continue Using Teratogenic Drugs in States That Have Banned Abortions; Treating Cancer in Pregnant Patients After Roe v Wade Overturned; Dobbs Decision Threatens Full Breadth of Ob-Gyn Training Related Content: Threats to Evidence-Based Care With Teratogenic Medications in States With Abortion Restrictions Treating Cancer in Pregnant Patients After Roe v Wade Overturned Dobbs Decision Threatens Full Breadth of Ob-Gyn Training

In July 2022, Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD, joined the White House COVID-19 Response Team as senior policy advisor for Global COVID Response. The infectious disease physician, who is on sabbatical from Boston University, spoke with JAMA Associate Managing News Editor Jennifer Abbasi about the pandemic’s true burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries and ongoing COVID-19 vaccine inequity. Related Content: White House Advisor Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD, on COVID-19 in Resource-Limited Nations—Undercounted Deaths, Vaccine Inequity, and More Global COVID-19 Update (video)

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Studies dating back to the late 1950s have shown that people with South Asian ancestry have higher cardiovascular disease risk compared with other racial and ethnic groups, and the heightened risks have been observed in the US over the past 2 decades. To better understand why, in 2010 two Indian American internists, Alka Kanaya, MD, and Namratha Kandula, MD, MPH, launched the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America, or MASALA, prospective cohort study. Drs Kanaya and Kandula spoke with JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi about cardiovascular disease and risk factors among people of South Asian descent. Related Content: MASALA Study Probes Why People With South Asian Ancestry Have Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risks

In July 2022, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, took on a new role as the 17th editor in chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network. In conversation with Nobel laureate Harold Varmus, MD, Bibbins-Domingo discusses her research background, approaches to leadership in health care, and the critical role that journals play in communication about public health and science. Related Content: The Urgency of Now and the Responsibility to Do More—My Commitment for JAMA and the JAMA Network A Conversation With Dr Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, JAMA’s New Editor in Chief (video) A Conversation With Dr Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, JAMA’s New Editor in Chief (audio)

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JAMA Medical News Senior Staff Writer Melissa Suran, PhD, MSJ, speaks with Sonali Smith, MD, about new research and timely topics from the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Dr Smith, who chaired the conference’s Scientific Program Committee, is also chief of the hematology and oncology section at the University of Chicago Medicine. Related Content: Highlights From the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology—Disparities in Clinical Trials, Mitigating Clinician Burnout, and Combination Treatments for Cancer Effect of Electronic Symptom Monitoring on Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Patients With Metastatic Cancer Cancer Risk and Mortality in Adults With Obesity Who Underwent Bariatric Surgery vs No Surgery

Loren Laine, MD, professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); chief, Section of Digestive Diseases, Internal Medicine; medical chief, Digestive Health, Yale New Haven Health, discusses the pandemic-related decline in colorectal cancer screening, racial and ethnic disparities in cancer care and survival, and other research highlights from the recent Digestive Disease Week meeting. Related Content: Highlights From Digestive Disease Week—Pandemic-Related Decline in Colorectal Cancer Screening, Lack of Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitors and Dementia, and More

JAMA Senior Editor Kristin L. Walter, MD, MS, speaks with Andrew J. Halayko, PhD, ATSF, MSc, BSc, about some important research studies and keynote addresses presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference in May 2022. Dr Halayko is professor of physiology and internal medicine at the University of Manitoba in Canada and this year’s ATS conference chair. Related Article(s): American Thoracic Society 2022 Conference Highlights

What a Post–Roe v Wade US Might Look Like for Physicians; SARS-CoV-2 RNA Can Persist in Stool Months After Respiratory Tract Clears Virus Related Article(s): What a Post–Roe v Wade US Might Look Like for Physicians SARS-CoV-2 RNA Can Persist in Stool Months After Respiratory Tract Clears Virus

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Preventive cardiologist and conference cochair Pamela Morris, MD, discusses new heart failure management guidelines and important clinical trial results presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 2022 Scientific Sessions. Related Content: Highlights From the American College of Cardiology’s Scientific Sessions—New Heart Failure Management Guidelines, Alirocumab After a Myocardial Infarction, and Treating Mild Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy Short Interfering RNA Targeting Lp(a) Production in Individuals With Elevated Plasma Lp(a) Effect of Alirocumab Added to High-Intensity Statin Therapy on Coronary Atherosclerosis The Potential Clinical Benefit of Lowering Lipoprotein(a)

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Russian attacks on Ukraine have created a humanitarian crisis and made the treatment of patients exponentially more difficult. Two Ukrainian doctors, Oleksandra Shchebet and Anastasiia Barzylovych, share their experiences as they practice medicine in a dangerous wartime environment. Recorded March 9, 2022. Related Content: Physicians in Ukraine: Caring for Patients in the Middle of a War

JAMA Medical News Senior Staff Writer Melissa Suran speaks with Louise McCullough, MD, PhD, about new research and timely topics from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s annual International Stroke Conference. McCullough, who chaired this year’s conference, is also chair of neurology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and chief of neurology at Memorial Hermann—Texas Medical Center. Related Content: Highlights From the International Stroke Conference 2022—Thrombectomy and Alteplase, Access to Stroke Centers, and Warfarin vs Direct Oral Anticoagulants

COVID-19 and the Common Cold: Preexisting Coronavirus Antibodies May Hinder SARS-CoV-2 Immunity; When Physicians Spread Unscientific Information About COVID-19; How Prolonged Isolation Affects People With Parkinson Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Related Content: COVID-19 and the Common Cold—Preexisting Coronavirus Antibodies May Hinder SARS-CoV-2 Immunity When Physicians Spread Unscientific Information About COVID-19 How Prolonged Isolation Affects People With Parkinson Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Questions Remain About Who Will Get Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19 Preexposure Prophylaxis; RSV Vaccines, Finally Within Reach, Could Prevent Tens of Thousands of Yearly Deaths; Preparing Hospitals’ Medical Oxygen Delivery Systems for a Respiratory “Twindemic.” Related Content: Questions Remain About Who Will Get Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19 Preexposure Prophylaxis RSV Vaccines, Finally Within Reach, Could Prevent Tens of Thousands of Yearly Deaths Preparing Hospitals’ Medical Oxygen Delivery Systems for a Respiratory “Twindemic”

Thousands of US Youths Cope With the Trauma of Losing Parents to COVID-19; COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Plan for Annual Boosters, but It’s Not Clear They’ll Be Needed; Why Parents Still Hesitate to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19. Related Content: Thousands of US Youths Cope With the Trauma of Losing Parents to COVID-19 The Debate Over Whether Repeated COVID-19 Boosters Will Be Needed Why Parents Still Hesitate to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19

JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi talks with physician-geneticist Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, as he steps down as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and returns full-time to his laboratory at the National Human Genome Research Institute. Collins discusses the NIH’s biggest accomplishments and challenges during his historic tenure, shares what he will and won’t miss about the job, and much more. Related Content: After 12 Years, NIH Director Francis S. Collins Seeks His Next Chapter

The Flawed Science of Antibody Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Immunity, Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies for Preexposure COVID-19 Prophylaxis, Trials Test Mushrooms and Herbs as Anti–COVID-19 Agents. Related Article(s): The Flawed Science of Antibody Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Immunity Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies for Preexposure COVID-19 Prophylaxis Trials Test Mushrooms and Herbs as Anti–COVID-19 Agents

JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi talks with Manesh Patel, MD, about the latest trials and topics from the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions meeting. Patel is chief of the division of cardiology at Duke University School of Medicine and this year’s Scientific Sessions conference chair. Related Content: Association of Apolipoprotein B–Containing Lipoproteins and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Individuals With and Without Atherosclerosis Highlights From the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions—ApoB as a Risk Marker, an Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor, Aspirin and Dementia, and More Authors have declared conflicts of interest related to the article discussed in this podcast. Visit the article on jama.com for the complete disclosure.

COVID-19 Crisis Advances Efforts to Reimagine Nursing Homes; Moving COVID-19 Testing Out of the Clinic and Into the Home; The Lingua Franca of Addiction—Stigmatizing Words That Wound Related Content: COVID-19 Crisis Advances Efforts to Reimagine Nursing Homes COVID-19 Testing Moves Out of the Clinic and Into the Home The Lingua Franca of Addiction—Stigmatizing Words That Wound

The longstanding shortcomings of the US nursing home model became more visible during the COVID-19 crisis. Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, a geriatric nurse practitioner and president of the John A. Hartford Foundation in New York City, discusses the challenges skilled nursing facilities face and shares her vision for nursing homes that better serve residents and support the workforce. Related Content: COVID-19 Crisis Advances Efforts to Reimagine Nursing Homes Socially Assistive Robots Help Patients Make Behavioral Changes

After Mildest Flu Season Ever, Influenza Experts Wonder What Comes Next; Why Farmworkers Need More Than New Laws for Protection From Heat-Related Illness; COVID-19 Sets Back Efforts to See the Person in the ICU Patient Related Content: After Mildest Flu Season Ever, Influenza Experts Wonder What Comes Next Why Farmworkers Need More Than New Laws for Protection From Heat-Related Illness How COVID-19 Made It Even Tougher to Know ICU Patients as Individuals

Many patients experience neurocognitive deficits, PTSD, and generalized weakness and disability following an intensive care unit (ICU) stay. JAMA Medical News Senior Writer Rita Rubin talks with E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, a professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, about ICU aftereffects, post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, and how the coronavirus pandemic, particularly hospitals’ restrictions on visitors, impeded progress made since the 1990s in caring for the critically ill. Related Content: How COVID-19 Made It Even Tougher to Know ICU Patients as Individuals

More than half of the 80 000 emergency personnel, volunteers, and recovery and cleanup workers known to have responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, have at least 1 certified physical or mental health condition related to their exposures. First responder Terrence Jordan, a retired lieutenant with the Fire Department of the City of New York, shares his story. Related Content: Twenty Years After 9/11, Responders Are Still Healing 9/11 Responders’ Health 20 Years Later, Part 1

More than half of the 80 000 emergency personnel, volunteers, and recovery and cleanup workers known to have responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, have at least 1 certified physical or mental health condition related to their exposures. Pulmonologist David Prezant, MD, chief medical officer for the Fire Department of the City of New York and a professor of medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, shares his 9/11 story and updates us on how the responders are doing 20 years after the events. Related Content: Twenty Years After 9/11, Responders Are Still Healing 9/11 Responders’ Health 20 Years Later, Part 2

FDA’s Approval of New Alzheimer Drug Raises Many Questions; Überantibodies From Recovered COVID-19 Patients Could Spur New Therapeutics and Vaccines; Detecting Kids’ Broken Hearts—Cardiac Screening Advised During Well-Child Visits Related Content: Recently Approved Alzheimer Drug Raises Questions That Might Never Be Answered Überantibodies From Recovered COVID-19 Patients Could Spur New Therapeutics and Vaccines Detecting Kids’ Broken Hearts—Cardiac Screening Advised During Well-Child Visits

The Search for a Single Vaccine Against Coronaviruses Yet to Come; Semaglutide’s Success Could Usher in a “New Dawn” for Obesity Treatment; Confronting High HIV Rates Among Transgender Women With Empowerment and Gender Affirmation. Related Content: The Search for a Single Vaccine Against Coronaviruses Yet to Come Semaglutide’s Success Could Usher in a “New Dawn” for Obesity Treatment Confronting High HIV Rates Among Transgender Women With Empowerment and Gender Affirmation

Community-Based Organizations Step Up to Confront HIV in Southern States; Restrictive Policies Threaten Efforts to Stop 2 West Virginia HIV Outbreaks; Cystic Fibrosis Affects People of All Colors, Not Just Those Who Are White Related Content: Community-Based Organizations Step Up to Confront HIV in Southern States Restrictive Policies Threaten Efforts to Stop 2 West Virginia HIV Outbreaks Cystic Fibrosis Affects People of All Colors, Not Just Those Who Are White

Lung transplantation has become an option of last resort for a small subset of patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or pulmonary fibrosis. Ankit Bharat, MD, chief of Thoracic Surgery and director of Lung Transplant and ECMO at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, discusses his experience performing lung transplants for patients with respiratory failure due to COVID-19, including the first successful double lung transplant in the US for a patient with COVID-19-related ARDS. Related Content: Lung Transplants for COVID-19—The Option of Last Resort

Researchers Tie Severe Immunosuppression to Chronic COVID-19 and Virus Variants; An Inside Look at a Post–COVID-19 Clinic; COVID-19 and the “Lost Year” for Smokers Trying to Quit Related Content: Researchers Tie Severe Immunosuppression to Chronic COVID-19 and Virus Variants An Inside Look at a Post–COVID-19 Clinic COVID-19 and the “Lost Year” for Smokers Trying to Quit

Michigan public officials’ decision to change Flint’s water supply in 2014 created widespread lead contamination in the city’s drinking water. Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, revealed the tainted water’s effects on the city’s children during an unusual press conference in 2015. Although it took 7 years, a grand jury handed down indictments against 9 public officials, including Governor Rick Snyder, for their roles in the crisis. JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi recently caught up with Hanna-Attisha to discuss the health of Flint’s children, the future of its water supply, and other pressing public health issues. Related Content: Lead, Mistrust, and Trauma—Whistleblowing Pediatrician Discusses the Legacy of Flint’s Water Crisis

COVID-19 leaves some people with a troubling constellation of symptoms that has been known as long-haul COVID but now has a more formal name: postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). Currently, 33 states in the US have at least 1 clinic dedicated to caring for patients with PASC. Aluko Hope, MD, a pulmonary and critical care physician, cofounded the Montefiore-Einstein COVID-19 Recovery Clinic in New York in 2020. Now the medical director of the Long Covid-19 Program at the Oregon Health & Sciences University, Dr Hope provides insight into the care provided at a post-COVID-19 clinic. Related Content: An Inside Look at a Post–COVID-19 Clinic

In this Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin interviews retired neurologist Daniel Gibbs, MD, about his efforts to lessen the stigma surrounding Alzheimer disease, which he was diagnosed with 5 years ago. Related Content: Neurologist Faces His Alzheimer Diagnosis Determined to Lessen Stigma Surrounding the Disease

How Sharing Clinical Notes Affects the Patient-Physician Relationship; Experts Discuss COVID-19—Variants and Vaccine Efficacy, Immunosuppressed Patients, and More; The Push for Timely Follow-up After Abnormal At-home Colon Cancer Screening Results Related Content: How Sharing Clinical Notes Affects the Patient-Physician Relationship Experts Discuss COVID-19—Variants and Vaccine Efficacy, Immunosuppressed Patients, and More The Push for Timely Follow-up After Abnormal At-home Colon Cancer Screening Results

In this Medical News article, William Pettit, DO, dean of the new Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation, discusses how the first US medical school on tribal land came into being. Related Article(s): A Partnership With the Cherokee Nation Advances Medical Education on Tribal Land

The Price of Success—How to Evaluate COVID-19 Vaccines When They’re Available Outside of Clinical Trials; When the Human Voice Speaks Volumes About Lung Function; COVID-19 Vaccines vs Variants—Determining How Much Immunity Is Enough Related Articles: The Price of Success—How to Evaluate COVID-19 Vaccines When They’re Available Outside of Clinical Trials When the Human Voice Speaks Volumes About Lung Function COVID-19 Vaccines vs Variants—Determining How Much Immunity Is Enough

Researchers Investigate What COVID-19 Does to the Heart; “Important Conversations” Are Needed to Explain the Nocebo Effect; Therapists Donate Their Time to Counsel Distressed Health Care Workers Related Article: Researchers Investigate What COVID-19 Does to the Heart “Important Conversations” Are Needed to Explain the Nocebo Effect Therapists Donate Their Time to Counsel Distressed Health Care Workers

Pandemic Spotlights In-home Colon Cancer Screening Tests; Does Vitamin D Deficiency Raise COVID-19 Risk?; COVID-19 Conspiracies and Beyond: How Physicians Can Deal With Patients’ Misinformation Related Article(s): Pandemic Spotlights In-home Colon Cancer Screening Tests Does Vitamin D Deficiency Raise COVID-19 Risk? COVID-19 Conspiracies and Beyond: How Physicians Can Deal With Patients’ Misinformation

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges to people experiencing homelessness because they can't easily practice mitigation measures such as frequent handwashing and social distancing. Jennifer Tan, MD, a Massachusetts General Hospital dermatologist who has been caring for Boston's homeless population for several years, helped assemble special care kits, which included hand sanitizer and masks as well as over-the-counter treatments for skin problems, for distribution in Boston and Portland, Maine.

Communication science expert Brian Southwell, PhD, recently launched a training workshop at the Duke University School of Medicine to address a major clinical problem: What should physicians do when patients are misinformed about their health? It’s one of only a few such programs in the nation. Southwell, a scholar with the medical school’s Social Science Research Institute and a senior director at the independent, nonprofit research institute RTI International, chatted with JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi about the viral spread of false health information and malicious disinformation campaigns, why we’re vulnerable to falling for them, and how time-pressed physicians can deal with all the noise. Related Article(s): COVID-19 Conspiracies and Beyond: How Physicians Can Deal With Patients’ Misinformation

JAMA Network Articles of the Year 2020; Looking to Long-term Survivors for Improved Pancreatic Cancer Treatment; Musical Spine Surgeons Lift Spirits With Songs of Hope Related Article(s): JAMA Network Articles of the Year 2020 Looking to Long-term Survivors for Improved Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Musical Spine Surgeons Lift Spirits With Songs of Hope

Ala Stanford, MD, founder of Philadelphia's Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, talks with JAMA Medical News staff writer Mary Chris Jaklevic about her work to establish COVID-19 testing sites for the city's Black residents. Related Article: Surgeon Fills COVID-19 Testing Gap in Philadelphia’s Black Neighborhoods

JAMA sat down with Elvis Francois and William Robinson to talk about their unexpected fame as a musical duo. Videos of the 2 performing uplifting songs, with Francois on vocals and Robinson on the piano, have gone viral, leading the 2 spine surgery fellows to record an EP at a Nashville studio this past spring. They're donating all the proceeds from the successful EP to COVID-19-related charities. Related Article: Musical Spine Surgeons Lift Spirits With Songs of Hope

Could Frequent Testing Help Squelch COVID-19?; Nursing Homes’ Next Test—Vaccinating Workers Against COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2 Testing Hesitancy Could Hamper Mitigation Efforts Related Articles: The Challenges of Expanding Rapid Tests to Curb COVID-19 Nursing Homes’ Next Test—Vaccinating Workers Against COVID-19 First It Was Masks; Now Some Refuse Testing for SARS-CoV-2

JAMA Medical News comes to you live from the American Heart Association’s first-ever virtual Scientific Sessions conference. Host Jennifer Abbasi chats with conference chair and AHA president-elect Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, about this year’s hottest clinical trials and themes: fish oil vs corn oil placebo for primary or secondary prevention; Polycap polypill with or without aspirin for primary prevention; statins, side effects, and the nocebo effect; ferric carboxymaltose iron infusion in acute heart failure; omecamtiv mecarbil, a novel cardiac myosin activator, in HFrEF; sotagliflozin, an SGLT2/1 inhibitor, in diabetes with recent worsening heart failure or in diabetes and chronic kidney disease; MINOCA’s underlying cause in women; rilonacept, an IL-1α and IL-1β Trap, in recurrent pericarditis; COVID-19’s cardiovascular effects, risk factors, and racial/ethnic disparities. Related article: Omega-3 Fatty Acids vs Corn Oil and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients at High Risk

Large Meta-analysis Digs Into Obesity’s COVID-19 Risks; As Their Numbers Grow, COVID-19 “Long Haulers” Stump Experts; Telephone Visits Surge During the Pandemic, but Will They Last? Related articles: Large Meta-analysis Digs Into Obesity’s COVID-19 Risks As Their Numbers Grow, COVID-19 “Long Haulers” Stump Experts Telephone Visits Surge During the Pandemic, but Will They Last?

University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill nutrition scholar Barry Popkin, PhD, and JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi discuss new findings on obesity and COVID-19. Popkin is the lead author of a systematic review and meta-analysis on the topic that was published recently in Obesity Reviews. He is a distinguished professor in the department of nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Related Article(s): Large Meta-analysis Digs Into Obesity’s COVID-19 Risks

What Happens When COVID-19 Collides With Flu Season?; Flu Vaccination Urged During COVID-19 Pandemic; COVID-19 and mRNA Vaccines—First Large Test for a New Approach Related Article(s): What Happens When COVID-19 Collides With Flu Season? Flu Vaccination Urged During COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 and mRNA Vaccines—First Large Test for a New Approach

Science communications expert Dominique Brossard, PhD, and JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi discuss research-based strategies to encourage mask wearing, social distancing, and hand washing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Brossard is a professor and chair of the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and part of a new COVID-19-focused National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine group. Related Article(s): The Science of Persuasion Offers Lessons for COVID-19 Prevention

Researchers Strive to Recruit Hard-Hit Minorities Into COVID-19 Vaccine Trials; Taking a Closer Look at COVID-19, Health Inequities, and Racism; From Auto Mechanic to Emergency Medicine Resident: Inspiring Young Blacks to Become Physicians Related articles: Researchers Strive to Recruit Hard-Hit Minorities Into COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Taking a Closer Look at COVID-19, Health Inequities, and Racism From Auto Mechanic to Emergency Medicine Resident: Inspiring Young Blacks to Become Physicians

Carl Allamby, MD, discusses his circuitous route from long-time auto repair shop owner to emergency medicine resident with JAMA Medical News Senior Writer Rita Rubin. Growing up in Cleveland, Allamby never saw physicians who looked like him, but an introductory biology course required for his undergraduate business degree sparked a long dormant dream of becoming a physician. Related Article(s): From Auto Mechanic to Emergency Medicine Resident: Inspiring Young Blacks to Become Physicians

School Superintendents Confront COVID-19—“There Are No Good Options for Next Year”; Social Isolation—the Other COVID-19 Threat in Nursing Homes; COVID-19’s Lasting Impact on Medical Practices Related articles: COVID-19’s Crushing Effects on Medical Practices, Some of Which Might Not Survive School Superintendents Confront COVID-19—“There Are No Good Options for Next Year” Social Isolation—the Other COVID-19 Threat in Nursing Homes

Chicago public health legend and retired physician Linda Rae Murray, MD, discusses systemic racism and the pandemic’s disproportionate effect among African Americans and other people of color with JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi. Dr Murray is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and a past president of the American Public Health Association. Related: Taking a Closer Look at COVID-19, Health Inequities, and Racism  

Latin America and Its Global Partners Toil to Procure Medical Supplies as COVID-19 Pushes the Region to Its Limit; “Abandoned” Nursing Homes Continue to Face Critical Supply and Staff Shortages as COVID-19 Toll Has Mounted; Challenge Trials—Could Deliberate Coronavirus Exposure Hasten Vaccine Development? Article links: Latin America and Its Global Partners Toil to Procure Medical Supplies as COVID-19 Pushes the Region to Its Limit “Abandoned” Nursing Homes Continue to Face Critical Supply and Staff Shortages as COVID-19 Toll Has Mounted Challenge Trials—Could Deliberate Coronavirus Exposure Hasten Vaccine Development?

JAMA's Angel Desai, MD, speaks with Gary Marcus, PhD, coauthor of Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust. Marcus argues that endowing machines with intelligence will require innovation that embraces the complexity of the real world. Plus: How can AI be used during COVID-19? Related: Artificial Intelligence: Promise, Pitfalls, and Perspective

Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19; Prioritizing Physician Mental Health as COVID-19 Marches On; Global Effort to Collect Data on Ventilated Patients With COVID-19

The University of New Mexico's Eileen Barrett, MD, MPH, speaks with JAMA's Jennifer Abbasi about the pandemic's mental and emotional toll on health care workers—and how they and their employers can safeguard their well-being. Read the Article: Prioritizing Physician Mental Health as COVID-19 Marches On

Finding Ways to Reduce Coronavirus Exposure During Dialysis; The Promise and Peril of Antibody Testing for COVID-19; The Challenge of Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Correctional Facilities

Medical historian Howard Markel, MD, PhD, director of the University of Michigan's Center for the History of Medicine, speaks with JAMA Fishbein fellow Angel Desai, MD, about lessons from the devastating 1918 flu pandemic. Markel discusses his research into the effects of social distancing on US death rates during the worldwide outbreak. Pandemic Part 2: A Trip to Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum Read the article: Twentieth-Century Lessons for a Modern Coronavirus Pandemic

A new exhibit on the 1918 flu pandemic asks: What is an individual's responsibility to their community during a pandemic? Exhibit curator Jane Boyd and museum manager Nancy Hill take Jennifer Abbasi on a tour of the medical museum's new exhibit just weeks before the COVID-19 outbreak first emerged. Pandemic Part 1: 1918 Flu Pandemic and COVID-19 Read the article: Twentieth-Century Lessons for a Modern Coronavirus Pandemic

Fixing the Parent Trap for Resident Physicians; Confirmatory Trial For Drug to Prevent Preterm Birth Finds No Benefit, So Why Is It Still Prescribed?; The Low-FODMAP Diet Helps IBS Symptoms, but Questions Remain

David Strauss, MD, PhD, of the FDA talks with Jennifer Abbasi about his recent studies in JAMA investigating sunscreen safety Related: FDA Trials Find Sunscreen Ingredients in Blood, but Risk Is Uncertain Effect of Sunscreen Application Under Maximal Use Conditions on Plasma Concentration of Sunscreen Active Ingredients: A Randomized Clinical Trial Effect of Sunscreen Application on Plasma Concentration of Sunscreen Active Ingredients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Taking Medicine to the Streets to Care for Those Who Live There; Trauma-Informed Care May Ease Patient Fear, Clinician Burnout

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak exemplifies ongoing biothreats to global security, as each new threat tests principles of preparation and response at national, regional, and clinical levels. Tom Inglesby, MD, director of the Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses biosecurity with Angel Desai, MD, JAMA Fishbein fellow.

Alzheimer Disease and Brain Glucose Metabolism, Testosterone for Postmenopausal Low Sexual Desire, Concussions and Erectile Dysfunction Among Football Players

JAMA Network Articles of the Year 2019, Cannabidiol Products, Heritage Diets and Culturally Appropriate Dietary Advice, Cancer Risk Among People With Psoriasis

Firearms and Dementia, New Center for Psychedelic Research, Older Patients in Cancer Clinical Trials, Knowledge Gaps in Type 2 Diabetes Prevention, Universal Flu Vaccine and More in Medical News.

JAMA Medical News is coming to you live from the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions conference in Philadelphia. In this episode, host Jennifer Abbasi interviews Stanford University’s Christopher Gardner, PhD, about the nutrition consensus and controversies discussed at this year’s meeting. When it comes to salt, eggs, dairy, and meat, what can we agree on and where do we still have to agree to disagree? JAMA AHA 2019 Scientific Sessions Website

JAMA Medical News is coming to you live from the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions conference in Philadelphia. This year’s conference included a timely topic: the e-cigarette epidemic in youth. Host Jennifer Abbasi interviews Rose Marie Robertson, MD, the AHA’s deputy chief science and medical officer, about the latest epidemiological data, what the science says about e-cigarettes, and what the AHA is doing to counter the vaping trend in youth. Related article: e-Cigarette Use Among Youth in the United States, 2019 JAMA AHA 2019 Scientific Sessions Website

JAMA Medical News is coming to you live from the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions conference in Philadelphia. In this episode, host Jennifer Abbasi chats with conference chair Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, about this year's hottest topics and clinical trials. JAMA AHA 2019 Scientific Sessions Website

In this Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin speaks with Roland Griffiths, PhD, about the use of psychedelics as potential therapies for neurological and mental health disorders and to better understand the mind. Read the article: Philanthropists Fund Johns Hopkins Center for Study of Psychedelics

Biomarker-Based PTSD Screening, Cardiovascular Corner, Stopping Cancer Screening in Older Adults, Subconcussive Football Hits, Easing Contraceptive Access, Prescription Drug Costs, and More in Medical News.

In this Medical News podcast, Rebecca Voelker speaks with emergency physician Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, about safety issues concerning people with dementia who own or live in a home with firearms.

Studying the Adolescent Brain, A New form of Dementia, Advances in Type 1 Diabetes Research, Telemedicine for Opioid Use Disorder, Vacations and Metabolic Syndrome, Modest Calorie Reduction for Cardiometabolic Health, and More in JAMA Medical News.

Cardiac Rehab, 13 Reasons Why and Youth Suicides, Peanut Oral Immunotherapy, Social Media and Medicine, Herpes Zoster Opthalmica, Mindfulness for Surgeons, Steps and Mortality and More in JAMA Medical News.

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi discusses recent advances in type 1 diabetes with Yale’s Kevan Herold, MD, and gets a patient perspective on the illness.

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi interviews the director of the ABCD study, Gaya Dowling, PhD, about this long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States.

This Medical News podcast discusses the value of social media for health care. Read the article: Getting Social: Physicians Can Counteract Misinformation With an Online Presence  

Scam Awareness and Dementia Risk, Cardiovascular Corner, Wild Health, Palliative Care Practices, Talking About Death, Vitamin C Drug Cocktail for Sepsis, Appendix and Parkinson Disease Risk, and More in JAMA Medical News.

This Medical News podcast discusses how all physicians who treat seriously ill patients can integrate palliative care into their practices. Read the article: New Guidelines Aim to Expand Palliative Care Beyond Specialists  

Opioid Prescribing Limits, TMAO and Heart Disease, Diversity in Public Health Schools, Sufentanil for the Battlefield, Menthol Cigarettes, Catch-up Sleep, Interval Training for Fat Loss, 'Broken Heart' Syndrome, and More in JAMA Medical News.

Q & A with Patricia Boyle, PhD: Susceptibility to Scammers Might Signify Increased Risk of Dementia Read the article: Low Awareness of Scammers’ Tactics Linked to Dementia Risk in Cognitively Normal People

High Fiber Diet Benefits, Arts and Medical Education, Skipping Breakfast, Wilderness Medicine, Eggs and CVD, Multiple Symptoms in Older Adults, Allergenic Inactive Ingredients, and more in JAMA Medical News.

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi speaks with the author of a recent study in JAMA that looked at the association between dietary cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.

US Maternal Mortality, Nonsugar Sweetened Beverages and Stroke, Mesh Implants, Rotavirus Vaccine and Type-1 Diabetes, Childhood Lead Exposure, BRCA Exchange, Consumer Chemicals and Early Puberty, and more in JAMA Medical News. View related article here.

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi interviews Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, PhD, RD, who studied the association of artificially sweetened beverages with cardiovascular disease and mortality in women. See related article.

In this Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin interviews the second woman physician to serve in US Congress.

Housing programs for the homeless, glioblastoma sex differences, medicine’s weight bias, nonsugar sweeteners and health, post–intensive care syndrome, adult food allergies, eczema in the elderly, and more in JAMA Medical News.

In this Medical News podcast, an emergency physician describes his experiences during last November's Camp Fire, one California's worst wildfires. Read the article: Paradise’s Emergency Department Director Recalls California’s Worst Wildfire  

AAP's Statement on Corporal Punishment, Eating Insects, New President of Planned Parenthood, Questioning Probiotics, Congenital Syphilis, New Cholesterol Guidelines, and more in JAMA Medical News.

Black Lung Disease Resurgence, Nobel Peace Prize Winner's Patients Inspire, "This Is Our Lane", Advancements in Cancer Immunotherapy, Harassment and Assault and Women's Health, Curbing the Swelling Tide of STIs, and more in Medical News.

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi interviews Leana Wen, MD, the new president of Planned Parenthood.

In this Medical News Podcast, Jennifer Abbasi interviews Robert Sege, MD, PhD, coauthor of the recent American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on corporal punishment for children.

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi interviews Rebecca Thurston, PhD, about her recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, which found that sexual harassment and assault were associated with poorer midlife health in women. Read the articles discussed in this podcast: Association of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault With Midlife Women’s Mental and Physical Health and Internet Searches for Sexual Harassment and Assault, Reporting, and Training Since the #MeToo Movement.

Feyza Sancar, PhD, Director of JAMA Medical News, summarizes news content appearing in the December 2018 issues of JAMA.

In this Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin interviews Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, one of the leading voices in the “This Is Our Lane” movement, discussing the role of physicians and other health care professionals in addressing firearm violence as a public health issue.

In this Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin interviews Dr. Denis Mukwege, cowinner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Read the article: For Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Denis Mukwege, His Patients Motivate and Inspire

In this Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin interviews the director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development about its Human Placenta Project. Read the article: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Human Placenta  

Feyza Sancar, PhD, Director of JAMA Medical News & Perspectives, summarizes news content appearing in the November 2018 issues of JAMA.

This Medical News podcast discusses brain organoids, their research and clinical potential and ethical implications.

In this Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin interviews the founders of One Tent Health, a nonprofit free HIV screening initiative that serves high-risk neighborhoods in Washington, DC.

In this Medical News podcast, infectious disease threats expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, discusses how the United States and the rest of the world may fare if another 1918-like influenza epidemic strikes.

Beef and poultry grown from animal cells rather than sourced from whole animals could be the future of meat production, a cardiologist-turned-biotech entrepreneur says in this Medical News podcast.

In this Medical News Podcast, Dr. Myriam Allende-Vigo, an endocrinologist practicing in Humacao, Puerto Rico, talks about her experiences caring for patients during and after last year's devastating storm.

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi speaks with Dr Anthony Fauci about the progress and future goals toward eliminating HIV/AIDS.

In this Medical News podcast, frequent traveler Rachel Zang, MD, talks about her experiences helping ill patients aboard commercial airline flights and discusses what physicians should know about in-flight medical emergencies. Read the article: "Is There a Doctor on the Plane?"

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi speaks with Dr. Adam Gazzaley about his work developing a video game-based therapy for pediatric attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Read the article: Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD: Developing Prescribable Video Games

In this Medical News Podcast, Rebecca Voelker interviews Daniel Levy, MD, director of the Framingham Heart Study, about women's participation during the study's 70-year history.

In this Medical News Podcast, Jennifer Abbasi interviews cardiologist Stephen Devries, MD, about an institute that educates doctors about healthful eating. View article here

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi interviews Yale University professor Robert Kerns, PhD, about nondrug approaches to pain management and the National Institutes of Health-Department of Defense-Veterans Affairs pain management collaboration. Read the article: Robert Kerns, PhD: Researching Nondrug Approaches to Pain Management

In this Medical News podcast, JAMA Associate Editor Christopher Muth, MD, discusses the use of antisense oligonucleotide therapies for treatment of neurological diseases with Stefan Pulst, MD, Chairman of Neurology at the University of Utah.

Interview with Shantanu Nundy, MD, about a new way for physicians to collaborate on cases online. Read the article: Shantanu Nundy, MD: The Human Diagnosis Project  

This Medical News podcast discusses recent advances in therapeutic treatments for multiple sclerosis.

In this Medical News podcast, we discuss the use of ketamine and ketamine-like agents for treatment-resistant depression with psychiatrist Carlos A. Zarate Jr, MD.

This Medical News podcast discusses how bacteriophage therapy might help fight antibiotic-resistant infections.

This podcast discusses an international project to map all cell types and states in the human body.

This podcast discusses the development of socially assistive robots for patient rehabilitation and training. Related article: Socially Assistive Robots Help Patients Make Behavioral Changes

This podcast discusses the latest research into the workings of the lung microbiome and how it will affect future diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases. Related article: The Lung Microbiome: Key to Respiratory Ills?  

This Medical News podcast features an interview with Barry Marshall, MD, who codiscovered the stomach bug H pylori in 1982.  

Rudolph Tanzi, PhD, of Harvard University, and Berislav Zlokovic, MD, PhD, of the University of Southern California, discuss what the future holds for Alzheimer Disease research and treatment.

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi interviews Nutrition Research Task Force chair Griffin P. Rodgers, MD, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) at the NIH. Read the article: NIH Charts a Path for Nutrition Science

This Medical News podcast discusses the Human Genome Project-write with Harvard geneticist, George Church, PhD.  

This Medical News podcast features a Q&A with CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, commemorating the agency’s historic 70th anniversary. The interview was recorded on August 8th, 2016.  

Interview with Barbara E. Murray, MD, author of Infectious Disease Expert Sees Threat From Colistin-Resistant Superbug  

Interview with Dorry Segev, MD, PhD, author of HIV and Transplantation: New Reasons for HOPE  

Christine Curry, MD, PhD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Miami, discusses the challenges of keeping pregnant patients and her colleagues well-informed of the facts as Zika virus fears circulate.  

Adi Nadimpalli, MD, the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Head of Mission in Nepal, and the former vice president of the US board of directors, talks about MSF’s mission and the challenges he has faced serving in countries where access to health care is insufficient or strained due to natural or manmade disasters, violent conflicts, epidemics, and population displacement.  

Medicare at 50: Reflections From Former CMS Administrator Donald M. Berwick, MD  

Harold Varmus, MD, former director of the National Cancer Institute, talks about his career and his ideas for improving the biomedical research enterprise.