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Discussions of timely topics in clinical medicine, biomedical research, public health, health policy, and more, featured in the Medical News section of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Feb 23, 2022 • 31min
Highlights From the International Stroke Conference
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
Feb 22, 2022 • 15min
February 2022 Medical News Summary
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

Jan 25, 2022 • 18min
January 2022 Medical News Summary
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"

Dec 28, 2021 • 18min
December 2021 Medical News Summary
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
Dec 1, 2021 • 36min
After 12 Years, NIH Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, Seeks His Next Chapter
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

Nov 23, 2021 • 17min
November 2021 Medical News Summary
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
Nov 22, 2021 • 30min
Highlights From the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2021
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.

Oct 26, 2021 • 21min
October 2021 Medical News Summary
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
Oct 6, 2021 • 25min
A New Vision for Nursing Homes
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

Sep 28, 2021 • 17min
September 2021 Medical News Summary
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


