Hypertension, Obesity, and COVID-19
New data show unfavorable US trends in hypertension and obesity, with communities of color doing worse. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Director Griffin P. Rodgers, MD, and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Director Gary H. Gibbons, MD, discuss the implications for COVID-19 outcomes and public health. Recorded September 10, 2020. Related Article(s): Trends in Blood Pressure Control Among US Adults With Hypertension, 1999-2000 to 2017-2018 (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - September 14, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Changing Language to Improve Physician Communication About Treatment Decisions
Interview with Deborah Korenstein, MD, and Daniel J. Morgan, MD, author of Improving Physician Communication About Treatment Decisions: Reconsideration of “Risks vs Benefits” Related Article(s): Improving Physician Communication About Treatment Decisions (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - September 8, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Corticosteroids for COVID-19: New Evidence of Benefit
A conversation with Jonathan A. C. Sterne, MA, MSc, PhD, of the University of Bristol, Todd W. Rice, MD, MSc, of Vanderbilt University, and Janet V. Diaz, MD, of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the latest research supporting the use of hydrocortisone and dexamethasone for treatment of COVID-19 ARDS. Recorded September 2, 2020. Related Article(s): Effect of Hydrocortisone on 21-Day Mortality or Respiratory Support Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - September 4, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Vaccine Update
Paul A. Offit, MD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides an update on COVID-19 vaccine development. Recorded August 24, 2020. Related Article: Developing a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine at Warp Speed (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - August 26, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
The Transformational Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Education
Interview with Catherine Lucey, MD, FACP, author of The Transformational Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Education (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - August 26, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Update From the CDC – August 20, 2020
CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, discusses recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and US response, including prospects for dual outbreaks of COVID-19 and influenza in the fall and winter. Related Article(s): Addressing Influenza Vaccination Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - August 24, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Update With Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD
Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, discusses recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded August 19, 2020. Related Article(s): The Ethics of COVID-19 Immunity-Based Licenses (“Immunity Passports”) (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - August 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
USPSTF Recommendation: Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections
Interview with Melissa A Simon, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Related Article(s): Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - August 18, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
The Convergence of Neurology and Psychiatry
Interview with Matcheri S. Keshavan, MD, author of The Convergence of Neurology and Psychiatry: The Importance of Cross-Disciplinary Education (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - August 11, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Update From the WHO
Soumya Swaminathan, MD, DNB, chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), discusses the global coronavirus pandemic and the WHO response. Recorded August 5, 2020. Related Article: COVID-19 Reveals Urgent Need to Strengthen the World Health Organization (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - August 7, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Q & A With Anthony Fauci, MD – August 3, 2020
Anthony Fauci, MD, White House Coronavirus Task Force member and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded August 3, 2020. Related Article(s): Anthony Fauci, MD, on COVID-19 Vaccines, Larry Kramer, and Dealing With Criticism (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - August 5, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria –The World Brain Death Project
The World Brain Death Project was undertaken to establish minimum standards for diagnosing brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) in children and adults across a broad range of settings and clinical circumstances. In this Q&A, senior authors of the 2020 report join an editorialist and bioethicist to discuss the project. Featuring interviews with Gene Sung, MD, of the University of Southern California; Ariane Lewis, MD, of NYU Langone Medical Center; Robert Tasker, MD, of the University of Cambridge; and Robert D. Truog, MD, of Harvard University. Related Article(s): Brain Death—Moving Beyond Consistency in the...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - August 3, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
COVID-19 and the FDA
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, discusses the agency's role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded July 30, 2020. Related Article: Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - August 3, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
COVID-19 and School Reopenings
Katherine Auger, MD, MSc, of Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Julie Donohue, PhD, of University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health discuss K-12 school reopening policy options and the way forward for the 2020-21 school year. Recorded July 29, 2020. Related Article: Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in the US (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - July 31, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Exome Sequencing and Clinical Diagnosis
Interview with Jan M. Friedman, MD, PhD, author of Exome Sequencing and Clinical Diagnosis Related Article(s): Exome Sequencing and Clinical Diagnosis (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - July 31, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
