Medical Education: Is Medical School Ranking the Best Assessment of Quality?
Major medical schools are no longer contributing data to the US News & World Report (USNWR) including more than half the schools that are currently ranked in the top 10 medical schools by the survey. In this podcast, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, speaks with author Holly J. Humphrey, MD, from the Josiah Macy Jr Foundation in New York, about the recently published Viewpoint "Medical School Rankings—Bad for the Health of the Profession and the Public." Related Content: Medical School Rankings—Bad for the Health of the Profession and the Public (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - April 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Income-Based Disparities for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Across 6 Countries
Differences among countries in how health care is organized could have implications for health equity. JAMA Associate Editor Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH, and Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, MSc, professor of health care policy, Harvard Medical School, discuss whether treatment patterns and outcomes for patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction differ for patients with higher vs lower incomes across 6 countries. Related Content: Differences in Treatment Patterns and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction for Low- and High-Income Patients in 6 Countries (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - April 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

The Uncertain Future of the Determination of Brain Death
JAMA Executive Editor Greg Curfman, MD, speaks with Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, director of the Harvard Center for Bioethics, who describes the 2 approaches to the determination of death (cardiovascular death and brain death) and discusses the possibility that the determination of brain death may soon undergo substantial change, with important implications for organ transplantation. Related Content: The Uncertain Future of the Determination of Brain Death (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - March 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Trends in Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations
Mary Arakelyan, MPH, and JoAnna Leyenaar, MD, PhD, MPH, vice chair of Research in Pediatrics at Dartmouth, discuss increases in pediatric mental health hospitalizations and suicide-related diagnoses over the past decade. Hosted by JAMA Associate Editor Tracy Lieu, MD, MPH. Related Content: Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations at Acute Care Hospitals in the US, 2009-2019. Related Content: Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations at Acute Care Hospitals in the US, 2009-2019 (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - March 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Limiting Acetaminophen in Prescription Combination Opioid Products
In 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a mandate to limit acetaminophen (paracetamol) to 325 mg/tablet in combination acetaminophen and opioid medications, with manufacturer compliance required by early 2014. In this podcast, JAMA Deputy Editor Mary M. McDermott, MD, interviews Jayme E. Locke, MD, MPH, and Babak J. Orandi, MD, PhD, about their JAMA study describing results of the FDA announcement on subsequent rates of hospitalizations for acute liver failure due to toxicity from acetaminophen-containing opioid drugs. Related Content: Association of FDA Mandate Limiting Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) in ...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - March 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: A System Solution Is Needed
In this JAMA author interview, Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD, Chief Quality & Clinical Transformation Officer, University Hospitals, Cleveland, and an internationally recognized expert in patient safety, discusses his recent article in JAMA on “Misdiagnosis in the Emergency Department.” A new report from AHRQ underscores the seriousness of this problem. Related Content: Misdiagnosis in the Emergency Department (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - February 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

USPSTF Recommendation: Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection
Interview with James Stevermer, MD, MSPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement. Hosted by JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS. Related Content: Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement Reducing HSV-2 Morbidity and Mortality Reaffirmed USPSTF Recommendation Against Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes: Empowering Clinicians and Reducing Potential Harm Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes: Updated Eviden...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - February 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Fluvoxamine vs Placebo and Time to Sustained Recovery From Mild or Moderate COVID-19
Susanna Naggie, MD, vice dean for research at Duke University's School of Medicine, discusses the ACTIV-6 trial of fluvoxamine for outpatient treatment of COVID-19 and outlines the role of platform trials during the pandemic. Hosted by JAMA Deputy Editor and Editorial Director for Equity Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ. Related Content: Effect of Fluvoxamine vs Placebo on Time to Sustained Recovery in Outpatients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - January 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Challenges to Racial and Ethnic Diversity Policies in Undergraduate and Medical School Admissions
In the wake of new legal challenges to race-conscious admission policies, JAMA Interim Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, discusses racial and ethnic diversity in undergraduate and medical school admission policies with Roy H. Hamilton, MD, MS, from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Related Content: Defending Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Undergraduate and Medical School Admission Policies (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - January 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Urgent Need for Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccines
JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, discusses potential next-generation COVID-19 vaccines with Peter Marks, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the US Food and Drug Administration. Related Content: Urgent Need for Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccines (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - January 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
In this JAMA author interview, we speak with Robert M. Califf, MD, Commissioner of the FDA, about a remarkable advance in the technology of hearing aids. Dr Califf has done important work to secure the entry of over-the-counter hearing aids into the market, providing a less expensive alternative to traditional hearing aids. In this interview, Dr Califf tells the story of how this technology has finally been made available to the public. Related Content: Over-the-counter Hearing Aids: From Research to Policy to Practice (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - December 20, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

COP27 Climate Change Conference —Urgent Action Needed for Africa and the World
Interview with Chris Zielinski, Visiting Research Fellow and Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Winchester, UK, James Kigera, Editor-in-Chief, Annals of African Surgery, and James Tumwine, Editor-in-Chief, African Health Sciences, authors of COP27 Climate Change Conference—Urgent Action Needed for Africa and the World. Hosted by JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD. Related Content: COP27 Climate Change Conference—Urgent Action Needed for Africa and the World Conflict and Climate Collide to Create an Acute Hunger Crisis for an Unprecedented 345 Million People Climate Justice and Healt...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - November 16, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
Interview with Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Hosted by JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS. Related Content: Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea USPSTF Updates Recommendation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening in Adults (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - November 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

USPSTF Recommendation: Hormone Therapy for Prevention of Postmenopausal Chronic Conditions
Interview with Carol Mangione, MD, MSPH, USPSTF chair and coauthor of Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Persons: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Hosted by JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS. Related Content: Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Persons Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Persons Menopausal Hormone Therapy for Prevention of Chronic Conditions (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - November 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

USPSTF Recommendations: Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents, and Depression and Suicide Risk Screening in Children and Adolescents
Interview with Martha Kubik, PhD, RN, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement, and Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Hosted by JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS. Related Content: Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and A...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts