Interview with Chyke A Doubeni, M.D., F.R.C.S., M.P.H., Task Force member and co-author of Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Carol M Mangione, MD MSPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Cervical Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Seth Landefeld, MD, member of the US Preventative Services Task Force, on Screening for Atrial Fibrillation With Electrocardiography: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Michael J. Barry, MD, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Chien-Wen Tseng, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Seth Landefeld, MD, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Cardiovascular Disease Risk With Electrocardiography: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Alex H Krist, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Prostate Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Alex H Krist, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement, and Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Christopher JL. Murray, MD, DPhil, author of The State of US Health, 1990-2016: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States
Interview with John W Epling, MD, MSEd, Task Force member and co-author of Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Dr. Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, about his study using Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data to compare health care infrastructure, outcomes, and prices in the US and other high-income countries to identify the sources of spending that make US health care so expensive.
Interview with Michael J. Barry, MD, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Ovarian Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Alex R Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Jeffrey Alan. Golden, MD, author of Deep Learning Algorithms for Detection of Lymph Node Metastases From Breast Cancer: Helping Artificial Intelligence Be Seen
Interview with Maureen Phipps, MD, Task Force member and co-author of Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, author of Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-Term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials
Interview with Alex R Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Task Force member and co-author of Vision Screening in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Stuart M. Butler, PhD, MA, BSc, author of State Flexibility for Medicaid: How Much?
Interview with Ann C. McKee, M.D., author of Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football
Interview with Susan J. Curry, PhD, author of Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with David C. Grossman, MD, MPH, author of Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Timothy E. McAlindon, MD,MPH, author of Effect of Intra-articular Triamcinolone vs Saline on Knee Cartilage Volume and Pain in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Whole-genome sequencing is now easily done for very little cost. It is not known how to interpret the results of this testing. Healthy individuals should not have this performed. If someone has a reason to suspect a particular disease with a known genetic association, then whole-genome or targeted sequencing is reasonable to pursue.
Interview with Charles Landefeld, MD, author of Screening for Thyroid Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Preeclampsia: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Gail Hayward, MA (Oxon) D.Phil MRCP MRCGP, author of Effect of Oral Dexamethasone Without Immediate Antibiotics vs Placebo on Acute Sore Throat in Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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.
Interview with Alex H Krist, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Celiac Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Freddie C. Hamdy, MD, FRCSEd(Urol), and Jenny L Donovan, PhD, FMedSci, authors of Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer: Helping Decision Making for Patients and Their Physicians
Recent guidelines for how to best manage septic shock have changed. Gone are recommendations for central venous oxygen saturation monitoring and goal-directed therapy. In is the concept that septic shock be treated as an emergency with rapid administration of antibiotics and large amounts of fluids. Our discussants Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, and Michael D. Howell, MD, MPH, discuss why these recommendations have changed. This is the second podcast in the Surviving Sepsis guideline series. The first podcast reviewed what recommendations are in the guideline itself.
Article discussed in this episode: Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock
Speakers: JAMA Associate Editor Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh, and Michael D. Howell, MD, MPH, University of Chicago.
Interview with Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Gynecologic Conditions With Pelvic Examination: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
In 2017 the Society for Critical Care Medicine updated its guidelines for sepsis management. These new guidelines differ significantly from ones in the past in that they no longer recommend protocolized resuscitation and emphasize early and aggressive fluid resuscitation when patients present with septic shock. This is the first podcast in the Surviving Sepsis guideline series. The next episode discusses why the new sepsis guideline changed.
Article discussed in this episode: Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock
Speakers:
Laura Evans, MD, MSc, of Bellevue Hospital and NYU Medical Center
Andrew Rhodes, MBBS, MD, of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Trust and co-chair of the Surviving Sepsis guideline panel
Mitchell M. Levy, MD, of the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital
Can testosterone gel improve memory, correct anemia, increase bone density or prevent the growth of coronary artery plaque in older men with low testosterone levels? Four new studies in JAMA and JAMA Internal Medicine found improvement in some of these measures.
Articles discussed in this episode:
• Testosterone Treatment and Coronary Artery Plaque Volume in Older Men With Low Testosterone
• Association of Testosterone Levels With Anemia in Older Men: A Controlled Clinical Trial
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.
Interview with Julie Rani Nangia, BA, MD, author of Effect of a Scalp Cooling Device on Alopecia in Women Undergoing Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: The SCALP Randomized Clinical Trial, and Hope S. Rugo, MD, author of Association Between Use of a Scalp Cooling Device and Alopecia After Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Workplace violence–related injuries occur disproportionately in health care settings. In this podcast, we discuss how individual clinicians should manage violent patients who might attack them. Article discussed in this episode: Ensuring Staff Safety When Treating Potentially Violent Patients
Interview with Alex H. Krist, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Task Force member and co-author of Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Between 8% and 10% of the population will have a seizure at one point in life. It's important to distinguish seizures from other entities that can look like them and, once a diagnosis of a seizure is established, know how to treat them. In this JAMA Clinical Review podcast, we discuss seizures and epilepsy with Jay Gavvala, MD, author of New-Onset Seizure in Adults and Adolescents: A Review.
Article discussed in this episode:
New-Onset Seizure in Adults and Adolescents: A Review
Interview with Ann E. Kurth, PhD, RN, MSN, MPH, author of Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Interview with Roger L. Zemek, MD, author of Association Between Early Participation in Physical Activity Following Acute Concussion and Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents
Interview with Jennifer Abbasi, author of NIH Charts a Path for Nutrition Science
Interview with Christopher JL. Murray, MD, DPhil, author of US County-Level Trends in Mortality Rates for Major Causes of Death, 1980-2014
Approximately one-third of all medical school graduates report having been abused as students. Medical student and resident abuse has long been considered unacceptable behavior but still persists in the teaching environment. In this podcast we discuss how students and residents might respond to these events. We interview Geoffrey Young, MD, from the Association of American Medical Colleges and Thomas J. Nasca, MD, from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, who discuss how they expect medical schools to respond to abusive behaviors and what resources are available to students and residents who have been abused to report those experiences without fearing retribution.
Article discussed in this episode:
Interview with Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS, USPSTF Task Force member and coauthor of Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Medicare recently developed a star rating system to help consumers determine the quality of care delivered at various hospitals. This rating system was considered controversial by many. In this podcast we discuss the rating system with one of its critics, Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS, and with Kate Goodrich, MD, the Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at Medicare.
Article discussed in this episode:
The New CMS Hospital Quality Star Ratings: The Stars Are Not Aligned
This Medical News podcast discusses the Human Genome Project-write with Harvard geneticist, George Church, PhD.
Interview with Ann E. Kurth, PhD, RN, MSN, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
In this episode of JAMA Professionalism: Best Practice, Edward H. Livingston, MD looks at the case of a physician requesting prescription medication from a colleague to examine professional boundaries between physicians and options for managing those boundaries. Shiphra Ginsburg, MD and Wendy Levinson, MD, authors of the related article, join Dr Livingston to discuss the best options for handling this challenging situation. Arthur S. Hengerer, MD, chair of the Federation of State Medical Boards discusses the legal and licensure ramifications of physicians prescribing for other clinicians and Kate E. Engelhardt, MD, and D. Brock Hewitt, MD, MPH, practicing physicians, relate their experience with other clinicians asking them to prescribe medications.