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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.
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Hear the latest on blood-based biomarkers, lifestyle interventions, and more from AAIC 2026 with Gil Rabinovici, MD. Related Content: Soccer Players' Brains, P-Tau217 Blood Tests, Lifestyle and Dementia Risk, and More From AAIC 2026
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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?" Related Content: A Decade After the CDC's Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, Have Clinicians Struck the Right Balance?
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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." Related Content: Wild West or Gold Rush: How Long-Neglected Menopause Care Has Spawned a Booming Marketplace
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JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "What to Know About the First CKM Syndrome Guidelines." Related Content: What to Know About the First CKM Syndrome Guidelines
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JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Testosterone Therapy: Does New Evidence Warrant Broader Prescribing?" Related Content: Testosterone Therapy: Does New Evidence Warrant Broader Prescribing?
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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." Related Content: First Alzheimer Disease Blood Test May Produce Many False-Positive Results, Study Finds
5 min
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?" Related Content: PCOS Is Now PMOS—Will a New Name Translate to Improved Clinical Care?
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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 China on high-dose mazdutide, and more. Related Content: A New GLP-1 Pill for Diabetes, Semaglutide With Amylin, Data From China, and More From ADA 2026
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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." Related Content: In Obesity Treatment, Physical Activity's Benefits Go Beyond Weight Loss, Says AHA
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JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Inside the Push for a Fentanyl Vaccine." Related Content: Inside the Push for a Fentanyl Vaccine
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JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "HFpEF May Be a Different Disease in Patients With Severe Obesity." Related Content: HFpEF May Be a Different Disease in Patients With Severe Obesity
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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." Related Content: A Rare Ebola Virus Is Spreading in the DRC—Here's What to Know
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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. Related Content: Hantavirus Outbreak: First Test of US Public Health Response After WHO Withdrawal When Hantavirus Sickened the Ship's Physician, Stephen Kornfeld, MD, Stepped Up
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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." Related Content: More Than 19 000 Measles Cases in a Month—What the Current Outbreak in Bangladesh Signals to the World
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JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Experts Debate How Obesity Should Be Defined and Diagnosed." Related Content: Experts Debate How Obesity Should Be Defined and Diagnosed
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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?" Related Content: These Blood Tests May Detect Dozens of Cancers, but Will They Save Lives?
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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." Related Content: Weight Loss, Adverse Effects With GLP-1 Medications May Be Influenced by Genetics
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JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Staff Writer Samantha Anderer discuss "Could a Common Antidepressant Help Treat Methamphetamine Use Disorder?" Related Content: Could a Common Antidepressant Help Treat Methamphetamine Use Disorder?
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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." Related Content: What to Know About Cicada, or BA.3.2, the Latest SARS-CoV-2 Variant Under Monitoring
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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. Related Content: PCSK9 Inhibitors in Diabetes, Tirzepatide's Cardiorenal Effects, Shingles Vaccine, and More From ACC