Podcasts by Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A

Medicaid Policy Associated With Increased Enrollment During the Pandemic from 2022-02-04T16:00

For the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency, state Medicaid programs elected to maintain eligibility for Medicaid recipients in exchange for increased federal funding. In t...

At-Home Self-Testing Kits for SARS-CoV-2 from 2022-01-31T16:00

Interview with Steven Woloshin, MD, MS, author of Listen

Association of Child Masking With COVID-19 Childcare Program Closures from 2022-01-27T16:00

Interview with Walter S. Gilliam, PhD, and Thomas S. Murray, MD, PhD, authors of Assoc...

Public Health in an Era of Endemic COVID-19 from 2022-01-18T16:00

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 JAMA Viewpoints, providing their ideas...

COVID-19 CDC Update – Early January 2022 from 2022-01-11T16:00

Former CDC Executive Secretariat of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Amanda Cohn, MD, joins JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, for the latest on the need for vaccination an...

COVID-19 Update: Omicron Variant from 2021-12-06T16:00

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 emerged Omicron variant, the potential ...

Association of Self-reported COVID-19 Infection and SARS-CoV-2 Serology Results With Persistent Physical Symptoms from 2021-11-08T16:00

Interview with Cédric Lemogne, MD, PhD, and Joane Matta, PhD, authors of Listen

October 2021 Medical News Summary from 2021-10-26T15:00

COVID-19 Crisis Advances Efforts to Reimagine Nursing Homes; Moving COVID-19 Testing Out of the Clinic and Into the Home; The Lingua Franca of Addiction—Stigmatizing Words That Wound

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Efficacy of Therapeutic-Dose Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 from 2021-10-07T15:00

Interview with Alex C. Spyropoulos, author of Listen

A New Vision for Nursing Homes from 2021-10-06T15:00

The longstanding shortcomings of the US nursing home model became more visible during the COVID-19 crisis. Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, a geriatric nurse practitioner and president of the John A. Hart...

COVID-19 in Canada—Experience and Response to Waves 2 and 3 from 2021-09-28T15:00

Canadian law gives the country’s individual provinces and territories primary responsibility for coronavirus containment and mitigation. JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, from the Un...

Delivery of Ophthalmic Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2021-09-23T15:00

Interview with Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, author of Listen

Rebounding From COVID-19’s Reversal of Recent Progress in the ICU from 2021-09-15T15:00

Many patients experience neurocognitive deficits, PTSD, and generalized weakness and disability following an intensive care unit (ICU) stay. JAMA Medical News Senior Writer Rita Rubin talks with...

New Evidence on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Insurance Coverage from 2021-09-03T15:00

We know that the pandemic caused millions of people to lose their jobs, and potentially their job-based insurance, and yet new survey data showed surprisingly small changes in uninsurance rates ...

Quantifying Particle Aerosolization Risk During Tracheostomy Surgery and Tracheostomy Care from 2021-07-22T15:00

Interview with Alexander T. Hillel, M.D., author of Quantifying Viral Particle Aerosolization Risk During ...

COVID-19’s Shock to Health Care Services from 2021-07-06T15:00

The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on the use of health care services. Dr Nora Becker of the University of Michigan talks about her research on reductions in the use of women’s p...

Lung Transplants for COVID-19—The Option of Last Resort from 2021-06-17T15:00

Lung transplantation has become an option of last resort for a small subset of patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or pulmonary fibrosis. Ankit Bharat, MD, ...

May 2021 Medical News Summary from 2021-05-25T15:00

Researchers Tie Severe Immunosuppression to Chronic COVID-19 and Virus Variants; An Inside Look at a Post–COVID-19 Clinic; COVID-19 and the “Lost Year” for Smokers Trying to Quit

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An Inside Look at a Post–COVID-19 Clinic from 2021-05-05T15:00

COVID-19 leaves some people with a troubling constellation of symptoms that has been known as long-haul COVID but now has a more formal name: postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). C...

Noninvasive Ventilation of COVID-19 Patients from 2021-03-29T15:00

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) may help COVID-19 patients in respiratory failure avoid invasive mechanical ventilation but may also lead to delays in intubation with potential for worse clinical ...

March 2021 Medical News Summary from 2021-03-23T15:00

The Price of Success—How to Evaluate COVID-19 Vaccines When They’re Available Outside of Clinical Trials; When the Human Voice Speaks Volumes About Lung Function; COVID-19 Vaccines vs Variants—D...

Coronavirus Update With Carlos del Rio and Preeti Malani from 2021-03-18T15:00

Coronavirus trends, variants, vaccines, treatment, and more. JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, also from the University of Michigan, and Emory University School of Medicine's Carlos ...

Coronavirus Variants With John P. Moore from 2021-03-08T16:00

Genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus are emerging but so far do not seem to have caused breakthrough infections in people with previous infection or in those who have been vaccinated. John P...

Will COVID-19 Become a Recurrent Seasonal Disease? from 2021-03-03T16:00

Interview with Christopher J.L. Murray, MD, DPhil, author of The Potential Future of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Will SARS-CoV-2 Become a Recurrent Seasonal Infection?

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Funding of Pharmaceutical Innovation During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2021-03-02T16:00

Interview with James C. Robinson, PhD, author of Funding of Pharmaceutical Innovation During and After the C...

Coronavirus Vaccine Update From the CDC With Nancy E. Messonnier, MD from 2021-03-02T16:00

Nancy E. Messonnier, MD is director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and leads the CDC’s efforts o...

Coronavirus Vaccines—An Overview from 2021-02-26T16:00

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are the first of many being tested for widespread use. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, reviews ...

Vaccinating Nursing Home and Long-term Care Facility Residents for Coronavirus from 2021-02-24T16:00

The CDC coordinated a massive effort to immunize nearly all nursing home and long-term care facility residents in the US against COVID-19 infection in the month after vaccine approval. Ruth Link...

February 2021 Medical News Summary from 2021-02-23T16:00

Researchers Investigate What COVID-19 Does to the Heart; “Important Conversations” Are Needed to Explain the Nocebo Effect; Therapists Donate Their Time to Counsel Distressed Health Care Workers...

Coronavirus Update With CDC Director Rochelle Walensky - February 17, 2021 from 2021-02-19T16:00

CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the agency's response to emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants, implications for the planned vaccine mobilization strat...

Coronavirus Vaccine Update With Paul Offit – February 11, 2021 from 2021-02-15T16:00

Paul A. Offit, MD, of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia returns to JAMA's Q&A series to provide an update on the emergence of COVID-19 variants and their implications for vaccine developme...

Mask Wearing for COVID-19 Prevention—Summary of CDC Data from 2021-02-10T16:00

Natural experiments comparing coronavirus spread on ships and in hair salons with vs without face masks point to the importance of wearing masks for curbing SARS-CoV-2 spread. John T. Brooks, MD...

Coronavirus Vaccination in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Individuals from 2021-02-10T16:00

As US vaccine distribution expands to include younger healthier populations, questions about vaccine safety in women of childbearing age have become more urgent. University of Texas Southwestern...

Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines—Ethical and Legal Considerations from 2021-02-09T16:00

Interview with Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, author of Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines

Coronavirus Variants - What They Mean from 2021-02-08T16:00

2021 has brought news of emerging SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants that increase transmissibility. Will they diminish vaccine efficacy and lead us to lose pandemic control? University of Michigan's A...

Coronavirus Update With Anthony Fauci – February 3, 2021 from 2021-02-05T16:00

NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, MD, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss

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Mental Health, Overdose, and Violence Outcomes and the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2021-02-03T16:00

Interview with Kristin M. Holland, PhD, MPH, author of Trends in US Emergency Department ...

Coronavirus Update With Peter Piot, MD, PhD from 2021-02-01T16:00

Peter Piot, MD, PhD, director of The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is a legend in global health, having been involved in identification of HIV and Ebola virus in Africa. He was...

Association of Psychiatric Disorders With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19 from 2021-01-27T16:00

Interview with Donald C. Goff, MD, author of Association of Psychiatric Disorders With Mo...

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 from 2021-01-22T16:00

Ethnic and racial minorities have been particularly hard hit with COVID-19 in some communities. Mitchell Katz, MD, president and chief executive officer of New York City Health + Hospitals, and ...

Coronavirus Vaccine Update with Paul Offit and Robert Wachter from 2021-01-21T16:00

To get more vaccine to more people more efficiently, UCSF School of Medicine's Robert M. Wachter, MD, recently urged giving a single dose now and deferring the second dose until more vaccine is ...

Coronavirus Update With CDC Director Rochelle Walensky from 2021-01-21T16:00

Incoming Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss her vision and priorities for the agency and changes in ...

Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Transmission; Association of ICU Volume with Patient Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2021-01-19T16:00

Editor in Chief Fred Rivara and Deputy Editor Steve Fihn discuss research published in JAMA Network Open in January 2021

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The Winter COVID-19 Surge in New York and Los Angeles from 2021-01-15T16:00

Mitchell Katz, MD, president and chief executive officer of New York City Health + Hospitals, and former Los Angeles County health agency director, discusses causes, similarities, and difference...

Coronavirus Critical Care Update With Lennie Derde and Christopher Seymour from 2021-01-15T16:00

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted scientists to use adaptive research designs to evaluate potential treatments simultaneously and efficiently, increasing the likelihood that patients will recei...

An Opportune Time to Update Medical Licensing from 2021-01-13T16:00

Interview with Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA, author of The COVID-19 Pandemic—An Opportu...

Coronavirus Vaccine Update With Arnold S. Monto, MD from 2021-01-13T16:00

Arnold S. Monto, MD, chaired the US Food and Drug Administration's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) meetings in December that led to Emergency Use Authorizati...

Using Lorenz Curves to Measure Racial Inequities in COVID-19 Testing from 2021-01-12T16:00

Aaloke Mody, MD, joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cross-sectional study that uses Lorenz curves as a metric for quantifying racial inequities in ...

Understanding the New SARS-CoV-2 Mutation Found in England from 2021-01-08T16:00

Gregory Armstrong, MD, director of the Advanced Molecular Detection Program for the CDC, explains what is currently known about the new mutations of SARS-CoV-2.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Safety–Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions from 2021-01-06T18:00

Tom Shimabukuro, MD, MPH, MBA, and Sara Mbaeyi, MD, MPH, from the CDC discuss rare allergic complications in patients who received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine between December ...

Understanding SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Variants from 2021-01-06T16:00

Adam Lauring, MD, PhD, from the University of Michigan Division of Infectious Diseases, an expert on the evolutionary biology of RNA viruses, explains the new genetic variants recently found in ...

Public Concern About Violence, Firearms, and the COVID-19 Pandemic in California from 2021-01-05T16:00

Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, PhD, MPH, joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a survey study describing individuals’ concerns regarding violence in the context ...

Nursing Homes and COVID-19 from 2020-12-30T16:00

Elderly persons and residents of nursing homes have been the hardest hit in the COVID-19 pandemic. Harvard geriatrician Sharon Inouye, MD, discusses the effect COVID-19 has had on nursing homes ...

COVID-19 Conspiracies and Beyond: How Physicians Can Deal With Patients’ Misinformation from 2020-12-30T16:00

Communication science expert Brian Southwell, PhD, recently launched a training workshop at the Duke University School of Medicine to address a major clinical problem: What should physicians do ...

US Public Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates from 2020-12-22T16:00

Emily A. Largent, JD, PhD, RN, joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a survey study assessing the acceptability of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) v...

COVID-19 Vaccines and Herd Immunity from 2020-12-21T16:00

With coronavirus vaccines now available, what are the timeline and prospects for "herd immunity" and return to a new normal? Marc Lipsitch, DPhil, of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health re...

Coronavirus Vaccine FDA Update from 2020-12-16T16:00

Peter W. Marks, MD, PhD, and Stephen M. Hahn, MD, return to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines: the data, the weekend's EUA designation (Pfizer/BioNTech), and ...

Surgeon Creates Barrier-Free COVID-19 Testing Service for Philadelphia's Black Residents from 2020-12-16T16:00

Ala Stanford, MD, founder of Philadelphia’s Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, talks with JAMA Medical News Staff Writer Mary Chris Jaklevic about her work to establish COVID-19 testing sites fo...

Coronavirus Vaccine Update With Anthony Fauci from 2020-12-15T16:00

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...

Parental Relationships with Children During COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Lockdowns from 2020-12-15T16:00

JAMA Fishbein Fellow Kristin Walter, MD, interviews Craig Garfield, MD, and Richard Weissbourd, EdD, about parental relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Comparison of Triage Scoring Guidelines for Allocation of Mechanical Ventilators from 2020-12-15T16:00

Hannah Wunsch, MD, MSc, joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cohort study comparing the New York State Ventilator Allocation Guideline with the origi...

The COVID Tracking Project from 2020-12-11T23:35

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 understan...

Gyms, Restaurants, Mass Transit, and Community COVID-19 Exposures from 2020-12-10T16:00

Lockdowns resulting from COVID-19 have had a devastating effect on everyone’s personal lives and the economy. What factors in people’s daily lives are most associated with SARS-CoV-2 transmissio...

Race/Ethnicity Among Children With COVID-19–Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome from 2020-12-08T16:00

Ellen H. Lee, MD, joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cohort study describing the distribution of race/ethnicity among cases of coronavirus disease ...

Air Handling Standards for Increasing the Safety of Indoor Spaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-12-07T16:00

Closing businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating consequences for individuals and the economy in general. Proper air handling combined with the use of masks and physical dista...

Coronavirus Vaccine Update With Paul Offit from 2020-12-04T16:00

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, retur...

Coronavirus Update with Nicholas Christakis from 2020-11-25T16:00

Yale Sterling Professor Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, 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 rece...

Delirium in Older Patients With COVID-19 Presenting to the Emergency Department from 2020-11-24T16:00

Maura Kennedy, MD, MPH, joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cohort study examining how frequently older adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-...

COVID-19 Update—Critical Care and Pandemic Response from 2020-11-23T16:00

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...

Older Adults and the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19 from 2020-11-20T16:00

Interview with Ipsit V. Vahia, MD, author of Older Adults and the Mental Health Effects of COVID-19

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Herd Immunity as a Coronavirus Pandemic Strategy from 2020-11-11T16:00

Would letting coronavirus infect the broad US and global population be a safe and effective means of ending the COVID-19 pandemic? Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, of Stanford University's Center for ...

Coronavirus and US State Departments of Health from 2020-11-11T16:00

Ngozi O. Ezike, MD, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, discusses state and regional management of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded November 9, 2020.

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US Clinicians’ Experiences and Perspectives on Resources and Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-11-10T16:00

Catherine R. Butler, MD, MA joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a qualitative study describing the perspectives and experiences of clinicians involved...

Long-term Health Consequences of COVID-19 from 2020-11-03T16:00

Interview with Carlos del Rio, MD, author of Long-term Health Consequences of COVID-19

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Findings Associated With Severe Illness and Mortality Among Hospitalized Individuals With COVID-19 from 2020-11-03T16:00

Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc, joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cohort study assessing admission laboratory and comorbidity features associated with cri...

Should We Mandate a COVID-19 Vaccine for Children? from 2020-11-02T16:00

JAMA Pediatrics Editors' Summary by Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, and Frederick Rivara, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief of JAMA Network Open for the November 2, 2020 issue.

The Effect of COVID-19 on the 2020-2021 Influenza Season from 2020-11-02T16:00

Tim Uyeki, MD, chief medical officer for the Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses how the CO...

Coronavirus Update With Anthony Fauci - October 28, 2020 from 2020-10-30T15:00

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic, including the continued importance of nonpharmaceutical interventions (masking, ha...

Coronavirus Vaccine Update With Paul A. Offit, MD from 2020-10-29T15:00

Paul A. Offit, MD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to provide an update on progress in COVID-19 vaccine development. Recorded October 27, 2020.

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Factors Associated With US Adults’ Likelihood of Accepting COVID-19 Vaccination from 2020-10-27T15:00

John S. Brownstein, PhD and Douglas L. Kriner, PhD join JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a survey study evaluating the factors associated with US adults’...

October 2020 Medical News Summary from 2020-10-27T15:00

Large Meta-analysis Digs Into Obesity’s COVID-19 Risks; As Their Numbers Grow, COVID-19 “Long Haulers” Stump Experts; Telephone Visits Surge During the Pandemic, but Will They Last?

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COVID-19 and the Athletic Heart: Emerging Perspectives on Pathology, Risks, and Return-to-Play from 2020-10-26T15:00

Interview with Aaron L. Baggish, MD, and Jonathan H Kim, MD, authors of Coronavirus Disease 20...

Coronavirus Update With Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH from 2020-10-26T15:00

Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital returns to JAMA's COVID-19 Q&A to provide an update on developments in the pandemic. She is a signator...

The Costs of Coronavirus from 2020-10-22T15:00

The costs of the coronavirus pandemic are unprecedented in their dimensions: David M. Cutler, PhD, of Harvard University discusses financial costs: the $16 trillion virus.

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Coronavirus Q&A With Andy Slavitt, MBA from 2020-10-21T15:00

Andy Slavitt, MBA, discusses recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and the US response. Slavitt is former Acting CMS Administrator in the Obama administration, board director at the Unite...

Can We Count on Herd Immunity to Control COVID-19? from 2020-10-19T15:00

Many people are hoping that enough people develop resistance to COVID-19, either from being exposed to the disease or from vaccination, to develop herd immunity that will enable society to retur...

Prioritizing Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations for Coronavirus Vaccination from 2020-10-16T15:00

The National Academy of Medicine has recommended that racial minority populations receive priority for vaccination because they have been hard hit by the pandemic and are "worse off" socioeconom...

Digging Into Obesity’s COVID-19 Risks from 2020-10-15T15:00

University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill nutrition scholar Barry Popkin, PhD, and JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi discuss new findings on obesity and COVID-1...

Sensible Medicine—Balancing Intervention and Inaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-10-15T15:00

Interview with Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc, author of Sensible Medicine—Balancing Intervention and Inaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Who Gets Coronavirus Vaccine First? from 2020-10-07T15:00

On October 2 the US National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine issued its consensus Framework for Equitable Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine. William H. Foege, MD, MPH, emeritus di...

Coronavirus Vaccine Update From the FDA from 2020-10-07T15:00

Peter Marks, MD, PhD, directs the US FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and will "call the balls and strikes" on any COVID-19 vaccine, according to FDA Commissioner Stephe...

US Adults’ Preferences for Public Allocation of a Vaccine for Coronavirus Disease 2019 from 2020-10-06T15:00

Sarah E. Gollust, PhD joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a survey study examining public perception of high priority groups for receipt of an eventua...

Sweden and COVID-19 from 2020-10-02T15:00

Sweden’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic differed from its neighbors in Europe. Lockdowns were minimized with the belief that they would be more damaging than the virus itself. Much criticism ...

Coronavirus Q&A With Anthony Fauci, MD – September 25, 2020 from 2020-09-29T15:00

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded September 25, 2020.

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Assessment of Disparities in COVID-19 Testing and Infection Across Language Groups in Seattle, Washington from 2020-09-29T15:00

H. Nina Kim, MD, MSc and Herbert C. Duber, MD, MPH join JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cross-sectional study evaluating the proportion of patients te...

Coronavirus Update With Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH from 2020-09-25T15:00

Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, returns to JAMA's Coronavirus Q&A series to discuss the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. He is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research...

COVID-19 Vaccine Approval and the FDA from 2020-09-23T15:00

Hydroxychloroquine and convalescent plasma approvals by the FDA under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) protocols have raised concerns the agency is under withering political pressure to fast-tr...

September 2020 Medical News Summary from 2020-09-22T15:00

What Happens When COVID-19 Collides With Flu Season?; Flu Vaccination Urged During COVID-19 Pandemic; COVID-19 and mRNA Vaccines—First Large Test for a New Approach

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The Science of Persuasion Offers Lessons for COVID-19 Prevention from 2020-09-16T15:00

Science communications expert Dominique Brossard, PhD, and JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi discuss research-based strategies to encourage mask wearing, social distanc...

Mobile Phone Location Data Indications of Travel and Stay-at-Home Mandates and COVID-19 Infection Rates in the US from 2020-09-15T15:00

Song Gao, PhD and Ajay K. Sethi, PhD join JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cross-sectional study using anonymous location data from 45 million mobile p...

Regulatory Decision-making on COVID-19 Vaccines During a Public Health Emergency from 2020-09-15T15:00

Interview with Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, author of Regulatory Decision-making on COVID-19 Vaccines During a Public Health Emergency

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Hypertension, Obesity, and COVID-19 from 2020-09-14T15:00

New data show unfavorable US trends in hypertension and obesity, with communities of color doing worse. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Director Griffin P. Rodge...

Association of Vitamin D Status and Other Clinical Characteristics With COVID-19 Test Results from 2020-09-08T15:00

David O. Meltzer, MD, PhD, joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cohort study examining whether patients’ most recent vitamin D levels and treatment f...

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents—A Systematic Review from 2020-09-08T15:00

JAMA Pediatrics Editors' Summary by Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, and Frederick Rivara, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief of JAMA Network Open for the September 8, 2020 issue.

Corticosteroids for COVID-19: New Evidence of Benefit from 2020-09-04T15:00

A conversation with Jonathan A. C. Sterne, MA, MSc, PhD, of the University of Bristol, Todd W. Rice, MD, MSc, of Vanderbilt University, and Janet V. Diaz, MD, of the World Health Organization (W...

What Is It Like to Have COVID-19? from 2020-09-01T15:00

COVID-19 continues to rapidly spread throughout the world. In the past few months, the population affected by the disease has shifted from older to younger patients. Public health officials are ...

Coronavirus Vaccine Update from 2020-08-26T15:00

Paul A. Offit, MD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides an update on COVID-19 vaccine development. Recorded August 24, 2020.

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Modeling Contact Tracing Strategies for COVID-19 from 2020-08-25T15:00

Alyssa Bilinski, MS, and Joshua A. Salomon, PhD, join JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a mathematical modeling study examining the potential for contract...

Coronavirus Update From the CDC – August 20, 2020 from 2020-08-24T15:00

CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, discusses recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and US response, including prospects for dual outbreaks of COVID-19 and influenza in the fall and winter....

Coronavirus Update With Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD from 2020-08-21T15:00

Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, discusses recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic....

The Intersection Between Flu and COVID-19 from 2020-08-14T15:00

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, flu season is almost upon us. This is concerning because there will be an overlap between flu and COVID-19 and patients could g...

The Consequences of Not Vaccinating for Measles from 2020-08-14T15:00

Before COVID-19, even though most children got vaccinated for measles, too many did not, resulting in worsening outbreaks of measles. People forgot how bad a disease measles is and became lax ab...

Why Are We Still Talking About Hydroxychloroquine as a Treatment for COVID-19? from 2020-08-13T15:00

The use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 serves as an example of what is wrong with medical information being widely disseminated before it is thoroughly vetted by peer review. ...

How to Reopen Schools in the COVID-19 Era from 2020-08-13T15:00

One of the most contentious issues relating to COVID-19 is when to reopen schools. This is a complicated matter because placing people in close quarters risks spread of the disease. Yet children...

Number of US Patients With Newly Identified Cancers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-08-11T15:00

Harvey W. Kaufman, MD joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cross-sectional study examining changes in the number of patients with newly identified ca...

Coronavirus Update From the WHO from 2020-08-07T15:00

Soumya Swaminathan, MD, DNB, chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), discusses the global coronavirus pandemic and the WHO response. Recorded August 5, 2020.

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Update on Dexamethasone for the Treatment of COVID-19 from 2020-08-05T15:00

Few treatments have proven to be effective for treating COVID-19. Recently, a clinical trial reporting the results of dexamethasone for treating COVID-19 was published and has received a great d...

Coronavirus Q&A With Anthony Fauci, MD – August 3, 2020 from 2020-08-05T15:00

Anthony Fauci, MD, White House Coronavirus Task Force member and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Re...

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers in Houston, Texas from 2020-08-04T15:00

Roberta L. Schwartz, PhD joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cross-sectional study examining rates of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...

Experiences of Home Health Care Workers during COVID-19 in New York City from 2020-08-04T15:00

Interview with Madeline R. Sterling, MD, author of Experiences of Home Health Care Wo...

COVID-19 and the FDA from 2020-08-03T15:00

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, discusses the agency's role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded July 30, 2020.

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COVID-19 and School Reopenings from 2020-07-31T15:00

Katherine Auger, MD, MSc, of Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Julie Donohue, PhD, of University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health discuss K-12 school reopening policy options an...

COVID-19 and Health Justice from 2020-07-30T15:00

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker discusses the role of philanthropic organizations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and to health inequities. Recorded July 28, 2020.

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Risk Factors and Mortality Among Residents With COVID-19 in Long-term Care Facilities from 2020-07-28T15:00

David N. Fisman, MD, MPH joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cohort study that examines the trends and risk factors associated with coronavirus dise...

Coronavirus Update With Eric Topol, MD from 2020-07-27T15:00

Eric Topol, MD, Scripps Research EVP and omnivorous science health care and tech commentator, discusses the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded July 23, 2020.

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Completion of Advance Directives and Documented Care Preferences During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-07-21T15:00

Catherine L. Auriemma, MD joins JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a cohort study that examines changes in completion of and expressed preferences on an on...

Remdesivir and Dexamethasone for the Treatment of COVID-19 from 2020-07-20T15:00

Both remdesivir and dexamethasone have been promoted as effective treatments for COVID-19. JAMA Deputy Editor Greg Curfman, MD, and Professor Rachel Sachs, JD, from the Washington University Sch...

Coronavirus Update With CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD from 2020-07-16T15:00

CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD, discusses the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the agency’s latest recommendations. Recorded July 14, 2020.

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Characteristics of the Randomized Clinical Trials for COVID-19 Launched During the Pandemic from 2020-07-14T15:00

Ramez Kouzy, MD, Joseph Abi Jaoude, MD, and Ethan Ludmir, MD join JAMA Network Open Digital Media Editor, Seth Trueger, MD, MPH, to discuss a systematic review examining current randomized clini...

Coronavirus in Houston — Report From the Front Lines from 2020-07-14T15:00

Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, MD, of Baylor College of Medicine discusses the surge and ICU management of COVID-19 patients in Houston, Texas. Recorded July 10, 2020.

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How Is COVID-19 Transmitted? from 2020-07-13T15:00

Whether the SARS-CoV-2 virus is transmitted by droplets or aerosol influences which public health interventions might slow its spread. Michael Klompas, MD, professor of medicine at Harvard Medic...

Coronavirus Update – July 2020 from 2020-07-10T15:00

Infectious disease physician Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, of Harvard University discusses the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded July 8, 2020.

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Coronavirus Q&A With Anthony Fauci, MD – July 2, 2020 from 2020-07-03T15:00

Anthony Fauci, MD, White House Coronavirus Task Force member and Director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. R...

Update From the CDC With Anne Schuchat, MD from 2020-07-01T15:00

Anne Schuchat, MD, Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded on June 29, 2020.

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Estimation of Excess Deaths From COVID-19 in the United States, March to May 2020 from 2020-07-01T15:00

Interview with Daniel M. Weinberger, PhD, author of Estimation of Excess Deaths Assoc...

Simulation of Pool Testing Strategies to Identify Patients With COVID-19 from 2020-06-30T15:00

Alhaji Cherif, PhD and Peter Kotanko, MD join JAMA Network Open Editors to discuss a study examining the feasibility of using pool testing to identify patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COV...

Coronavirus in Brazil: Report From the Front Lines from 2020-06-30T15:00

Intensivists Flavia R. Machado, MD, PhD, of the Federal University of São Paulo, and Jorge Salluh, MD, PhD, of the D’OR Institute for Research and Education in Rio de Janeiro, discuss the surge ...

Taking a Closer Look at COVID-19, Health Inequities, and Racism from 2020-06-29T15:00

Chicago public health legend and retired physician Linda Rae Murray, MD, discusses systemic racism and the pandemic’s disproportionate effect among African Americans and other people of color wi...

The Next COVID-19 Phase from 2020-06-26T15:00

Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, of UMN's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, discusses the summer rise in US COVID-19 cases, prospects for school reopening, a "second wave" in the fa...

Variation in Ventilator Allocation Guidelines by US State During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-06-23T15:00

Gina M. Piscitello, MD joins JAMA Network Open Editors to discuss a systematic review that examines US state guidelines for ventilator allocation decision-making during the coronavirus disease 2...

Prevalence of Taste and Smell Dysfunction in Coronavirus Disease 2019 from 2020-06-18T15:00

Interview with Fabio Ferreli, MD, and Giuseppe Mercante, MD, authors of Prevalence of Taste and Smell Dysfu...

Coronavirus Q&A: Clinical Update With Carlos del Rio, MD from 2020-06-17T15:00

Infectious disease and global health expert Carlos del Rio, MD, of Emory University provides an update on the status of the #COVID19 pandemic in summer 2020, prospects for effective treatment an...

COVID-19 Q&A: Critical Care Update from 2020-06-10T15:00

COVID-19 critical care update with Maurizio Cecconi, MD, of Humanitas University in Milan, Italy, and JAMA Associate Editor Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, of the University of Pittsburgh. Recorded Jun...

COVID-19 Outbreak and Enrollment in Cancer Clinical Trials from 2020-06-09T15:00

Joseph M. Unger, PhD joins JAMA Network Open Editors to discuss a cohort study investigating how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is associated with national enrollment in cancer...

Telepsychiatry and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic—Outcomes of Rapid Virtualization of Psychiatric Care from 2020-06-08T15:00

Interview with Jay Shore, MD, MPH, author of Telepsychiatry and the Coronavirus Disease 20...

Coronavirus Q&A: Opening School in the Fall from 2020-06-05T15:00

Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, and Christopher Morphew, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University discuss options for opening primary, middle, and high schools in fall 2020. Recorded June 3, 2020.

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Coronavirus Q&A With Anthony Fauci, MD from 2020-06-04T15:00

NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, discusses recent developments in the global COVID-19 pandemic with JAMA Editor in Chief Howard Bauchner, MD. Recorded June 2, 2020.

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Coronavirus Vaccine Development from 2020-06-03T15:00

Paul Offit, MD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses principles and progress to date in COVID-19 vaccine development. Recorded June 1, 2020.

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Venous Thrombosis Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 from 2020-06-02T15:00

Tristan Morichau-Beauchant, MD joins JAMA Network Open Editors to discuss a case series that reports a systematic assessment of deep vein thrombosis among patients in an intensive care unit in F...

Coronavirus Q&A: Managing the Pandemic from 2020-06-01T15:00

Paul Starr, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, discusses policy options for achieving a new normal in the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded Thursday, May 28, 2020....

The NIH Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) Initiative from 2020-05-21T15:00

US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, discusses the agency's new initiative to collaborate with other agencies and industry to accelerate development and t...

Prioritizing Physician Mental Health as COVID-19 Marches On from 2020-05-20T15:00

The University of New Mexico's Eileen Barrett, MD, MPH, speaks with JAMA's Jennifer Abbasi about the pandemic's mental and emotional toll on health care workers—and how they and their employers ...

Estimated Rates of COVID-19 in Border Counties in Iowa vs Illinois from 2020-05-19T15:00

Was the stay-at-home order in Illinois associated with different rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared with Iowa, which did not issue a stay-at-home order? Wei Lyu, MS and George...

Immunity Passports in the Time of COVID-19 from 2020-05-13T15:00

Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, of the Perelman School of Medicine's Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, discusses the use of immunity licensing (immunity passports) as a means to restore ...

Demand for US Hospital Inpatient and Intensive Care Unit Beds for Patients With COVID-19 from 2020-05-12T15:00

Ruoran Li, MPhil joins JAMA Network editors to discuss a comparative effectiveness study describing and comparing the intensive care unit and inpatient bed needs for patients with coronavirus di...

Preprints & Twitter in the Time of COVID-19 from 2020-05-11T15:00

Preprint servers and professional discourse on social media sites like Twitter have been incredibly helpful in spreading useful information as the COVID-19 pandemic changes over time. But they c...

COVID-19 and Health Care's New Normal from 2020-05-06T15:00

Don Berwick, MD, MPP, of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, discusses choices societies and the medical profession can make to improve health care and reduce inequities as we move out of ...

Coronavirus Q&A: Update From the CDC from 2020-05-05T15:57:29

Anne Schuchat, MD, Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses evolution of CDC guidance and latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Record...

Contact Tracing Assessment of COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics in Taiwan from 2020-05-01T15:00

Interview with Hsien-Ho Lin, MD, ScD, author of Contact Tracing Assessment of COVID-1...

COVID-19 and US Health Care Spending from 2020-04-29T15:00

The US spends more on health care as a proportion of its GDP than any other nation. Will the COVID-19 pandemic reduce or accelerate that spending? Sherry Glied, PhD, Dean and Professor of Public...

Caution Needed on the Use of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine for Coronavirus Disease 2019 from 2020-04-28T15:00

Steven M. Bradley, MD, MPH joins JAMA Network editors to discuss a randomized clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of 2 chloroquine diphosphate dosages in patients with severe coron...

Pandemic Part 2: A Trip to Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum from 2020-04-27T16:18:41

A new exhibit on the 1918 flu pandemic asks: What is an individual's responsibility to their community during a pandemic? Exhibit curator Jane Boyd and museum manager Nancy Hill take Jennifer Ab...

Pandemic Part 1: 1918 Flu Pandemic and COVID-19 from 2020-04-27T16:15:15

Medical historian Howard Markel, MD, PhD, director of the University of Michigan's Center for the History of Medicine, speaks with JAMA Fishbein fellow Angel Desai, MD, about lessons from the de...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Ventilatory Management for COVID-Related Respiratory Failure from 2020-04-24T15:00

Management of COVID-19-related respiratory failure differs from what is necessary for ARDS. Rather than having alveolar edema, COVID-19 patients have pulmonary vascular dysregulation. Gas exchan...

Predicting the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-04-24T15:00

Marc Lipsitch, DPhil, an infectious diseases epidemiologist developing biological and modeling approaches to pathogen transmission and outbreaks, discusses evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in ...

Coronavirus and Health Policy from 2020-04-22T19:51:07

JAMA Health Forum editors John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Melinda Buntin, PhD, discuss changes in US health care and health policy driven by the coronavirus pandemic. Recorded April 16, 2020.

COVID-19: From Mitigation to Containment from 2020-04-22T15:00

Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, of Harvard University discusses public health strategies and policies for lifting shelter-in-place and quarantine and for returning the US to a new post-first-wave no...

New York City Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update from 2020-04-15T15:00

New York City coronavirus update from Mitchell Katz, MD, President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal public health system in the United States. Recorded April 13, 2020.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Clinical Review from 2020-04-10T19:52:58

Questions about testing, chloroquine toxicity, duration of immunity and reinfection, and what to expect next are gripping the US as the novel coronavirus spreads. JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Ma...

Q&A With Anthony Fauci, MD from 2020-04-10T19:52:21

NIAID Director and Presidential Coronavirus Task Force Advisor Anthony Fauci, MD, discusses recent developments in the global COVID-19 pandemic with JAMA Editor Howard Bauchner, MD. Recorded Apr...

Coronavirus Q&A: Former Utah Governor and HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt from 2020-04-10T15:00

US states are taking the lead in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. What can state governors expect from the federal government and from the US Department of Health and Human Services? Governor Mik...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Reusing Face Masks and N95 Respirators from 2020-04-08T15:00

Shortages of face masks and N95 respirators have forced clinicians and hospitals to reuse these normally disposable items. Ron Shaffer, PhD, former CDC PPE Research Branch Chief, discusses effec...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update: Epidemics in History from 2020-04-06T15:00

Infectious epidemics have always driven change and triggered discrimination in human societies. Frank Snowden, DPhil, Professor Emeritus of History and History of Medicine at Yale University and...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Safe Shopping at Stores and Pharmacies from 2020-04-03T15:00

Food and medicine shopping is essential during the COVID-19 pandemic, but requires getting out and standing close to strangers at a time when social distancing and sheltering-in-place are recomm...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Critical Care Management from 2020-04-02T15:00

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV), working with dying patients’ families, use of experimental therapies, and more. JAMA Associate Editor Derek Angus, MD, MPH, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Cr...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: The Near Future from 2020-04-01T15:00

How does the current pandemic compare to historical infectious outbreaks and what can we expect in summer and fall of 2020? Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH, director of the Human Nature Lab, C...

Humans, Viruses, and the Eye—An Early Report From the COVID-19 Front Line from 2020-03-31T15:00

Interview with Alfred Sommer, MD, author of Humans, Viruses, and the Eye—An Early Repor...

Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-03-31T15:00

Interview with Joshua K Tay, author of Surgical Considerations for Tracheostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemi...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Fairly Rationing ICU Care from 2020-03-30T15:00

Hospitals need ways to make rational, fair decisions about who gets ICU beds and ventilators if COVID-19 patients overwhelm capacity. Douglas B. White, MD, MAS, Director of the Program on Ethics...

Association of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) With Myocardial Injury and Mortality from 2020-03-27T15:00

Interview with Robert O. Bonow, MD, Patrick T. O'Gara, MD, Clyde W. Yancy, MD, and Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, authors of Association of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) With Myocardial Injury and ...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update: PCR Testing and Shortages from 2020-03-27T15:00

The lack of availability of COVID-19 testing has interfered with the ability to contain the spread of disease. Omai Garner, PhD, laboratory director for Clinical Microbiology in the UCLA health ...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Vaccines and Immunity from 2020-03-26T15:00

As COVID-19 spreads globally, populations who survive their illness will become immune. Mayo Vaccine Research Group Director Gregory Poland, MD, discusses antibody responses, duration of immunit...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Lessons Learned From The 2003 SARS Outbreak from 2020-03-25T15:00

In 2003, Toronto was the North American center for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The disease spread through the city’s hospitals before anyone knew what was happening. Dr Allison McG...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update: How the VA Is Preparing from 2020-03-25T15:00

As COVID-19 spreads, clinicians and health systems are struggling to prepare for a surge of patients. Richard Stone, MD, the US Veterans Health Administration's Executive in Charge, spoke with J...

Coronavirus in New York - Report From the Front Lines from 2020-03-24T20:00

The ARDS in COVID-19 patients appears more responsive to PEEP and prone ventilation, but seems to require prolonged ventilation and may be associated with myocardial injury. Michelle N. Gong, MD...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin from 2020-03-24T15:00

Chloroquine was shown in 2004 to be active in vitro against SARS coronavirus but is of unproven efficacy and safety in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. The drug's potential benefits and risks ...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mitigation: Preparing Hospitals and Health Systems from 2020-03-20T15:00

The strategy for managing the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted from containment to mitigation. What does that mean for US hospitals and health systems? Kaiser Permanente Executive Vice President St...

Practical Aspects of Otolaryngologic Clinical Services During the COVID-19 Epidemic from 2020-03-20T15:00

Interview with Jason Ying Kuen Chan, MBBS, author of Practical Aspects of Otolaryngologic Clinical Services...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Early Safety Signals Around Ibuprofen and Renin-Angiotensin Inhibitors from 2020-03-20T15:00

Emerging information about how SARS-CoV-2 virus infects cells has led to speculation that NSAIDs and ACE inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) may worsen clinical disease. Infectious d...

COVID-19 Update with NIAID’s Anthony Fauci, MD; March 18, 2020 from 2020-03-19T15:00

Diagnostic testing, NSAIDs, ACE Inhibitors, antivirals, and more. Anthony Fauci, MD from NIAID discusses latest developments in the spread and clinical management of COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 ...

Coronavirus Testing – March 16 Q&A with the CDC’s Jay Butler, MD from 2020-03-17T15:00

Coronavirus testing will help countries manage coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but will raise questions about how to counsel patients about their test results. The CDC's Deputy Director for ...

COVID-19 in Seattle: Clinical Features and Managing the Outbreak from 2020-03-16T15:00

Seattle has been a focal point for the US in the coronavirus pandemic. Doug Paauw, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Washington, in Seattle, describes the UW primary care clinic exp...

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Clinic Operations from 2020-03-13T18:00

Seattle has been a focal point for the US in the coronavirus pandemic. Doug Paauw, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Washington, in Seattle, describes the UW primary care clinic exp...

Coronavirus in Italy—Report From the Front Lines from 2020-03-13T15:00

Physicians in Lombardy, Italy, have been overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients requiring critical care. Based on an existing ECMO center network they developed an ICU network to rapidly identify, tri...

COVID-19 Update With NIAID's Anthony Fauci, MD; March 6, 2020 from 2020-03-07T16:00

Coronavirus testing, mortality, vaccine development, containment vs mitigation, and more. JAMA Editor Howard Bauchner, MD, interviews US NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, about the latest develo...

COVID-19 Update From China from 2020-02-14T16:00

By mid-February 2020 there were 60,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the vast majority diagnosed in Hubei Province (including Wuhan city) in mainland China. China CDC Chief Epidemiologist Zunyou ...

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak – Update From NIAID’s Anthony Fauci, MD from 2020-02-07T16:00

In February 2020 the nature of the 2019-nCoV outbreak is still slowly coming into focus but it appears to be acting more like bad pandemic influenza (efficient spread, overall lower mortality) t...

Coronavirus and Beyond: Responding to Biological Threats from 2020-02-03T16:00

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak exemplifies ongoing biothreats to global security, as each new threat tests principles of preparation and response at national, regional, and clin...

Coronavirus Infections—More Than Just the Common Cold from 2020-01-28T16:00

Interview with Anthony S. Fauci, MD, author of Coronavirus Infections—More Than Just the Common Cold