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Here's What to Know About the New Mpox Global Emergency; Controversial FDA Decision Authorizes Menthol-Flavored E-Cigarettes Related Content: As Mpox Cases Surge in Africa, WHO Declares a Global Emergency—Here's What to Know Controversial FDA Decision Authorizes Menthol-Flavored E-Cigarettes Despite Risks to Youth

Sebastian Palmqvist, MD, PhD, and Wiesje van der Flier, PhD, cochairs of the 2024 Alzheimer's Association International Conference, speak with JAMA Medical News Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin, MA, about highlights from the annual meeting, including a blood test for Alzheimer disease, repurposing of a GLP-1 receptor agonist, and the possible brain risk from inhaling wildfire smoke. Related Content: A Blood Test for Alzheimer Disease, Repurposing GLP-1s, and Wildfire Smoke—Highlights From the AAIC

Social media is the focus of the US surgeon general's conversation with JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS. She interviews Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, to discuss the dangers of social media on youth mental health, highlighting its contribution to the epidemic of loneliness. This is part 2 of a 2-part Q&A. Related Content: US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: To Protect Adolescents, Social Media Needs Warning Labels Social Media Needs Warning Labels: Q&A With Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: Firearm Violence Is a Public Health Crisis Q&A With Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA: Gun Violence Is a Public Health Crisis Q&A With Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA: Gun Violence Is a Public Health Crisis

Which Variant Will Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Target This Fall? COVID-19 May Protect Against the Common Cold Related Content: Picking the Optimal Variant to Target in Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Is Tricky COVID-19 May Protect Against the Common Cold—Here's Why Knowing That Could Lead to Better Vaccines

Endocrinologist Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD, the ADA's chief scientific and medical officer, speaks with JAMA Medical News about clinical research highlights from the annual meeting, including some of the latest data on blockbuster weight loss medications, "game-changing" diabetes technologies, and a new use for a familiar drug. Related Content: New Data on GLP-1s, Diabetic Retinopathy, and CGMs—Highlights From the ADA's Scientific Sessions

This is a 2-part Q&A series with the US Surgeon General. In part 1, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, to discuss the issue of gun violence as a pressing public health crisis and the critical role of public health leadership in combating this issue. Related Content: US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: Firearm Violence Is a Public Health Crisis Q&A With Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA: Gun Violence Is a Public Health Crisis

Nora Disis, MD, editor in chief of JAMA Oncology and a JAMA deputy editor, and guests share JAMA Network highlights from the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting, including new research on colorectal cancer screening, an antibody therapy for non–small cell lung cancer, access to oncology clinical trials, and a new model of palliative care for patients with cancer. Related Content: Refining Colon Cancer Screening, Antibody Therapy for Lung Cancer, and More—Highlights From ASCO 2024

Can data from wearable devices and electronic health records enhance quality improvement in health care? In this Q&A, Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA, the University of Michigan Medical School Associate Dean for Research Information Technology, joins JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss the potential of data from mobile devices to revolutionize patient care. Related Content: Tapping AI's Strengths—From Operating Room Safety to Wearable Device Interpretation

Multiple Factors Have Contributed to the Comeback of Syphilis in the US; How Statin Eligibility Could Change With the New CVD Risk Calculator Related Content: Syphilis Has Surged for Reasons That Go Beyond the Pathogen That Causes It New Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator Could Eliminate the Need for Statins for Millions

Daniel Gibbs, MD, received an Alzheimer disease diagnosis 8 years ago, and in hindsight, believes the earliest symptoms appeared years before that. In this podcast, the retired neurologist speaks with JAMA Medical News lead senior staff writer Rita Rubin, MA, about how even with the neurodegenerative condition, it's still possible to enjoy a life well-lived. Related Content: Neurologist Faces His Alzheimer Diagnosis Determined to Lessen Stigma Surrounding the Disease A Neurologist Learned He Had Alzheimer Disease 8 Years Ago—Here's What He Wants People to Know

College Athlete Deaths by Suicide Have Doubled; Why the Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows Matters; Combined COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines Could Be Available Next Year Related Content: College Athlete Deaths by Suicide Have Doubled, and Researchers Want to Know Why Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows Is Widespread, Raising Public Health Concerns Combined Vaccines Against COVID-19, Flu, and Other Respiratory Illnesses Could Soon Be Available

Can AI augment radiological processes, imaging analysis, and diagnosis? In this Q&A, Saurabh Jha, MBBS, MRCS, MS, an associate professor of radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, joins JAMA's Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss how AI could play a crucial role in improving access to medical imaging in remote, high-altitude, and low-income areas. Related Content: How Artificial Intelligence Will Enhance Imaging Access and Analysis Algorithms at the Gate—Radiology's AI Adoption Dilemma

Can AI/machine learning-driven digital phenotyping facilitate global personalized medicine? In this Q&A, Vikram Patel, MBBS, PhD, the Paul Farmer Professor and chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, joins JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss how AI can enhance assessment and treatment solutions across lower-income nations. Related Content: One Day, AI Could Mean Better Mental Health for All

An Explosion of Food Is Medicine Research Could Change Health Care; Blockbuster Obesity Drugs Have Potential New Uses Related Content: Could GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Like Semaglutide Treat Addiction, Alzheimer Disease, and Other Conditions? Produce Prescriptions Sound Good, but Data to Support Them Are Lacking—That Could Soon Change

Douglas Drachman, MD, shares late-breaking research from the annual conference of the American College of Cardiology and World Congress of Cardiology in an interview with JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi. Dr Drachman—who chaired this year's conference—is an interventional cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is also director of education in the cardiology division. Related Content: Clinical Highlights From the American College of Cardiology's 2024 Scientific Session

Momentum Grows for Disaggregated Asian American Health Data; What Clinicians Need to Know About TikTok Related Content: Researchers Are Working to Disaggregate Asian American Health Data—Here's Why It's Long Overdue Patients Are Turning to TikTok for Health Information—Here's What Clinicians Need to Know

Could generative AI assist in extending access to vulnerable populations and begin to bridge the gap in disparities? In this Q&A, Davey Smith, MD, MAS, an infectious disease specialist and virologist at the University of California, San Diego, joins JAMA's Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to explore the implications of large language models for improving patient outcomes. Related Content: Will Generative AI Tools Improve Access to Reliable Health Information?

Measles Is Spreading Again in the US; Questions Surround Blood Tests That Claim to Screen for Multiple Cancers; Study Provides Insight Into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Related Content: Measles Cases Are Spreading in the US—Here's What to Know Questions Swirl Around Screening for Multiple Cancers With a Single Blood Test NIH Study Provides Long-Awaited Insight Into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

AI can understand brain signals linked to the sensory and motor processes involved in speech. In this Q&A, Edward Chang, MD, the chair and professor of neurosurgery at UCSF joins JAMA's Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss how AI has the potential to facilitate communication and how close AI development is to being able to translate human emotion. Related Content: Digital Avatars and Personalized Voices—How AI Is Helping to Restore Speech to Patients

Can AI enhance the speed and efficiency of interpreting ultrasounds and echocardiograms, thereby minimizing diagnostic errors? In this Q&A, Rima Arnaout, MD, a cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at the University of California-San Francisco, joins JAMA's Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss the transformative impact of AI on cardiac imaging. Related Content: How Machine Learning Might Help Improve Cardiac Imaging

Rural Maternity Care Is in Crisis—Here's What Could Help; Type and Severity of Immunodeficiency Affect Speed of SARS-CoV-2 Clearance, Study Finds Related Content: More Than Half of US Rural Hospitals No Longer Offer Birthing Services—Here's Why When It Comes to SARS-CoV-2 Clearance, People Who Are Immunocompromised Are Not All Alike

Automation bias and shortcuts in clinical AI models have posed significant challenges. In this Q&A, Jenna Wiens, PhD, an associate professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, joins JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss how we can start leveraging human collaboration with AI to provide more effective health care. Related Content: Blind Spots, Shortcuts, and Automation Bias—Researchers Are Aiming to Improve AI Clinical Models

AI in clinical practice needs ethical frameworks to avert future biases. In this Q&A, Marzyeh Ghassemi, PhD, the Herman L. F. von Helmholtz Career Development Professor at MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), joins JAMA's Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss ethical machine learning and responsible clinical implementation. Related Content: AI Developers Should Understand the Risks of Deploying Their Clinical Tools, MIT Expert Says

What the Latest Research Says About Paxlovid; People Are Using Potentially Dangerous "Trip-Killers" to Counter Psychedelics; Social Media Affects Youth Mental Health—Here's What Could Help Related Content: Paxlovid Is Effective but Underused—Here's What the Latest Research Says About Rebound and More Study Finds Hundreds of Reddit Posts on "Trip-Killers" for Psychedelic Drugs Social Media Industry Standards Needed to Protect Adolescent Mental Health, Says National Academies

How can we leverage AI to transform health care into a more efficient model for delivering care? In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Atul Butte, MD, PhD, the director of the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute at UCSF, to discuss scalable privilege and the need for the broad distribution of AI-driven expertise. Related Content: "Scalable Privilege"—How AI Could Turn Data From the Best Medical Systems Into Better Care for All

After a Decade, Goodbye to the Pooled Cohort Equations? Experts Tackle Racial Bias in Clinical Algorithms; How COVID-19 Might Be Tied to Other Respiratory Disease Outbreaks Related Content: What to Know About PREVENT, the AHA's New Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator Citing Harms, Momentum Grows to Remove Race From Clinical Algorithms From "Immunity Debt" to "Immunity Theft"—How COVID-19 Might Be Tied to Recent Respiratory Disease Surges

Amid the surging buzz around artificial intelligence (AI), can we trust the Al hype, and more importantly, are we ready for its implications? In this Q&A, Arvind Narayanan, PhD, a professor of computer science at Princeton, joins JAMA's Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss the exploration of Al's fairness, transparency, and accountability. Related Content: How to Navigate the Pitfalls of AI Hype in Health Care

The Next Generation of COVID-19 Vaccines May Be Inhaled; Does Paxlovid Prevent Long COVID? Apply to the Morris Fishbein Fellowship in Medical Editing. Related Content: Up the Nose and Down the Windpipe May Be the Path to New and Improved COVID-19 Vaccines Studies Investigate Whether Antivirals Like Paxlovid May Prevent Long COVID The Morris Fishbein Fellowship in Medical Editing

Artificial intelligence holds the promise of revolutionizing disease diagnosis and prediction, but it also presents a pivotal challenge: ensuring equity. In this Q&A, Alondra Nelson, PhD, the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, joins JAMA's Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss the equitable regulation of AI to benefit all populations. Related Content: How Do Policymakers Regulate AI and Accommodate Innovation in Research and Medicine?

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews John Ayers, PhD, MA, vice chief of innovation in the Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health, deputy director of informatics in the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, and affiliate scientist in the Qualcomm Institute, all at UC San Diego, to discuss how genAI programs like ChatGPT can increase communication pathways and improve patient outcomes. Related Content: How AI Assistants Could Help Answer Patients' Messages—and Potentially Improve Their Outcomes

Why Physicians Don't Deprescribe Medicines; What to Know About Wegovy's Rare but Serious Adverse Effects; What to Know About Zepbound, the Newest Antiobesity Drug Related Content: As Semaglutide's Popularity Soars, Rare but Serious Adverse Effects Are Emerging FDA Green-Lights Tirzepatide, Marketed as Zepbound, for Chronic Weight Management Deciding When It's Better to Deprescribe Medicines Than to Continue Them

JAMA Associate Editor Gregory Marcus, MD, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, speaks with American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2023 conference chair Amit Khera, MD, MSc, a professor in the department of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the director of preventive cardiology. Related Content: Highlights From AHA 2023—New Risk Calculator, Semaglutide and CVD, and More

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Nigam Shah, MBBS, PhD, professor of medicine at Stanford University and chief data scientist at Stanford Health Care, to discuss how large language models are reshaping medicine and the potential pitfalls of automation. Related Content: Clinical AI Tools Must Be Fed the Right Data, Stanford Health Care's Chief Data Scientist Says Creation and Adoption of Large Language Models in Medicine

New vaccines, artificial intelligence, antimicrobial resistance, and more—JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, speaks with IDWeek 2023 cochair Col Heather Yun, USAF, MC. The infectious disease physicians discuss clinical highlights from the conference. Related Content: Highlights From IDWeek 2023—New Vaccines, Artificial Intelligence, and Antimicrobial Resistance

JAMA Associate Editor John M. Inadomi, MD, discusses clinical highlights from United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week with UEG president Helena Cortez-Pinto, MD, PhD. Related Content: Highlights From Gastroenterology Week: New Crohn Disease Drug, Redefining Liver Disease, and More

AI has potential to meaningfully improve patient care. How will AI advances help clinicians focus on the best use of their time and talents? In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Suchi Saria, PhD, MSc, an associate professor in computer science at Johns Hopkins, to discuss how AI could streamline care. Related Content: Can Predictive AI Improve Early Detection of Sepsis and Other Conditions?

Who Should Get the New Alzheimer Disease Drug? Could Universal Donor Blood Be Made in the Lab? More Than 1 in 4 Nurses Say They Plan to Leave Health Care Related Content: Who Should—and Can—Get Lecanemab, the New Alzheimer Disease Drug? Could Universal Donor Blood Be Made in the Laboratory? Overworked and Understaffed, More Than 1 in 4 US Nurses Say They Plan to Leave the Profession

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, and Bernard S. Chang, MD, MMSc, a neurologist and dean for medical education at Harvard Medical School, discuss how AI will change medical education, admissions, and teaching the future generation of physicians and clinicians. Related Content: AI Will—and Should—Change Medical School, Says Harvard's Dean for Medical Education Transformation of Undergraduate Medical Education in 2023

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, talks with Andrew Bindman, MD, an internist and the executive vice president and chief medical officer for Kaiser Permanente, about AI implementation and the importance of building trust in a health care system. Related Content: Kaiser Permanente's CMO: How AI Might Help Clinicians Address Patients' Social Risk Factors

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Kedar S. Mate, MD, an internal medicine physician, President and Chief Executive Officer at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College, to discuss AI's role in health care quality and approaches to improving health equity. Related Content: New AI Tools Must Have Health Equity in Their DNA

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, and Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS, the David L. Cohen and Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor of Pediatrics, Informatics, Engineering, and Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, discuss how AI can reduce clinician burden and streamline health system functions. Related Content: Electronic Health Records Failed to Make Clinicians' Lives Easier—Will AI Technology Succeed?

Should Consumers Buy a Blood Test to Evaluate Their Alzheimer Disease Risk; How Wildfire Smoke Harms Health Related Content: Consumers Can Now Buy a Blood Test to Evaluate Their Alzheimer Disease Risk, but Should They? Raging Wildfires Are Exposing More People to Smoky Air—Here's What That Means for Health

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, and Ida Sim, MD, PhD, a primary care physician and UCSF's Chief Research Informatics Officer, discuss generative AI, large language models, and the ways in which AI could affect humanity in medicine. Related Content: The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in the Complex World of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Disease Management

In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, interviews Michael Howell, MD, MPH, a pulmonologist and chief clinical officer at Google, to discuss the evolution of AI and what we should expect next for AI and health care. Related Content: Google Health's Chief Clinical Officer Talks About Incorporating AI in Health Care

Many health care professionals are already dealing with the effects of climate change. In this Q&A, the World Health Organization's first-ever Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc, joins JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi to discuss how a changing climate and extreme weather events are impacting human health, what clinicians should expect in the years ahead, and how they can help protect patients—and the planet. Related Content: Critical Care Physician Takes on Climate Change in New WHO Role Climate Change and Health

What to Know About the First Pill Approved for Postpartum Depression; Will the Updated COVID Vaccines Protect Against the New Variant? CDC Assesses Risk From BA.2.86, Highly Mutated COVID-19 Variant Related Content: A Fast-Acting Pill Received Approval for Postpartum Depression—Is It a Game Changer? What to Know About EG.5, the Latest SARS-CoV-2 "Variant of Interest" CDC Assesses Risk From BA.2.86, Highly Mutated COVID-19 Variant

Treating Long COVID's Mental Health Symptoms in Primary Care; This Fall's COVID-19 Vaccine Will Target Omicron XBB Subvariants—Who Needs to Get It; Avian Influenza Update Related Content: HHS Urges Primary Care Clinicians to Help Patients Manage Long COVID's Mental Health Symptoms Vigilance Urged Against Bird Flu Amid Ongoing Outbreaks in Mammals This Fall's COVID-19 Vaccines Will Target Omicron XBB Subvariants, but Who Needs Them Remains to Be Seen

Data on a new crop of hormone analogues for weight loss—including an oral version of semaglutide and the triple agent retatrutide—were recently presented at the American Diabetes Association's annual Scientific Sessions. Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD, the ADA's chief scientific and medical officer, speaks with JAMA's Jennifer Abbasi about this and other clinical data presented at the meeting. Related Content: New Weight Loss Drugs Make Headlines at Diabetes Meeting

The 2021 US maternal mortality rate is more than 10 times the rate of other high-income countries, according to a March 2023 CDC report. In this Q&A, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, is joined by Monica McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN, University of Washington, Audra Meadows, MD, MPH, UC San Diego, and Joia Crear-Perry, MD, founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, to discuss these concerning numbers and why preventable death rates are worsening in the US. Related Content: Trends in State-Level Maternal Mortality by Racial and Ethnic Group in the United States Worsening US Maternal Death Rates US Maternal Mortality Is Unacceptably High, Unequal, and Getting Worse—What Can Be Done About It? Trends in Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2008 to 2021

Sugar Substitutes Don't Help Weight Control and May Increase Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes, WHO Warns; Social Media and the Youth Mental Health Crisis Related Content: Sugar Substitutes Don't Help Weight Control and May Increase Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes, WHO Warns Surgeon General Sounds the Alarm on Social Media Use and Youth Mental Health Crisis