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Healthy Dialogue
Go beyond the latest discoveries with nuanced, in-depth conversations in Healthy Dialogue, a podcast from the JAMA Network. Host and JAMA Senior Editor, Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, sits down with the world's leading experts to explore the most pressing issues in health and health care.
Episodes
Healthy DialogueGlobal Trends in Heart Failure Etiology, Management, and Outcomes
Most epidemiological studies of heart failure have been conducted in high-income countries. JAMA Senior Editor Kristin L. Walter, MD, MS, interviews Philip…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults
Interview with Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force…
Healthy DialogueTrends in Mental Health–Related Emergency Department Visits Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in the US, 2011-2020
The mental health of young people in the US has been an issue of increased concern in recent years. In this podcast, author Tanner Bommersbach, MD, MPH…
Healthy DialogueThe Covenant of Water – Reflections on Fiction, the Humanities, and Medicine
The Covenant of Water, Stanford University professor Dr Abraham Verghese's long-awaited follow-up to his 2009 novel Cutting for Stone, traces the lives of a…
Healthy DialogueMedical Education: Is Medical School Ranking the Best Assessment of Quality?
Major medical schools are no longer contributing data to the US News & World Report (USNWR) including more than half the schools that are currently ranked in…
Healthy DialogueIncome-Based Disparities for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Across 6 Countries
Differences among countries in how health care is organized could have implications for health equity. JAMA Associate Editor Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH, and…
Healthy DialogueThe Uncertain Future of the Determination of Brain Death
JAMA Executive Editor Greg Curfman, MD, speaks with Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, director of the Harvard Center for Bioethics, who describes the 2 approaches to…
Healthy DialogueTrends in Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations
Mary Arakelyan, MPH, and JoAnna Leyenaar, MD, PhD, MPH, vice chair of Research in Pediatrics at Dartmouth, discuss increases in pediatric mental health…
Healthy DialogueLimiting Acetaminophen in Prescription Combination Opioid Products
In 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a mandate to limit acetaminophen (paracetamol) to 325 mg/tablet in combination acetaminophen and…
Healthy DialogueDiagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: A System Solution Is Needed
In this JAMA author interview, Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD, Chief Quality & Clinical Transformation Officer, University Hospitals, Cleveland, and an…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection
Interview with James Stevermer, MD, MSPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force…
Healthy DialogueFluvoxamine vs Placebo and Time to Sustained Recovery From Mild or Moderate COVID-19
Susanna Naggie, MD, vice dean for research at Duke University's School of Medicine, discusses the ACTIV-6 trial of fluvoxamine for outpatient treatment of…
Healthy DialogueChallenges to Racial and Ethnic Diversity Policies in Undergraduate and Medical School Admissions
In the wake of new legal challenges to race-conscious admission policies, JAMA Interim Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, discusses racial and ethnic…
Healthy DialogueUrgent Need for Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccines
JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, discusses potential next-generation COVID-19 vaccines with Peter Marks, MD, PhD, director of the Center for…
Healthy DialogueOver-the-Counter Hearing Aids
In this JAMA author interview, we speak with Robert M. Califf, MD, Commissioner of the FDA, about a remarkable advance in the technology of hearing aids. Dr…
Healthy DialogueCOP27 Climate Change Conference—Urgent Action Needed for Africa and the World
Interview with Chris Zielinski, Visiting Research Fellow and Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Winchester, UK, James Kigera…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
Interview with Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Hormone Therapy for Prevention of Postmenopausal Chronic Conditions
Interview with Carol Mangione, MD, MSPH, USPSTF chair and coauthor of Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendations: Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents, and Depression and Suicide Risk Screening in Children and Adolescents
Interview with Martha Kubik, PhD, RN, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force…
Healthy DialogueTreatment of Peripheral Artery Disease
In this JAMA Author Interview, JAMA Interim Executive Editor Greg Curfman, MD, speaks with Mary M. McDermott, MD, professor of medicine at Northwestern…
Healthy DialogueApproaches to Reducing Firearm Violence
JAMA Network Open Editor Frederick Rivara, MD, MPH, discusses approaches to reducing firearm violence with several JAMA Viewpoint authors: Sandro Galea, MD…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Syphilis Screening in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults
Interview with Katrina E. Donahue, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive…
Healthy DialogueAchieving Diagnostic Excellence
Arguably, a clinician's most important role is providing an accurate and actionable diagnosis for patients. But challenges stand in the way, including tool…
Healthy DialogueCRISPR, Genome Editing, and Human Health
CRISPR genome editing is a revolutionary technology that can be used to make highly targeted changes in DNA in living cells. JAMA Associate Editor W. Gregory…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Prediabetes and Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
Interview with Michael D. Cabana, MD, MA, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: US…
Healthy DialogueDr Anthony Fauci—Communicating Science in a Polarized Era
Over a nearly 40-year career at the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci, MD, has seen a seismic shift in the way…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults
Interview with John B. Wong, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive…
Healthy DialoguePrescription Drug Cost Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act
President Biden has signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act containing important provisions related to prescription drug costs. JAMA Health Forum Editor…
Healthy DialogueCoronary Artery Bypass Surgery in 2022
In this Author Interview, JAMA Deputy Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, discusses the state of coronary artery bypass surgery in 2022 with E. Magnus Ohman, MD, from…
Healthy DialogueMaking Electronic Health Records More Supportive for Clinicians
Electronic health records (EHRs) hold great promise to assist clinicians, but current versions are less user-friendly than ideal. JAMA Associate Editor Tracy…
Healthy DialogueLong COVID: The US Federal Response
On August 3, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services released 2 major reports in response to a presidential memo calling for a whole-of-government…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote Healthy Behaviors for CVD Prevention
Interview with Lori Pbert, PhD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for…
Healthy DialogueCan Omecamtiv Mecarbil Improve Peak Exercise Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)?
Exercise limitation is a cardinal manifestation of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), but it is not consistently improved by any of the…
Healthy DialogueDiagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Monkeypox
JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, discusses the transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of monkeypox and the 2022 outbreak with Jeannette Guarner…
Healthy DialogueProgress in Adverse Event Rates in US Hospitalized Patients
Patient safety is a national priority, but adverse events during hospitalization are hard to track and whether progress has been made over the past decade is…
Healthy DialogueA Conversation With Dr Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, JAMA's New Editor in Chief
In July 2022, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, took on a new role as the 17th editor in chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network. In conversation with Nobel…
Healthy DialogueThe Association of Bariatric Surgery With Risk of Cancer in Adults With Obesity
Observational data suggest that the risk of certain types of cancer may be increased in individuals with obesity and that this risk may be lower after…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation to Prevent CVD and Cancer
Interview with John B Wong, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer…
Healthy DialogueOccupational Well-being Among Clinicians
Interview with Lisa Rotenstein, MD, MBA, author of A Learning Health System Agenda for Organizational Approaches to Enhancing Occupational Well-being Among…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendations: Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults
Interview with Katrina Erika Donahue, MD, MPH, coauthor of Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation…
Healthy DialogueQ&A With White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha
As the White House's COVID-19 Response Coordinator, Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, plays a critical role in the federal government's continued response to the pandemic…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Interview with Katrina E. Donahue, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: US Preventive Services Task…
Healthy DialogueQ&A With FDA Commissioner Robert Califf
After serving as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under President Obama, Robert M. Califf, MD, recently returned to the role…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Aspirin Use for Cardiovascular Disease
Interview with John B. Wong, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Aspirin Use for Cardiovascular Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation…
Healthy DialogueReducing "COVID-19 Misinformation" While Preserving Free Speech
Misinformation about COVID-19 (such as around vaccines, masks, and ineffective drugs) has circulated widely during the pandemic, and much of this…
Healthy DialogueExamining the Association of Left Atrial Function and Size With Incident Dementia
Electrocardiographic markers of atrial myopathy are associated with dementia, but it is unclear whether 2-dimensional echocardiographic––defined LA function…
Healthy DialogueLeading Medicare: Q&A With Medicare Director Meena Seshamani
As the largest public insurance program in the US, Medicare has an outsize influence in how many people in the US access and receive health care. Recently…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults
Interview with Lori Pbert, PhD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation
Interview with Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Atrial Fibrillation: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation…
Healthy DialoguePublic Health in an Era of Endemic COVID-19
Three members of President Biden's former COVID-19 Advisory Board—Luciana Borio, MD, Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, and Mike Osterholm, PhD—discuss their recent…
Healthy DialogueCOVID-19 CDC Update – Early January 2022
Former CDC Executive Secretariat of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Amanda Cohn, MD, joins JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, for the…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children
Interview with Michael Cabana, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening and Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: US…
Healthy DialogueCOVID-19 Update: Omicron Variant
Infectious disease experts Adam Lauring, MD, PhD, and Carlos del Rio, MD, join JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, for a discussion of the newly…
Healthy DialogueAchieving Diagnostic Excellence in the 21st Century
Phil Fontanarosa, MD, MBA, interim editor in chief of JAMA, interviews Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD, from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Abraham…
Healthy DialogueA Continued Focus on Equity Through Pharmacoequity and Digital Health Equity: Two Current Viewpoints
Individuals who experience systemic, structural, institutional, and social barriers within society deserve better and more convenient health care access. This…
Healthy DialogueAdministrative Costs in US Health Care: A Quarter-Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
Health care expenses that arise from largely nonclinical functions, such as coding and billing and administration, cost the US health care system almost $1…
Healthy DialogueEffect of Carbon Dioxide Laser vs Sham Therapy on Women With Postmenopausal Vaginal Symptoms
Interview with Jason A. Abbott, and Fiona G Li, authors of Effect of Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser vs Sham Treatment on Symptom Severity in Women With…
Healthy DialogueScopolamine Butylbromide for Preventing End-of-Life Death Rattle
Death rattle, defined as noisy breathing caused by the presence of mucus in the respiratory tract, is common among dying patients. Harriette van Esch, MD, from…
Healthy DialogueCOVID-19 in Canada—Experience and Response to Waves 2 and 3
Canadian law gives the country's individual provinces and territories primary responsibility for coronavirus containment and mitigation. JAMA Associate Editor…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality
Interview with Aaron B. Caughey, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Updated Evidence…