
JAMA Editors' Summary
Weekly Editors' Audio Summary for JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association
Latest episodes

Mar 3, 2015 • 8min
An intervention to improve housing stability for homeless adults with mental illness, lorazepam before general anesthesia, the natural history of benign thyroid nodules, review of irritable bowel syndrome, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the March 03, 2015 issue

Feb 24, 2015 • 8min
Risks of combination NSAIDs-antithrombotics in patients with MI, vincristine-related peripheral neuropathy in children with ALL, management of patients with anticoagulation-induced intracerebral hemorrhage, kidney disease staging, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the February 24, 2015 issue

Feb 17, 2015 • 7min
Corticosteroids for pneumonia, varenicline for smoking cessation, eliglustat for splenomegaly in Gaucher disease, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the February 17, 2015 issue

Feb 10, 2015 • 6min
Iron after blood donation, creatine for Parkinson disease, BP lowering in type 2 diabetes, screening for melanoma, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the February 10, 2015 issue

Feb 3, 2015 • 7min
Spotlight on Surgery: Transfusion ratios in severe trauma, reasons for and review of hospital readmissions, NSQIP participation and surgical outcomes, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Edward H. Livingston, MD, Deputy Editor, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the February 03, 2015 issue

Jan 27, 2015 • 7min
Chlorhexidine bathing in the ICU, protocolized sedation for children with respiratory failure, MRI for prostate biopsies, C difficile review, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the January 27, 2015 issue

Jan 20, 2015 • 7min
ICSI use and outcomes, HSCT for multiple sclerosis, surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the January 20, 2015 issue

Jan 13, 2015 • 10min
New JAMA series: Scientific Discovery and the Future of Medicine, CVD prevention and outcomes in a rural setting, asthma and OSA, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD, MBA, Executive Editor, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the January 13, 2015 issue

Jan 6, 2015 • 7min
Life expectancy in type 1 diabetes, HPV vaccination and demyelinating diseases, a review of traveler's diarrhea, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the January 06, 2015 issue

Dec 23, 2014 • 8min
Hypothermia for neonates, the medical home for children with chronic disease, metformin for type 2 diabetes, and more.
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the December 24, 2014 issue