Explore every episode of the podcast JAMA Medical News
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Highlights From Kidney Week 2026 | 06 Nov 2026 | 00:15:41 | |
Hear the latest on SGLT2 inhibitors, potassium binders, pregnancy after kidney donation, and more from Kidney Week 2026 with Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH, cochair of the Kidney Week education committee. | |||
| The Push for Waist Circumference Measurement | 06 Nov 2026 | 00:05:57 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Waist Circumference Adds to BMI, but Will Clinicians Adopt It?" | |||
| What Pennsylvania's Measles Outbreak Signals to the Nation | 30 Oct 2026 | 00:04:45 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "Is the Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak the New Normal?" | |||
| More Women Than Ever Are Using Testosterone | 23 Oct 2026 | 00:05:45 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Testosterone Use Rises Among Women, but Does the Evidence Support It?" | |||
| What's Next for Lp(a)? | 16 Oct 2026 | 00:06:02 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Lp(a)-Reducing Agent Pelacarsen Misses the Mark in Phase 3—Now What?" | |||
| The Black Market for Investigational GLP-1 Drugs | 09 Oct 2026 | 00:05:59 | |
JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "Unapproved GLP-1 Drugs Retatrutide and Zenagamtide Sold Online Are No Bargain." | |||
| What Happens When Children Use AI for Support? | 02 Oct 2026 | 00:05:14 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss 1 in 5 Children Report Using AI for Emotional Support--Is It Good News or Bad? | |||
| Ovarian Cancer Is a Misnomer | 25 Sep 2026 | 00:05:43 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Remove the Fallopian Tubes If the Opportunity Arises, ACOG Says in New Ovarian Cancer Prevention Guidance." | |||
| The Challenge of Diagnosing Adult ADHD | 18 Sep 2026 | 00:05:32 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "As More Adults Seek ADHD Care, Primary Care Clinicians Are Tasked With Getting the Diagnosis Right." | |||
| Researchers Turn to Viruses to Treat UTIs | 11 Sep 2026 | 00:05:38 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "Is Phage Therapy the Next Big Hope for Urinary Tract Infections?" | |||
| A New Definition of MI and Other Heart Health Highlights From ESC Congress 2026 | 11 Sep 2026 | 00:25:05 | |
Hear about a new universal definition of myocardial infarction, updated heart failure guidelines, and other clinical highlights in this interview with Tomasz Guzik, MD, PhD, chair of this year's European Society of Cardiology Congress. | |||
| The Fascinating Road to a New Narcolepsy Treatment | 09 Sep 2026 | 00:38:39 | |
The winners of the 2026 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, and Masashi Yanagisawa, MD, PhD, discuss how they identified the neuropeptide orexin and deduced its role in narcolepsy. | |||
| What the Latest Research Says About Preventing Dementia | 04 Sep 2026 | 00:05:38 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "Nearly Half of Dementia Cases May Be Preventable—Here's What the Research Says So Far." | |||
| Considering Cognition and Frailty in Cardiovascular Care—Too Big an Ask? | 28 Aug 2026 | 00:05:06 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Cardiovascular Care Should Incorporate Cognition and Frailty, Heart Group Says in New Statement." | |||
| The Tip of the Iceberg Lettuce | 21 Aug 2026 | 00:05:29 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "What the Cyclospora Outbreak Reveals About the State of US Foodborne Disease Surveillance." | |||
| FDA Approves the First mRNA Flu Vaccine for the US | 14 Aug 2026 | 00:05:43 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "What to Know About the mRNA Flu Vaccine, Newly Approved by the FDA." | |||
| The Slow Evolution of Lyme Disease Care | 07 Aug 2026 | 00:05:25 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Will New Lyme Disease Approaches Change Patient Care?" | |||
| Highlights From the 2026 Alzheimer's Association International Conference | 31 Jul 2026 | 00:30:59 | |
Hear the latest on blood-based biomarkers, lifestyle interventions, and more from AAIC 2026 with Gil Rabinovici, MD. | |||
| Striking the Balance for Prescribing Opioids | 31 Jul 2026 | 00:05:22 | |
JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "A Decade After the CDC's Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, Have Clinicians Struck the Right Balance?" | |||
| The Menopause Treatment Boom | 24 Jul 2026 | 00:05:26 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Wild West or Gold Rush: How Long-Neglected Menopause Care Has Spawned a Booming Marketplace." | |||
| The First CKM Syndrome Guidelines Are Here | 17 Jul 2026 | 00:05:10 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "What to Know About the First CKM Syndrome Guidelines." | |||
| The Testosterone Therapy Debate | 10 Jul 2026 | 00:05:32 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Testosterone Therapy: Does New Evidence Warrant Broader Prescribing?" | |||
| Alzheimer Disease Blood Test May Have Higher Rate of False Positives Than Expected | 02 Jul 2026 | 00:05:32 | |
JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "First Alzheimer Disease Blood Test May Produce Many False-Positive Results, Study Finds." | |||
| PMOS is the New PCOS | 26 Jun 2026 | 00:05:35 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "PCOS is Now PMOS—Will a New Name Translate to Improved Clinical Care?" | |||
| New GLP-1 Drug Options and More Highlights From the ADA's 2026 Scientific Sessions | 18 Jun 2026 | 00:22:49 | |
Rita Kalyani, MD, chief scientific and medical officer at the American Diabetes Association, discusses the latest diabetes and obesity research, including a novel oral GLP-1 drug, a combined semaglutide-amylin analogue injection, data from China on high-dose mazdutide, and more. | |||
| Why Exercise Still Matters in the GLP-1 Drug Era | 18 Jun 2026 | 00:04:57 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "In Obesity Treatment, Physical Activity's Benefits Go Beyond Weight Loss, Says AHA." | |||
| The Search for a Fentanyl Vaccine | 12 Jun 2026 | 00:05:32 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Inside the Push for a Fentanyl Vaccine." | |||
| New Insights on HFpEF in Patients With Severe Obesity | 05 Jun 2026 | 00:04:48 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "HFpEF May Be a Different Disease in Patients With Severe Obesity." | |||
| Is There a Doctor on the Ship? | 29 May 2026 | 00:17:03 | |
Joining from quarantine, Stephen Kornfeld, MD, discusses his experience stepping in as the ship's physician when hantavirus transformed his vacation cruise into a global public health concern. | |||
| Ebola Outbreak Update | 29 May 2026 | 00:06:20 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "A Rare Ebola Virus Is Spreading in the DRC—Here's What to Know." | |||
| Bangladesh's New Measles Crisis | 22 May 2026 | 00:04:51 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "More Than 19 000 Measles Cases in a Month—What the Current Outbreak in Bangladesh Signals to the World." | |||
| New Obesity Definition Stirs Debate | 15 May 2026 | 00:06:06 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Experts Debate How Obesity Should Be Defined and Diagnosed." | |||
| Multi-Cancer Blood Tests Have Arrived | 08 May 2026 | 00:06:43 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "These Blood Tests May Detect Dozens of Cancers, but Will They Save Lives?" | |||
| Why GLP-1 Drugs Affect Patients Differently | 01 May 2026 | 00:05:02 | |
JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "Weight Loss, Adverse Effects With GLP-1 Medications May Be Influenced by Genetics." | |||
| Treating Methamphetamine Use Disorder With an Antidepressant | 24 Apr 2026 | 00:03:36 | |
JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "Could a Common Antidepressant Help Treat Methamphetamine Use Disorder?" | |||
| Cicada, the SARS-CoV-2 Variant With a Surprising Trajectory | 17 Apr 2026 | 00:05:44 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "What to Know About Cicada, or BA.3.2, the Latest SARS-CoV-2 Variant Under Monitoring." | |||
| Cancer-Treating Vaccines Are on the Horizon | 10 Apr 2026 | 00:06:51 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "How mRNA Vaccines Could Help Treat Cancer." | |||
| Highlights From the American College of Cardiology's 2026 Scientific Sessions | 10 Apr 2026 | 00:20:30 | |
Hear the latest on PCSK9 inhibitors, cardiorenal benefits of GLP-1 drugs, and other clinical research in this interview with Katie Berlacher, MD, MS, chair of this year's annual ACC meeting. | |||
| What Happens When Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis Stop Drinking? | 03 Apr 2026 | 00:05:00 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "New Hope for Patients With Advanced Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Who Stop Drinking." | |||
| What's New in the Updated Lipid Guidelines? | 27 Mar 2026 | 00:05:23 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "What to Know About the New Lipid Guidelines." | |||
| The Health Costs of EPA's Heavy Metal Air Pollution Rollbacks | 20 Mar 2026 | 00:04:59 | |
JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "Why the EPA's Reversal on Heavy Metal Air Pollution Is Cause for Concern." | |||
| PrEP Prevents HIV—If Patients Can Get It | 13 Mar 2026 | 00:06:06 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "After a Decade of Progress Against HIV, PrEP Enters a Precarious Era." | |||
| AI Tools for Patients Have Arrived | 06 Mar 2026 | 00:06:06 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "Are AI Tools Ready to Answer Patients' Questions About Their Medical Care?" | |||
| Why the Low Carb vs Low Fat Debate Misses the Point | 27 Feb 2026 | 00:04:28 | |
JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "In the Low-Carb vs Low-Fat Debate, Study Suggests Food Quality Matters More for Heart Health." | |||
| What's New in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? | 20 Feb 2026 | 00:05:24 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "What Nutrition Experts Say About the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans." | |||
| ICE Raids Are Jeopardizing Health Care Access | 13 Feb 2026 | 00:06:03 | |
JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "US Patients Getting ICE-d-Out of Health Care." | |||
| Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine–Associated Myocarditis | 06 Feb 2026 | 00:05:19 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Mechanisms Are Emerging for COVID-19 Vaccine−Associated Myocarditis." | |||
| What's Next in Weight-Loss Drugs? | 30 Jan 2026 | 00:06:20 | |
JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "Data on 3 New GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss That May Be Approved This Year." | |||
| How Stress May Connect Mental Health and Cardiovascular Disease | 23 Jan 2026 | 00:04:39 | |
In this week's roundup, Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "Stress May Link Depression and Anxiety to Cardiovascular Disease." | |||
| FDA Approves the First Oral GLP-1 Drug for Obesity | 16 Jan 2026 | 00:05:19 | |
In this week's roundup, JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "What to Know About the Wegovy Pill for Obesity" and more. | |||