Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A

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. Related Article(s): The Work of Philanthropy in Responding to COVID-19 and Addressing Inequality

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 disease 2019 (COVID-19) death in long-term care facilities in Ontario, Canada. Read the article here: https://ja.ma/39oLDyy. JNO Live is a weekly broadcast featuring conversations about the latest research bein...

Eric Topol, MD, Scripps Research EVP and omnivorous science health care and tech commentator, discusses the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded July 23, 2020. Related Article: Association Between Universal Masking in a Health Care System and SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Among Health Care Workers

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 online advanced directive platform during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Read the article here: https://ja.ma/39gbXLe. JNO Live is a weekly broadcast featuring conversations about the latest resear...

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 School of Law discuss the science and health policy aspects of these COVID-19 treatments. Related Article(s): Missed Opportunities on Emergency Remdesivir Use

CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD, discusses the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the agency's latest recommendations. Recorded July 14, 2020. Related Article(s): Universal Masking to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission—The Time Is Now

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 clinical trials of therapeutic agents to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read the article here: https://ja.ma/2B21PJs .  

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. Related Article(s): Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area

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 Medical School, explains evidence to date about mechanisms of coronavirus transmission and implications for pandemic containment and mitigation efforts. Related: Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Theoretical...

Infectious disease physician Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, of Harvard University discusses the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded July 8, 2020. Related Article: Airborne Spread of SARS-CoV-2 and a Potential Role for Air Disinfection

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. Recorded on July 2, 2020.

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. Related Article(s): Interpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2

Interview with Daniel M. Weinberger, PhD, author of Estimation of Excess Deaths Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, March to May 2020

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 (COVID-19) in a setting with limited testing availability. Read the article here: https://ja.ma/3e8OCvJ JNO Live is a weekly broadcast featuring conversations about the latest research being published in JAMA N...

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 of COVID-19 cases and ICU management of patients in Brazil. Recorded June 26, 2020. Related Article(s): Latin America and Its Global Partners Toil to Procure Medical Supplies as COVID-19 Pushes the Region t...

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 with JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi. Dr Murray is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and a past president of the Ameri...

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 fall, and more. Recorded June 24, 2020. Related Article(s): Vulnerability to Pandemic Flu Could Be Greater Today Than a Century Ago

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 2019 pandemic. Read the article here: https://ja.ma/2YpfVxf. JNO Live is a weekly broadcast featuring conversations about the latest research being published in JAMA Network Open. Follow us on Facebook , Twi...

Interview with Fabio Ferreli, MD, and Giuseppe Mercante, MD, authors of Prevalence of Taste and Smell Dysfunction in Coronavirus Disease 2019

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 and prevention, communicating the ongoing risk to the public, and more. Recorded June 15, 2020. Related Article: Translating Science on COVID-19 to Improve Clinical Care and Support the Public Health Response

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 June 8, 2020. Related Article: Management of COVID-19 Respiratory Distress

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 clinical trials. Read the article here: https://ja.ma/2MNv1Gs. JNO Live is a weekly broadcast featuring conversations about the latest research being published in JAMA Network Open. Follow us on Facebook ,...

Interview with Jay Shore, MD, MPH, author of Telepsychiatry and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic—Current and Future Outcomes of the Rapid Virtualization of Psychiatric Care

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. Related Article: The Urgency and Challenge of Opening K-12 Schools in the Fall of 2020

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. Related Article(s): Anthony Fauci, MD, on COVID-19 Vaccines, Larry Kramer, and Dealing With Criticism