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A new exhibit on the 1918 flu pandemic asks: What is an individual's responsibility to their community during a pandemic? Exhibit curator Jane Boyd and museum manager Nancy Hill take Jennifer Abbasi on a tour of the medical museum's new exhibit just weeks before the COVID-19 outbreak first emerged. Pandemic Part 1: 1918 Flu Pandemic and COVID-19 Read the article: Twentieth-Century Lessons for a Modern Coronavirus Pandemic

Medical historian Howard Markel, MD, PhD, director of the University of Michigan's Center for the History of Medicine, speaks with JAMA Fishbein fellow Angel Desai, MD, about lessons from the devastating 1918 flu pandemic. Markel discusses his research into the effects of social distancing on US death rates during the worldwide outbreak. Pandemic Part 2: A Trip to Philadelphia's Mutter Museum Read the article: Twentieth-Century Lessons for a Modern Coronavirus Pandemic

Fixing the Parent Trap for Resident Physicians; Confirmatory Trial For Drug to Prevent Preterm Birth Finds No Benefit, So Why Is It Still Prescribed?; The Low-FODMAP Diet Helps IBS Symptoms, but Questions Remain

David Strauss, MD, PhD, of the FDA talks with Jennifer Abbasi about his recent studies in JAMA investigating sunscreen safety Related: FDA Trials Find Sunscreen Ingredients in Blood, but Risk Is Uncertain Effect of Sunscreen Application Under Maximal Use Conditions on Plasma Concentration of Sunscreen Active Ingredients: A Randomized Clinical Trial Effect of Sunscreen Application on Plasma Concentration of Sunscreen Active Ingredients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Taking Medicine to the Streets to Care for Those Who Live There; Trauma-Informed Care May Ease Patient Fear, Clinician Burnout

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak exemplifies ongoing biothreats to global security, as each new threat tests principles of preparation and response at national, regional, and clinical levels. Tom Inglesby, MD, director of the Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses biosecurity with Angel Desai, MD, JAMA Fishbein fellow.

Alzheimer Disease and Brain Glucose Metabolism, Testosterone for Postmenopausal Low Sexual Desire, Concussions and Erectile Dysfunction Among Football Players

JAMA Network Articles of the Year 2019, Cannabidiol Products, Heritage Diets and Culturally Appropriate Dietary Advice, Cancer Risk Among People With Psoriasis

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JAMA Medical News is coming to you live from the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions conference in Philadelphia. In this episode, host Jennifer Abbasi interviews Stanford University's Christopher Gardner, PhD, about the nutrition consensus and controversies discussed at this year's meeting. When it comes to salt, eggs, dairy, and meat, what can we agree on and where do we still have to agree to disagree? JAMA AHA 2019 Scientific Sessions Website