JAMA Medical News
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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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Oct 16, 2019 • 13min
Firearms and Dementia: "A Big Deal and a Tough Issue"
In this Medical News podcast, Rebecca Voelker speaks with emergency physician Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, about safety issues concerning people with dementia who own or live in a home with firearms.
Sep 24, 2019 • 25min
JAMA Medical News Summary for September 2019
Studying the Adolescent Brain, A New form of Dementia, Advances in Type 1 Diabetes Research, Telemedicine for Opioid Use Disorder, Vacations and Metabolic Syndrome, Modest Calorie Reduction for Cardiometabolic Health, and More in JAMA Medical News.
Aug 27, 2019 • 20min
JAMA Medical News Summary for August 2019
Cardiac Rehab, 13 Reasons Why and Youth Suicides, Peanut Oral Immunotherapy, Social Media and Medicine, Herpes Zoster Opthalmica, Mindfulness for Surgeons, Steps and Mortality and More in JAMA Medical News.
Aug 21, 2019 • 24min
Type 1 Diabetes Advances Pave the Way for Prevention
In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi discusses recent advances in type 1 diabetes with Yale's Kevan Herold, MD, and gets a patient perspective on the illness.
Aug 14, 2019 • 25min
With Neuroimaging, Large NIH Study Could Shine a Light on the Adolescent Brain
In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi interviews the director of the ABCD study, Gaya Dowling, PhD, about this long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States.
Jul 31, 2019 • 16min
Getting Social: Physicians Need to Counteract Misinformation Online
This Medical News podcast discusses the value of social media for health care. Read the article: Getting Social: Physicians Can Counteract Misinformation With an Online Presence
Jul 23, 2019 • 22min
JAMA Medical News Summary for July 2019
Scam Awareness and Dementia Risk, Cardiovascular Corner, Wild Health, Palliative Care Practices, Talking About Death, Vitamin C Drug Cocktail for Sepsis, Appendix and Parkinson Disease Risk, and More in JAMA Medical News.
Jun 26, 2019 • 30min
New Guidelines Aim to Expand Palliative Care Beyond Specialists
This Medical News podcast discusses how all physicians who treat seriously ill patients can integrate palliative care into their practices. Read the article: New Guidelines Aim to Expand Palliative Care Beyond Specialists
Jun 25, 2019 • 15min
JAMA Medical News Summary for June 2019
Opioid Prescribing Limits, TMAO and Heart Disease, Diversity in Public Health Schools, Sufentanil for the Battlefield, Menthol Cigarettes, Catch-up Sleep, Interval Training for Fat Loss, 'Broken Heart' Syndrome, and More in JAMA Medical News.
Jun 12, 2019 • 17min
Low Awareness of Scammers' Tactics Linked to Dementia Risk in Cognitively Normal People
Q & A with Patricia Boyle, PhD: Susceptibility to Scammers Might Signify Increased Risk of Dementia Read the article: Low Awareness of Scammers' Tactics Linked to Dementia Risk in Cognitively Normal People
