Healthy Dialogue

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 Diagnostic Criteria

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)

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

Interview with Jan M. Friedman, MD, PhD, author of Exome Sequencing and Clinical Diagnosis Related Article(s): Exome Sequencing and Clinical Diagnosis

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker discusses the role of philanthropic organizations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and to health inequities. Recorded July 28, 2020. Related Article(s): The Work of Philanthropy in Responding to COVID-19 and Addressing Inequality

Interview with Neil R. Powe, MD, author of Black Kidney Function Matters: Use or Misuse of Race?

Eric Topol, MD, Scripps Research EVP and omnivorous science health care and tech commentator, discusses the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded July 23, 2020. Related Article: Association Between Universal Masking in a Health Care System and SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Among Health Care Workers

Interview with Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, author of National Hospital Quality Rankings: Improving the Value of Information in Hospital Rating Systems

CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD, discusses the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the agency's latest recommendations. Recorded July 14, 2020. Related Article: Universal Masking to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission—The Time Is Now

Interview with Michelle D. Carlson, MD, author of Assessing Quantitative Comparisons of Health and Social Care Between Countries Related Article(s): Assessing Quantitative Comparisons of Health and Social Care Between Countries