JAMA CLINICAL REVIEWS 

Reducing the Intensity of Antiplatelet Therapy Following Coronary Stent Procedures

A conversation with Greg Curfman, MD, JAMA Deputy Editor and a cardiologist, who reviews 2 new studies showing that a short duration of dual antiplatelet therapy may not result in more myocardial ischemic events.

11 min 31 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

Subclinical Hypothyroidism

Subclinical hypothyroidism is common, but it is not clear how best to treat it. Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM, professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, explains how to manage this important clinical condition.

16 min 32 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

Responsible Use of Opioids to Treat Cancer Pain

Eduardo Bruera, MD, chair of the Department of Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, discusses how to responsibly manage cancer pain using opioids.

29 min 3 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

California’s Attempt to Improve Measles Vaccination Rates

S. Cassandra Pingali, MPH, MS, and Saad B. Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, from the Department of Epidemiology at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, discuss measles and what happened in California when legislators tried to improve measles vaccination rates.

19 min 56 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

JAMA CLINICAL REVIEWS – IN OUR LANE SERIES

In Our Lane 001: The Gabby Giffords Shooting- Tucson, AZ - January 8, 2011

Over the span of less than a minute, a gunman with a history of mental health issues turned a Safeway parking lot into the scene of a mass shooting, killing 6 and wounding 13 in 20 seconds. In this inaugural episode of the In Our Lane™ podcast series, we hear the stories of the survivors who wrestled the gunman to the ground and treated the injured during the wait for first responders.

32 min 17 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

Guns and Suicide

Using firearms to commit suicide is one of the most common causes of firearm related deaths and can happen even in families where it seems highly unlikely to occur. In this podcast, we tell the story of a policeman’s daughter who got a hold of his gun and tried to kill herself.

27 min 7 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

Beyond the Rhetoric: Gun Control That Works, Part 1

Deaths from gun violence are all too common, but there have been commonsense approaches to reducing gun violence that have been very effective in some communities. How gun violence has been managed in these communities is reviewed in this podcast with JAMA author April M. Zeoli, PhD, MPH, from the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, Lansing.

27 min 45 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

Beyond the Rhetoric: Gun Control That Works, Part 2

In part two of Beyond the Rhetoric: Gun Control That Works, JAMA author April M. Zeoli, PhD, MPH, from the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, continues the discussion of how gun violence has been managed in some communities.

26 min 4 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

Beyond the Rhetoric: Gun Control That Works, Part 3

Congressman Mike Thompson chairs the US House Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce. He spoke with us about what the House has done to address gun violence and what you can do to help them see necessary legislation make it into law. We also talk with Joshua Sharfstein, MD, about strategies that can be undertaken by the physician community to reduce gun violence.

25 min 17 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

JAMA CLINICAL REVIEWS – WOMEN’S HEALTH SERIES

Menopausal Hormone Therapy

Jan L. Shifren, MD, from the department of obstetrics and gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School discusses menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and how they can be effectively treated by the administration of hormones when given appropriately.

29 min 33 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

Cervical Cancer Screening

George F. Sawaya, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco, discusses cervical cancer screening in the modern era.

9 min 28 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

Diagnosing Menopause

In this podcast, an expert in this field, Nanette Santoro, MD, from the University of Colorado, explains how to diagnose menopause.

15 min 38 sec   Listen Now ►

The Clinical Ramifications of Dense Breasts

There are now 36 states and recent federal legislation that require that clinicians inform women about breast density results from mammography. Karla Kerlikowske, MD, from UCSF explains the risks associated with dense breasts and how to manage patients who have them.

23 min 28 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

Treating Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer in 2019

Breast cancer outcomes continue to improve. Treatments for the disease are very effective and continually evolving. We spoke with Patricia A. Ganz, MD, from UCLA about what is new in breast cancer treatment.

29 min 5 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD, from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida, Jacksonville, explains how to diagnose and treat various patterns of abnormal uterine bleeding.

34 min 54 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

JAMA MEDICAL NEWS

Study Puts Eggs and Dietary Cholesterol Back on the Radar

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi speaks with the author of a recent study in JAMA that looked at the association between dietary cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.

21 min 2 sec   Listen Now ►

With Neuroimaging, Large NIH Study Could Shine a Light on the Adolescent Brain

In this Medical News podcast, Jennifer Abbasi interviews the director of the ABCD study, Gaya Dowling, PhD, about this long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States.

25 min 18 sec   Listen Now ►

Getting Social: Physicians Need to Counteract Misinformation Online

This Medical News podcast discusses the value of social media for health care.

16 min 5 sec   Listen Now ►

New Guidelines Aim to Expand Palliative Care Beyond Specialists

This Medical News podcast discusses how all physicians who treat seriously ill patients can integrate palliative care into their practices.

29 min 46 sec   Listen Now ►

Low Awareness of Scammers’ Tactics Linked to Dementia Risk in Cognitively Normal People

Q & A with Patricia Boyle, PhD: Susceptibility to Scammers Might Signify Increased Risk of Dementia

17 min 29 sec   Listen Now ►

JAMA AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer

Interview with Chyke A Doubeni, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement

17 min 6 sec / 0.5 CME   Listen Now ►

A Practical Approach to Low-Dose Aspirin for Primary Prevention

Interview with Randall S. Stafford, MD, PhD, MHS, author of A Practical Approach to Low-Dose Aspirin for Primary Prevention

22 min 26 sec   Listen Now ►

Academic Medical Centers—Too Large for Their Own Good?

Interview with S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, PhD, author of Academic Medical Centers: Too Large for Their Own Health?

29 min 21 sec   Listen Now ►