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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 DialogueScreening for Thyroid Cancer
Interview with Charles Landefeld, MD, author of Screening for Thyroid Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Healthy DialogueScreening for Preeclampsia
Interview with Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Preeclampsia: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation…
Healthy DialogueDexamethasone Without Antibiotics vs Placebo on Acute Sore Throat
Interview with Gail Hayward, MA (Oxon) D.Phil MRCP MRCGP, author of Effect of Oral Dexamethasone Without Immediate Antibiotics vs Placebo on Acute Sore Throat…
Healthy DialogueJAMA Medical News: The Nature of Lung Microbiome Research
This podcast discusses the latest research into the workings of the lung microbiome and how it will affect future diagnosis and treatment of respiratory…
Healthy DialogueBarry Marshall, MD: H pylori 35 Years Later
This Medical News podcast features an interview with Barry Marshall, MD, who codiscovered the stomach bug H pylori in 1982.
Healthy DialogueScreening for Celiac Disease
Interview with Alex H Krist, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Celiac Disease: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation…
Healthy DialoguePatient-Reported Outcomes Following Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer
Interview with Freddie C. Hamdy, MD, FRCSEd(Urol), and Jenny L Donovan, PhD, FMedSci, authors of Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Treatment for Localized…
Healthy DialogueWhy the New Sepsis Guideline Changed
Recent guidelines for how to best manage septic shock have changed. Gone are recommendations for central venous oxygen saturation monitoring and goal-directed…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: The Screening Pelvic Examination
Interview with Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Gynecologic Conditions With Pelvic Examination: US Preventive…
Healthy DialogueUpdated Guidelines for Sepsis Management
In 2017 the Society for Critical Care Medicine updated its guidelines for sepsis management. These new guidelines differ significantly from ones in the past in…
Healthy DialogueThe Effects of Testosterone Gel on Health Outcomes
Can testosterone gel improve memory, correct anemia, increase bone density or prevent the growth of coronary artery plaque in older men with low testosterone…
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Alzheimer Outlook Far From Bleak
Rudolph Tanzi, PhD, of Harvard University, and Berislav Zlokovic, MD, PhD, of the University of Southern California, discuss what the future holds for…
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Effect of Scalp Cooling for Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia in Women With Breast Cancer
Interview with Julie Rani Nangia, BA, MD, author of Effect of a Scalp Cooling Device on Alopecia in Women Undergoing Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: The SCALP…
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Managing Violent Patients in Health Care Settings
Workplace violence–related injuries occur disproportionately in health care settings. In this podcast, we discuss how individual clinicians should manage…
Healthy DialogueScreening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
Interview with Alex H. Krist, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
Interview with Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Task Force member and co-author of Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: US…
Healthy DialogueJAMA Performance Improvement: Do No Harm — Ensuring Staff Safety Against Violent Patients
Violence against health care workers is increasing. With fewer mental health services available, health care workers have disproportionate exposure to…
Healthy DialogueSystematic Approach to a New Onset Seizure
Between 8% and 10% of the population will have a seizure at one point in life. It's important to distinguish seizures from other entities that can look like…
Healthy DialogueSerologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection
Interview with Ann E. Kurth, PhD, RN, MSN, MPH, author of Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation…
Healthy DialogueEarly Physical Activity and Persistent and Postconcussive symptoms in Children and Adolescents
Interview with Roger L. Zemek, MD, author of Association Between Early Participation in Physical Activity Following Acute Concussion and Persistent…
Healthy DialogueNIH Charts a Path for Nutrition Science
Interview with Jennifer Abbasi, author of NIH Charts a Path for Nutrition Science
Healthy DialogueUS County-Level Trends in Mortality Rates for Major Causes of Death
Interview with Christopher JL. Murray, MD, DPhil, author of US County-Level Trends in Mortality Rates for Major Causes of Death, 1980-2014
Healthy DialogueWhat Should Students or Residents Do When Abused by Faculty
Approximately one-third of all medical school graduates report having been abused as students. Medical student and resident abuse has long been considered…
Healthy DialogueStatin Use for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults
Interview with Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS, USPSTF Task Force member and coauthor of Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US…
Healthy DialogueUsing Medicare Star Ratings to Select Hospitals
Medicare recently developed a star rating system to help consumers determine the quality of care delivered at various hospitals. This rating system was…
Healthy DialoguePioneering Geneticist Explains Ambitious Plan to "Write" the Human Genome
This Medical News podcast discusses the Human Genome Project-write with Harvard geneticist, George Church, PhD.
Healthy DialogueProfessional Boundaries: What to Do When Clinicians Ask Other Clinicians to Prescribe Medications for Them
In this episode of JAMA Professionalism: Best Practice, Edward H. Livingston, MD looks at the case of a physician requesting prescription medication from a…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Interventions to Support Breastfeeding
Interview with Ann E. Kurth, PhD, RN, MSN, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: US Preventive Services…
Healthy DialogueOn CDC's 70th Anniversary, Director Tom Frieden, MD, Looks Ahead
This Medical News podcast features a Q&A with CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, commemorating the agency's historic 70th anniversary. The interview was recorded on…
Healthy DialogueThe Supplement Paradox
Interview with Pieter A. Cohen, MD, author of The Supplement Paradox: Negligible Benefits, Robust Consumption
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Treatments for Hyperemesis and Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy
Nearly all women experience some element of nausea and vomiting during their pregnancies. In this podcast we review the entire spectrum of disease all the way…
Healthy DialogueFluid Resuscitation for Patients in Septic Shock
When managing septic shock, passive leg raising is the best test to determine if a patient is likely to respond to a fluid bolus, better than CVP lines or even…
Healthy DialogueEndovascular Thrombectomy and Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke
Interview with Jeffrey L Saver, M.D., author of Time to Treatment With Endovascular Thrombectomy and Outcomes From Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-analysis
Healthy DialogueJAMA Performance Improvement: Do No Harm — Performing the Wrong Procedure
What to do when the wrong procedure is performed? In this first installment of JAMA Performance Improvement: Do No Harm we explore the options for dealing with…
Healthy DialogueMonitoring and Feedback for Long-term Weight Loss
Interview with John M. Jakicic, PhD, author of Effect of Wearable Technology Combined With a Lifestyle Intervention on Long-term Weight Loss: The IDEA…
Healthy DialogueValue-Driven Outcomes Program and Health Care Cost and Quality
Interview with Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA;, author of Implementation of a Value-Driven Outcomes Program to Identify High Variability in Clinical Costs and…
Healthy DialogueA Surgeon-scientist and Entrepreneur Fights Against Cancer
Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, physician-scientist and entrepreneur, talks about the National MoonShot Initiative, his MoonShot 2020 Program, as well as promising…
Healthy DialogueMRI Exposure During Pregnancy and Offspring Outcomes
Interview with Joel G. Ray, MD, MSc, FRCPC, author of Association Between MRI Exposure During Pregnancy and Fetal and Childhood Outcomes
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Latent Tuberculosis in Adults
Interview with Francisco A.R. García, MD, MPH, author of Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force…
Healthy DialogueThe High Cost of Pharmaceuticals in the United States
Drug prices continue to rise in the US. Many solutions have been proposed but few have been implemented. Drs. Janet Woodcock from the FDA and Aaron Kesselheim…
Healthy DialogueJAMA Professionalism: Best Practice--Disclosure of Medical Error
Introducing a new series of JAMA articles on professionalism, discussed from the perspective of how clinicians should address challenging clinical situations…
Healthy DialogueCost-effectiveness of PCSK9 Inhibitors for Heterozygous FH or ASCVD
Interview with Dhruv S. Kazi, MD, MSc, MS, author of Cost-effectiveness of PCSK9 Inhibitor Therapy in Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia…
Healthy DialogueOpioid Use Disorder
Edward H. Livingston, MD, discusses the British Columbia Ministry of Health's 2015 guidelines on clinical management of opioid use disorder in adults with…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Lipid Disorders in Youth
Interview with David Grossman, MD, author of Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation…
Healthy DialogueCerebral Protection Device Effects on Brain Lesions After TAVI
Interview with Axel Linke, MD, author of Effect of a Cerebral Protection Device on Brain Lesions Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients…
Healthy DialogueThreat From Colistin-Resistant Superbug
Interview with Barbara E. Murray, MD, author of Infectious Disease Expert Sees Threat From Colistin-Resistant Superbug
Healthy DialogueScreening for Skin Cancer
Interview with Michael P. Pignone, MD, MPH, author of Screening for Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Healthy DialogueTreating Opioid Use Disorder Using Buprenorphine Implants
Richard N. Rosenthal, MD discusses a randomized clinical trial demonstrating the efficacy of an implantable buprenorphine-releasing device for treating opioid…
Healthy DialogueHIV and Transplantation: New Reasons for HOPE
Interview with Dorry Segev, MD, PhD, author of HIV and Transplantation: New Reasons for HOPE
Healthy DialogueReview of Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is very common in certain regions of the country and is caused by the spirochete Borrelia bergdorferi. Lyme disease is transmitted by tick bites…
Healthy DialogueAttitudes and Practices of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide
Interview with Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, author of Attitudes and Practices of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in the United States, Canada, and…
Healthy DialogueManaging Persistent Diarrhea
Persistent diarrhea is a poorly recognized syndrome in all populations that requires proper assessment and diagnosis to ensure that affected individuals…
Healthy DialogueIntensive Blood Pressure Control in Adults Aged 75 Years or Older
Interview with Jeff D. Williamson, MD, MHS, author of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adults Aged ≥75…
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Gun Law Reforms and Firearm Deaths in Australia
Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, interviews Simon Chapman, MD, author of Association Between Gun Law Reforms and Intentional Firearm Deaths in…
Healthy DialogueScreening for Colorectal Cancer
Interview with Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS, author of Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Healthy DialogueThe Discovery of Lyme Disease with Dr Allen Steere
Dr Allen Steere discovered Lyme disease and discusses what he saw and did when confronted early in his career with a previously undescribed disease. Late stage…
Healthy DialogueUSPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Syphilis Infection
Interview with Ann E. Kurth, PhD, RN, MSN, MPH, author of Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task…
Healthy DialogueTrends in Obesity Among Adults in the United States, 2005 to 2014
Interview with Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD, author of Trends in Obesity Among Adults in the United States, 2005 to 2014
Healthy DialogueNeighborhood Walkability, Weight, and Diabetes
Interview with Gillian L. Booth, MD, author of Association of Neighborhood Walkability With Change in Overweight, Obesity, and Diabetes
Healthy DialogueHistologic Changes in the Esophagus in Patients With GERD
Drs Stuart Spechler and Peter Kahrilis discuss GERD and esophagitis--how they occur and how they are treated. Dr Spechler also discusses a new hypothesis…
