JAMA Author Interviews

Interview with David W. Baker, MD, MPH, author of Trust in Health Care in the Time of COVID-19

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines: the public data, deliberations at Thursday's FDA Advisory Committee meeting, and prospects for an agency Emergency Use Authorization designation, licensure, and rollout. Recorded December 11, 2020. Related Article(s): Coronavirus Infections—More Than Just the Common Cold

Interview with Chyke A. Doubeni, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults

The COVID Tracking Project, launched by The Atlantic, collects and publishes data required to understand the COVID-19 outbreak in the US, including data on race and ethnicity needed to understand health inequities in the outbreak. Atlantic Monthly journalists Alexis C. Madrigal and Erin Kissane join JAMA's Q&A series to describe the project and their experience developing a database for fact-based health reporting on the pandemic. Recorded December 10, 2020.

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) of the NIH has updated its guideline recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of asthma patients. Michelle M. Cloutier, MD, from UConn Health, Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and JAMA Associate Editor George O'Connor, MD, MS, from Boston Medical Center join JAMA's Q&A series to discuss what's new, including revised advice about • Use of intermittent inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) • Use of add-on long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs) • Use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) measurement as a diagnostic biomarker • Monitoring response to therapy • Indoor allergen mitigation strategies • Safety and efficacy of subcutaneous and sublingual immunotherapy • Use of bronchial thermoplasty Recorded December 8, 2020 Related Article(s): Managing Asthma in Adolescents and Adults

With the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines reportedly under review at the US FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), Paul A. Offit, MD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to provide an update on what to expect, prospects for vaccine rollout and distribution in the coming months, and ongoing safety surveillance. Recorded December 2, 2020. Related Article: Developing a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine at Warp Speed

Interview with Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, author of Health Policy in the Supreme Court and a New Conservative Majority

Yale Sterling Professor Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the surge in US cases and other recent pandemic developments. Dr Christakis is author of the recently published book "Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live." Recorded November 23, 2020.  

Interview with Martha Y. Kubik, PhD, RN, USPSTF member and coauthor of Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

In the midst of rising COVID-19 case rates globally, Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, and Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, return to JAMA's Q&A series to update viewers on developments in the pandemic and the critical care management of COVID-19 patients. Dr Angus is Chief Health Care Innovation Officer at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, professor and chair of Critical Care Medicine, and a senior JAMA editor. Dr Walensky is Chief of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School. Recorded November 19, 2020. Related Article(s): Optimizing the Trade-off Between Learning and Doing in a Pandemic