JAMA Medical News

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.

The Slow Evolution of Lyme Disease Care 08/07/2026

The Slow Evolution of Lyme Disease Care JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “Will New Lyme Disease Approaches Change Patient Care?” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/42349765

Highlights From the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 07/31/2026

Highlights From the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference Hear the latest on blood-based biomarkers, lifestyle interventions, and more from AAIC 2026 with Gil Rabinovici, MD. /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/42276820

Striking the Balance for Prescribing Opioids 07/31/2026

Striking the Balance for Prescribing Opioids 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?” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/42276885

The Menopause Treatment Boom 07/24/2026

The Menopause Treatment Boom 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.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/42205070

The First CKM Syndrome Guidelines Are Here 07/17/2026

The First CKM Syndrome Guidelines Are Here JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “What to Know About the First CKM Syndrome Guidelines.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/42124355

The Testosterone Therapy Debate 07/10/2026

The Testosterone Therapy Debate JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “Testosterone Therapy: Does New Evidence Warrant Broader Prescribing?” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/42023515

Alzheimer Disease Blood Test May Have Higher Rate of False Positives Than Expected 07/02/2026

Alzheimer Disease Blood Test May Have Higher Rate of False Positives Than Expected JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss “First Alzheimer Disease Blood Test May Produce Many False-Positive Results, Study Finds.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41928175

PMOS is the New PCOS 06/26/2026

PMOS is the New PCOS JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “PCOS is Now PMOS—Will a New Name Translate to Improved Clinical Care?” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41814895

New GLP-1 Drug Options and More Highlights From the ADA’s 2026 Scientific Sessions 06/18/2026

New GLP-1 Drug Options and More Highlights From the ADA’s 2026 Scientific Sessions Rita Kalyani, MD, chief scientific and medical officer at the American Diabetes Association, discusses the latest diabetes and obesity research, including a novel oral GLP-1 drug, a combined semaglutide-amylin analogue injection, data from... /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41685220

Why Exercise Still Matters in the GLP-1 Drug Era 06/18/2026

Why Exercise Still Matters in the GLP-1 Drug Era JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss “In Obesity Treatment, Physical Activity’s Benefits Go Beyond Weight Loss, Says AHA.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41690015

The Search for a Fentanyl Vaccine 06/12/2026

The Search for a Fentanyl Vaccine JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “Inside the Push for a Fentanyl Vaccine.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41602205

New Insights on HFpEF in Patients With Severe Obesity 06/05/2026

New Insights on HFpEF in Patients With Severe Obesity JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “HFpEF May Be a Different Disease in Patients With Severe Obesity.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41540825

Ebola Outbreak Update 05/29/2026

Ebola Outbreak Update JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “A Rare Ebola Virus Is Spreading in the DRC—Here’s What to Know.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41454130

Is There a Doctor on the Ship? 05/29/2026

Is There a Doctor on the Ship? Joining from quarantine, Stephen Kornfeld, MD, discusses his experience stepping in as the ship’s physician when hantavirus transformed his vacation cruise into a global public health concern. /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41458615

Bangladesh’s New Measles Crisis 05/22/2026

Bangladesh’s New Measles Crisis JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss “More Than 19 000 Measles Cases in a Month—What the Current Outbreak in Bangladesh Signals to the World.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41381340

New Obesity Definition Stirs Debate 05/15/2026

New Obesity Definition Stirs Debate JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “Experts Debate How Obesity Should Be Defined and Diagnosed.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41298350

Multi-Cancer Blood Tests Have Arrived 05/08/2026

Multi-Cancer Blood Tests Have Arrived JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss “These Blood Tests May Detect Dozens of Cancers, but Will They Save Lives?” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41215705

Why GLP-1 Drugs Affect Patients Differently 05/01/2026

Why GLP-1 Drugs Affect Patients Differently JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss “Weight Loss, Adverse Effects With GLP-1 Medications May Be Influenced by Genetics.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/41079120

Treating Methamphetamine Use Disorder With an Antidepressant 04/24/2026

Treating Methamphetamine Use Disorder With an Antidepressant JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss “Could a Common Antidepressant Help Treat Methamphetamine Use Disorder?” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40995190

Cicada, the SARS-CoV-2 Variant With a Surprising Trajectory 04/17/2026

Cicada, the SARS-CoV-2 Variant With a Surprising Trajectory JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss “What to Know About Cicada, or BA.3.2, the Latest SARS-CoV-2 Variant Under Monitoring.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40898650

Highlights From the American College of Cardiology’s 2026 Scientific Sessions 04/10/2026

Highlights From the American College of Cardiology’s 2026 Scientific Sessions Hear the latest on PCSK9 inhibitors, cardiorenal benefits of GLP-1 drugs, and other clinical research in this interview with Katie Berlacher, MD, MS, chair of this year’s annual ACC meeting. /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40793480

Cancer-Treating Vaccines Are on the Horizon 04/10/2026

Cancer-Treating Vaccines Are on the Horizon JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss “How mRNA Vaccines Could Help Treat Cancer.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40793730

What Happens When Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis Stop Drinking? 04/03/2026

What Happens When Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis Stop Drinking? JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “New Hope for Patients With Advanced Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Who Stop Drinking.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40716170

What’s New in the Updated Lipid Guidelines? 03/27/2026

What’s New in the Updated Lipid Guidelines? JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “What to Know About the New Lipid Guidelines.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40632405

The Health Costs of EPA’s Heavy Metal Air Pollution Rollbacks 03/20/2026

The Health Costs of EPA’s Heavy Metal Air Pollution Rollbacks JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss “Why the EPA’s Reversal on Heavy Metal Air Pollution Is Cause for Concern.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40557800

PrEP Prevents HIV—If Patients Can Get It 03/13/2026

PrEP Prevents HIV—If Patients Can Get It JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “After a Decade of Progress Against HIV, PrEP Enters a Precarious Era.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40429985

AI Tools for Patients Have Arrived 03/06/2026

AI Tools for Patients Have Arrived JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss “Are AI Tools Ready to Answer Patients’ Questions About Their Medical Care?” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40340915

Why the Low Carb vs Low Fat Debate Misses the Point 02/27/2026

Why the Low Carb vs Low Fat Debate Misses the Point JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss “In the Low-Carb vs Low-Fat Debate, Study Suggests Food Quality Matters More for Heart Health.” Related Content: /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40242280

What’s New in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? 02/20/2026

What’s New in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss “What Nutrition Experts Say About the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40175650

ICE Raids Are Jeopardizing Health Care Access 02/13/2026

ICE Raids Are Jeopardizing Health Care Access JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss “US Patients Getting ICE-d-Out of Health Care.” /episode/index/show/jamamedicalnews/id/40088015

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