JAMA Author Interviews

Does reducing dietary sodium benefit patients already taking antihypertensive medication? JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, speaks with author Norrina Allen, PhD, MPH, from Northwestern University, about the effect of dietary sodium on blood pressure. Related Content: Effect of Dietary Sodium on Blood Pressure

Cannabis use is increasing among reproductive-age individuals. JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, discusses the associated risks of cannabis exposure during pregnancy with Torri D. Metz, MD, MS, University of Utah Health. Related Content: Cannabis Exposure and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Related to Placental Function

Bilateral renal agenesis results in lethal neonatal pulmonary hypoplasia. New evidence from an amnioinfusion trial is available. JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, discusses the results from the Renal Anhydramnios Fetal Therapy Trial with Meredith A. Atkinson, MD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University, and Johnathan M. Davis, MD, Tufts University. Related Content: Neonatal Survival After Serial Amnioinfusions for Bilateral Renal Agenesis

Cervical cancer screening is effective when done as recommended. JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, speaks with Rachel L. Winer, PhD, MPH, of the University of Washington, about a recent trial in JAMA that compared cervical cancer screening strategies, including direct-mail and opt-in approaches for human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling. Related Content: Strategies to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening With Mailed Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling Kits

Small-volume blood collection tubes may decrease red blood cell transfusions in intensive care units without affecting laboratory analysis. JAMA Associate Editor Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc, discusses the results and implications of the STRATUS trial with Deborah M. Siegal, MD, MSc, of Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Related Content: Small-Volume Blood Collection Tubes to Reduce Transfusions in Intensive Care

Fitness trackers are a group of devices including watches, phones, and rings that track physical activity. JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, speaks with I-Min Lee, MBBS, ScD, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, about using fitness trackers to guide advice on activity prescription. Related Content: Fitness Trackers to Guide Advice on Activity Prescription

JAMA Senior Editor Kristin Walter, MD, MS, and Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, JAMA Legal and Global Health Correspondent and Faculty Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, which for the first time allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate prescription drug prices with drug manufacturers. Related Content: Medicare’s Historic Prescription Drug Price Negotiations

JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, speaks with Richard G. Bach, MD, professor of medicine and medical director of the cardiac intensive care unit at the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, about the use of traditional Chinese medicine to treat patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Related Content: Traditional Chinese Medicine Meets Evidence-Based Medicine in the Acutely Infarcted Heart

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a powerful imaging tool used across multiple clinical disciplines. JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, speaks with 2023 Lasker Award recipient James G. Fujimoto, PhD, professor of electrical engineering at MIT, about his role in developing OCT and OCT’s advancements in clinical practice. Related Content: Optical Coherence Tomography—History, Evolution, and Future Prospects

Nasal mupirocin plus chlorhexidine baths in ICUs prevents methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections but raises concern about antibiotic resistance. JAMA Senior Editor Kristin Walter, MD, speaks with Susan Huang, MD, of University of California, Irvine, about a study comparing iodophor vs mupirocin with chlorhexidine bathing for ICU-attributable S aureus clinical cultures. Related Content: Nasal Iodophor Antiseptic vs Nasal Mupirocin Antibiotic in the Setting of Chlorhexidine Bathing to Prevent Infections in Adult ICUs