JAMA Cardiology : Effects of Pitavastatin on Coronary Artery Disease and Inflammatory Biomarkers in HIV
Interview with Michael T. Lu, MD, MPH, author of Effects of Pitavastatin on Coronary Artery Disease and Inflammatory Biomarkers in HIV: Mechanistic Substudy of the REPRIEVE Randomized Clinical Trial, and Matthew J. Feinstein, MD, MSc, author of Statins, Inflammation, and Tissue Context in REPRIEVE. Hosted by Robert Bonow, MD. Related Content: Effects of Pitavastatin on Coronary Artery Disease and Inflammatory Biomarkers in HIV Statins, Inflammation, and Tissue Context in REPRIEVE (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Surgery : Intraoperative Wound Irrigation for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Laparotomy
Interview with Daniel Reim, MD, and Tara Catharina Mueller, MD, authors Intraoperative Wound Irrigation for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Laparotomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial by CHIR-Net. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Intraoperative Wound Irrigation for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Laparotomy (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Psychiatry : Acupuncture for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Interview with Michael Hollifield, MD, author of Acupuncture for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by John Torous, MD, MBI. Related Content: Acupuncture for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Renter Eviction, Excess Mortality, and COVID-19
Renters who received eviction filings experienced excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, discusses a recent study that underscores the importance of studying health outcomes among marginalized populations with author Nick Graetz, PhD, from Princeton University. Related Content: Examining Excess Mortality Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic for Renters Threatened With Eviction (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - February 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Anticoagulation for Atrial Cardiopathy After Stroke, Eviction Threat and Mortality During COVID-19 Pandemic, PSVT Review, and more
Editor’s Summary by Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPH, Senior Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the February 20, 2024, issue. Related Content: Audio Highlights (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - February 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Heidi Larson on misinformation, the right exercise to reduce depression, and Breathtaking TV
Social media, and the rate at which the online world is changing, is worrying - especially the speed at which health disinformation can speed around the globe. We look to tech companies for a solution to the problems of their own making - but Heidi Larson, director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, and professor of anthropology, risk and decision science at LSHTM, joins us to explain why we should be cautious about focussing our attention there. Next on the podcast, research just published in The BMJ looks at the efficacy of exercise at controlling depressive symptoms - but helps finally answer the key question - which ex...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 16, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Dermatology : Efficacy and Durability of Intravenous Ertapenem Therapy for Recalcitrant Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Interview with Steven R. Cohen, MD, MPH, author of Efficacy and Durability of Intravenous Ertapenem Therapy for Recalcitrant Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Hosted by Adewole S. Adamson, MD, MPP. Related Content: Efficacy and Durability of Intravenous Ertapenem Therapy for Recalcitrant Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 14, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Azithromycin to Prevent Childhood Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Childhood death rates remain high in some areas of sub-Saharan Africa, despite global reductions in childhood mortality. JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, and author Thomas Lietman, MD, University of California, San Francisco, discuss twice-yearly azithromycin to reduce childhood mortality. Related Content: Mass Azithromycin Distribution to Prevent Child Mortality in Burkina Faso (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - February 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Azithromycin to Prevent Child Mortality, Risk Score for Heart Transplant Candidates, Food Allergy Review, and more
Editor’s Summary by Anne Cappola, MD, ScM, Associate Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the February 13, 2024, issue. (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - February 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Use of red flags to screen for vertebral fractures in people with low back pain
The Cochrane Library contains many reviews relevant to the management of low back pain, one of the common health problems in the world. This includes reviews of what to look out for when someone presents with low back pain and the review of red flags that would highlight the need to screen for a spinal fracture was updated in August 2023. Here ’s Chris Han from the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health and the University of Sydney in Australia to describe the latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - February 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Ophthalmology : Automated Machine Learning for Predicting DR Progression From Ultra-Widefield Retinal Images
Interview with Paolo S. Silva, MD, and Jennifer K. Sun, MD, MPH, authors Automated Machine Learning for Predicting Diabetic Retinopathy Progression From Ultra-Widefield Retinal Images. Hosted by Neil M. Bressler, MD. Related Content: Automated Machine Learning for Predicting Diabetic Retinopathy Progression From Ultra-Widefield Retinal Images (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines in Children and Adolescents
Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were recommended for children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years in the US, but were they effective? JAMA Associate Editor Tracy A. Lieu, MD, MPH, spoke with author Leora R. Feldstein, PhD, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about the effectiveness of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines in children and adolescents. Related Content: Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents Aged 5 to 17 Years (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - February 6, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy and in Children, Climate Change and Health Series, Thyroid Cancer Review, and more
Editor’s Summary by Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc, Associate Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the February 6, 2024, issue. Related Content: Audio Highlights (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - February 6, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Neurology : Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Among Initiators of Triptans
Interview with Jesper Hallas, MD, DMSc, author of Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Among Initiators of Triptans. Hosted by Cynthia E. Armand, MD. Related Content: Risk of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Among Initiators of Triptans (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Internal Medicine : Officer-Involved Killings of Unarmed Black People and Racial Disparities in Sleep Health
Interview with Atheendar S. Venkataramani, MD, PhD, author of Officer-Involved Killings of Unarmed Black People and Racial Disparities in Sleep Health, and Kevin N. Griffith, PhD, author of Injuries From Legal Interventions Involving Conducted Energy Devices. Hosted by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA. Related Content: Officer-Involved Killings of Unarmed Black People and Racial Disparities in Sleep Health Injuries From Legal Interventions Involving Conducted Energy Devices (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts