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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Dec 21, 2018 • 24min
JAMA Medical News Summary for December 2018
Feyza Sancar, PhD, Director of JAMA Medical News, summarizes news content appearing in the December 2018 issues of JAMA.
Dec 14, 2018 • 19min
Physicians Are Steering the Conversation About Gun Violence
In this Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin interviews Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, one of the leading voices in the “This Is Our Lane” movement, discussing the role of physicians and other health care professionals in addressing firearm violence as a public health issue.
Dec 12, 2018 • 25min
For Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr Denis Mukwege, His Patients Motivate and Inspire
In this Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin interviews Dr. Denis Mukwege, cowinner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Read the article: For Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Denis Mukwege, His Patients Motivate and Inspire
Dec 5, 2018 • 15min
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Human Placenta
In this Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin interviews the director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development about its Human Placenta Project. Read the article: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Human Placenta
Nov 27, 2018 • 15min
JAMA Medical News Summary for November 2018
Feyza Sancar, PhD, Director of JAMA Medical News & Perspectives, summarizes news content appearing in the November 2018 issues of JAMA.
Nov 20, 2018 • 20min
For Difficult-to-Model Brain Diseases, Brain Organoids Come to the Rescue
This Medical News podcast discusses brain organoids, their research and clinical potential and ethical implications.
Nov 7, 2018 • 17min
Have Tent, Will Do Pop-Up HIV Screening
In this Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin interviews the founders of One Tent Health, a nonprofit free HIV screening initiative that serves high-risk neighborhoods in Washington, DC.
Sep 28, 2018 • 17min
Vulnerability to Pandemic Flu Could Be Greater Today Than a Century Ago
In this Medical News podcast, infectious disease threats expert Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, discusses how the United States and the rest of the world may fare if another 1918-like influenza epidemic strikes.
Sep 12, 2018 • 19min
Cardiologist Trades Stem Cells for Cell-Based Meat
Beef and poultry grown from animal cells rather than sourced from whole animals could be the future of meat production, a cardiologist-turned-biotech entrepreneur says in this Medical News podcast.
Aug 1, 2018 • 17min
Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico: A Physician Looks Back at the Storm
In this Medical News Podcast, Dr. Myriam Allende-Vigo, an endocrinologist practicing in Humacao, Puerto Rico, talks about her experiences caring for patients during and after last year's devastating storm.
