Healthy Dialogue

JAMA Associate Editor Romain Pirracchio, MD, MPH, discusses context and implications of the new pediatric sepsis criteria with authors Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc, of the University of Michigan and Ann Arbor VA Hospital, and Roberto Jabornisky, MD, of Northeastern National Medical School in Argentina. Related Content: Context and Implications of the New Pediatric Sepsis Criteria Transitioning From SI...

Renters who received eviction filings experienced excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, discusses a recent study that underscores the importance of studying health outcomes among marginalized populations with author Nick Graetz, PhD, from Princeton University. Related Content: Examining Excess Mortality Associated With t...

Childhood death rates remain high in some areas of sub-Saharan Africa, despite global reductions in childhood mortality. JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, and author Thomas Lietman, MD, University of California, San Francisco, discuss twice-yearly azithromycin to reduce childhood mortality. Related Content: Mass Azithromycin Distribution to Prevent Child Mortality in Burkina Faso

Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were recommended for children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years in the US, but were they effective? JAMA Associate Editor Tracy A. Lieu, MD, MPH, spoke with author Leora R. Feldstein, PhD, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about the effectiveness of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines in children and adolescents. Related Content: Effectiveness of Bivalent mRNA...

Following the Dobbs decision, females aged 18-45 years living in states with "trigger laws" that restricted access to abortion reported a greater increase in symptoms of anxiety and depression than those in states without trigger laws. JAMA Associate Editor Donald Goff, MD, speaks with editorialist Julia Steinberg, PhD, associate professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Maryla...

JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, and author Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH, University of California, San Francisco, discuss the importance of 2 new palliative care trials that were recently published in JAMA. Related Content: A Tale of 2 Palliative Care Trials Association of Receipt of Palliative Care Interventions With Health Care Use, Quality of Life, and Symptom Burden Among Adults...

Dialysis facilities in the US are financially rewarded for higher rates of home dialysis and kidney transplant, but facilities that serve patients with high social risk might have a harder time meeting these goals. JAMA Associate Editor Karen E. Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH, speaks with Amal N. Trivedi, MD, MPH, of Brown University, about how this plays out under the ESRD Treatment Choices Model. Related...

Alpha-gal syndrome is a food allergy to red meat products that develops after affected individuals are bitten by a tick. JAMA Deputy Editor Kristin Walter, MD, MS, discusses alpha-gal syndrome with author Mariel R. Benjamin, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Michigan Medicine. Related Content: What Is Alpha-Gal Syndrome?

The effects of private equity acquisition of US hospitals on the quality of inpatient care and patient outcomes remain largely unknown. JAMA Associate Editor Karen E. Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH, spoke with author Zirui Song, MD, PHD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, about a recent study showing that private equity acquisition was associated with increased hospital-acquired adverse events. Related Con...

Does reducing dietary sodium benefit patients already taking antihypertensive medication? JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, speaks with author Norrina Allen, PhD, MPH, from Northwestern University, about the effect of dietary sodium on blood pressure. Related Content: Effect of Dietary Sodium on Blood Pressure

Cannabis use is increasing among reproductive-age individuals. JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, discusses the associated risks of cannabis exposure during pregnancy with Torri D. Metz, MD, MS, University of Utah Health. Related Content: Cannabis Exposure and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Related to Placental Function

Bilateral renal agenesis results in lethal neonatal pulmonary hypoplasia. New evidence from an amnioinfusion trial is available. JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, discusses the results from the Renal Anhydramnios Fetal Therapy Trial with Meredith A. Atkinson, MD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University, and Johnathan M. Davis, MD, Tufts University. Related Content: Neonatal Survival After Serial Am...

Cervical cancer screening is effective when done as recommended. JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, speaks with Rachel L. Winer, PhD, MPH, of the University of Washington, about a recent trial in JAMA that compared cervical cancer screening strategies, including direct-mail and opt-in approaches for human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling. Related Content: Strategies to Increase Cervical Canc...

Small-volume blood collection tubes may decrease red blood cell transfusions in intensive care units without affecting laboratory analysis. JAMA Associate Editor Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc, discusses the results and implications of the STRATUS trial with Deborah M. Siegal, MD, MSc, of Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Related Content: Small-Volume Blood Collection Tubes to Reduce Transfusio...

Fitness trackers are a group of devices including watches, phones, and rings that track physical activity. JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, speaks with I-Min Lee, MBBS, ScD, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, about using fitness trackers to guide advice on activity prescription. Related Content: Fitn...

JAMA Senior Editor Kristin Walter, MD, MS, and Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, JAMA Legal and Global Health Correspondent and Faculty Director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, which for the first time allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate prescription drug prices with drug manufacturers. Re...

JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, speaks with Richard G. Bach, MD, professor of medicine and medical director of the cardiac intensive care unit at the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, about the use of traditional Chinese medicine to treat patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Related Content: Traditional Chinese Medicine Meets Evidence-Based...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a powerful imaging tool used across multiple clinical disciplines. JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, speaks with 2023 Lasker Award recipient James G. Fujimoto, PhD, professor of electrical engineering at MIT, about his role in developing OCT and OCT's advancements in clinical practice. Related Content: Optical Coherence Tomography—History, Evolution,...

Nasal mupirocin plus chlorhexidine baths in ICUs prevents methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections but raises concern about antibiotic resistance. JAMA Senior Editor Kristin Walter, MD, speaks with Susan Huang, MD, of University of California, Irvine, about a study comparing iodophor vs mupirocin with chlorhexidine bathing for ICU-attributable S aureus clinical cultures. Relat...

It's been unclear whether remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) with transient cycles of limb ischemia and reperfusion is an effective treatment for acute stroke. JAMA Deputy Editor Chris Muth, MD, speaks with author Rolf Blauenfeldt, MD, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, about the RESIST randomized clinical trial, which looks at the effect of RIC when initiated in the prehospital setting. Related...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of diabetes in childhood increased. JAMA Associate Editor Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM, and Ezio Bonifacio, PhD, from the Center for Regenerative Therapies at the Dresden University of Technology, discuss SARS-CoV-2 infection and its association with islet autoimmunity in early childhood. Related Content: SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Development of Islet Autoimm...

Many premature infants with respiratory distress are now supported with continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, rather than intubation and ventilation, and those with CPAP can receive surfactant via a minimally invasive approach. JAMA Associate Editor Tracy Lieu, MD, speaks with author Peter Dargaville, MD, from the Menzies Institute for Medical Research in Tasmania, Australia, about Two-Yea...

There is an established link between sedentary behavior and cardiovascular disease, but the association between sedentary behavior and dementia is unclear. JAMA Deputy Editor Christopher C. Muth, MD, speaks with David A. Raichlen, PhD, University of Southern California, about a new study that investigates the relationship between sedentary behavior and dementia in older adults. Related Content: Se...

In a new study, psilocybin showed promise as a treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD). JAMA Associate Editor Donald C. Goff, MD, speaks with author Charles L. Raison, MD, from the Usona Institute, about the study, as well as Rachel Yehuda, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, who wrote an accompanying editorial about the potential benefits of psychedelic therapies. Related Content: Single-D...

Magnesium sulfate is widely recommended for neuroprotection in pregnancies at risk of preterm delivery. However, the optimal gestational age for use is unclear. JAMA Associate Editor Melissa Simon, MD, MPH, and Caroline Crowther, MD, Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, discuss the use of magnesium sulfate at different gestational ages and potential benefit vs harms as reflected in the MAGEN...