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JAMA Medical News

From JAMA Network Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

Discussions of timely topics in clinical medicine, biomedical research, public health, health policy, and more, featured in the Medical News section of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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#105
Episodes
311
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
6 min
On air since
2015
Latest episode
4 days ago

Episodes

311 episodes, newest first

  1. What Pennsylvania's Measles Outbreak Signals to the Nation

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    JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "Is the Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak the New Normal?" Related Content:

    • Is the Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak the New Normal?

    5 min
  2. More Women Than Ever Are Using Testosterone

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    JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Testosterone Use Rises Among Women, but Does the Evidence Support It?" Related Content:

    • Testosterone Use Rises Among Women, but Does the Evidence Support It?

    6 min
  3. What's Next for Lp(a)?

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    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?" Related Content:

    • Lp(a)-Reducing Agent Pelacarsen Misses the Mark in Phase 3—Now What?

    6 min
  4. The Black Market for Investigational GLP-1 Drugs

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    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." Related Content:

    • Unapproved GLP-1 Drugs Retatrutide and Zenagamtide Sold Online Are No Bargain

    6 min
  5. What Happens When Children Use AI for Support?

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    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? Related Content:

    • More Than 1 in 5 Children Report Using AI for Emotional Support—Is It Good News or Bad?

    5 min
  6. Ovarian Cancer Is a Misnomer

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    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." Related Content:

    • Remove the Fallopian Tubes If the Opportunity Arises, ACOG Says in New Ovarian Cancer Prevention Guidance

    6 min
  7. The Challenge of Diagnosing Adult ADHD

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    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." Related Content:

    • As More Adults Seek ADHD Care, Primary Care Clinicians Are Tasked With Getting the Diagnosis Right

    6 min
  8. A New Definition of MI and Other Heart Health Highlights From ESC Congress 2026

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    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. Related Content:

    • A New Universal Definition of MI, Blood Pressure and Dementia, and More News From ESC Congress 2026

    25 min
  9. Researchers Turn to Viruses to Treat UTIs

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    JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "Is Phage Therapy the Next Big Hope for Urinary Tract Infections?" Related Content:

    • Is Phage Therapy the Next Big Hope for Urinary Tract Infections?

    6 min
  10. The Fascinating Road to a New Narcolepsy Treatment

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    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. Related Content:

    • How the Albert Lasker Winners Identified Orexin and Elucidated the Peptide's Role in Narcolepsy

    39 min
  11. What the Latest Research Says About Preventing Dementia

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    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." Related Content:

    • Nearly Half of Dementia Cases May Be Preventable—Here's What the Research Says So Far

    6 min
  12. Considering Cognition and Frailty in Cardiovascular Care—Too Big an Ask?

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    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." Related Content:

    • Cardiovascular Care Should Incorporate Cognition and Frailty, Heart Group Says in New Statement

    5 min
  13. The Tip of the Iceberg Lettuce

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    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." Related Content:

    • What the Cyclospora Outbreak Reveals About the State of US Foodborne Disease Surveillance

    5 min
  14. FDA Approves the First mRNA Flu Vaccine for the US

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    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." Related Content:

    • What to Know About the mRNA Flu Vaccine, Newly Approved by the FDA

    6 min
  15. The Slow Evolution of Lyme Disease Care

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    JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Will New Lyme Disease Approaches Change Patient Care?" Related Content:

    • Will New Lyme Disease Approaches Change Patient Care?

    5 min
  16. Striking the Balance for Prescribing Opioids

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    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?" Related Content:

    • A Decade After the CDC's Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, Have Clinicians Struck the Right Balance?

    5 min
  17. Highlights From the 2026 Alzheimer's Association International Conference

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    Hear the latest on blood-based biomarkers, lifestyle interventions, and more from AAIC 2026 with Gil Rabinovici, MD. Related Content:

    • Soccer Players' Brains, P-Tau217 Blood Tests, Lifestyle and Dementia Risk, and More From AAIC 2026

    31 min
  18. The Menopause Treatment Boom

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    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." Related Content:

    • Wild West or Gold Rush: How Long-Neglected Menopause Care Has Spawned a Booming Marketplace

    5 min
  19. The First CKM Syndrome Guidelines Are Here

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    JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "What to Know About the First CKM Syndrome Guidelines." Related Content:

    • What to Know About the First CKM Syndrome Guidelines

    5 min
  20. The Testosterone Therapy Debate

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    JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Testosterone Therapy: Does New Evidence Warrant Broader Prescribing?" Related Content:

    • Testosterone Therapy: Does New Evidence Warrant Broader Prescribing?

    6 min