Interviews with authors of articles from JAMA Internal Medicine. JAMA Internal Medicine is an international peer-reviewed journal providing innovative and clinically relevant research for practitioners in general internal medicine and internal medicine subspecialties. We strive to publish articles that are stimulating to read, educate and inform readers with the most up-to-date research, and lead to positive change in our health care systems and the way we deliver patient care.
High-Risk Medications in Persons Living With Dementia
Interview with Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD, author of High-Risk Medications in Persons Living With Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial, and Ariel R. Green, MD, PhD, MPH, author of Start Upstream, Leverage the Team—Deprescribing in Patients With Dementia. Hosted by Eve Rittenberg, MD. Related Content: High-Risk Medications in Persons Living With Dementia Start Upstream, Leverage the Team—Deprescribing in Patients With Dementia
10/21/2024 • 15 minutes, 16 seconds
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Cirrhosis in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Interview with Fasiha Kanwal, MD, MSHS, author of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk for Cirrhosis and Related Complications in Patients With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease. Hosted by Eve Rittenberg, MD, and Grace Yuan Zhang, MD Related Content: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk for Cirrhosis and Related Complications in Patients With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
9/16/2024 • 14 minutes, 53 seconds
Health, Access to Care, and Financial Barriers to Care Among People Incarcerated in US Prisons
Interview with Emily Lupton Lupez, MD, MPH, author of Health, Access to Care, and Financial Barriers to Care Among People Incarcerated in US Prisons, and Benjamin A. Howell, MD, author of Harming Health by Imposing In-Prison Co-Payments. Hosted by Eve Rittenberg, MD. Related Content: Health, Access to Care, and Financial Barriers to Care Among People Incarcerated in US Prisons Harming Health by Imposing In-Prison Co-Payments
8/5/2024 • 15 minutes, 13 seconds
Prenatal Cannabis Use and Maternal Pregnancy Outcomes
Interview with Kelly C. Young-Wolff, PhD, MPH, author of Prenatal Cannabis Use and Maternal Pregnancy Outcomes, and Jamie O. Lo, MD, MCR, author of Associations Between Prenatal Cannabis Use and Maternal Health Outcomes. Hosted by Eve Rittenberg, MD. Related Content: Prenatal Cannabis Use and Maternal Pregnancy Outcomes Associations Between Prenatal Cannabis Use and Maternal Health Outcomes
7/22/2024 • 15 minutes, 4 seconds
Lung Cancer Screening in the US, 2022
Interview with Priti Bandi, PhD, author of Lung Cancer Screening in the US, 2022, and Ilana B. Richman, MD, MHS, author of Progress in Lung Cancer Screening Adoption. Hosted by Eve Rittenberg, MD. Related Content: Lung Cancer Screening in the US, 2022 Progress in Lung Cancer Screening Adoption
6/10/2024 • 15 minutes, 19 seconds
Mail-Order Pharmacy Dispensing of Mifepristone for Abortion After In-Person Screening
Interview with Daniel Grossman, MD, author of Mail-Order Pharmacy Dispensing of Mifepristone for Medication Abortion After In-Person Screening, and Emily M. Godfrey, MD, MPH, author of Primary Care’s Role in Prescribing Mail-Order Mifepristone. Hosted by Eve Rittenberg, MD. Related Content: Mail-Order Pharmacy Dispensing of Mifepristone for Medication Abortion After In-Person Screening Primary Care’s Role in Prescribing Mail-Order Mifepristone Mifepristone–Science, Abortion Care, and Politics
5/13/2024 • 13 minutes, 4 seconds
Antihypertensive Medication and Fracture Risk in Older VA Nursing Home Residents
Interview with Chintan V. Dave, PharmD, PhD, author of Antihypertensive Medication and Fracture Risk in Older Veterans Health Administration Nursing Home Residents, and Muna Thalji Canales, MD, MS, author of Blood Pressure Management and Falls in Nursing Home Residents—A Matter of Balance. Hosted by Eve Rittenberg, MD. Related Content: Antihypertensive Medication and Fracture Risk in Older Veterans Health Administration Nursing Home Residents Blood Pressure Management and Falls in Nursing Home Residents—A Matter of Balance
4/22/2024 • 15 minutes, 27 seconds
Pragmatic Implementation of Online Obesity Treatment and Maintenance Interventions in Primary Care
Interview with J. Graham Thomas, PhD, author of Pragmatic Implementation of Online Obesity Treatment and Maintenance Interventions in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial, and Susan Z. Yanovski, MD, author of Approach to Obesity Treatment in Primary Care: A Review. Hosted by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA. Related Content: Pragmatic Implementation of Online Obesity Treatment and Maintenance Interventions in Primary Care Approach to Obesity Treatment in Primary Care
3/11/2024 • 17 minutes, 23 seconds
Officer-Involved Killings of Unarmed Black People and Racial Disparities in Sleep Health
Interview with Atheendar S. Venkataramani, MD, PhD, author of Officer-Involved Killings of Unarmed Black People and Racial Disparities in Sleep Health, and Kevin N. Griffith, PhD, author of Injuries From Legal Interventions Involving Conducted Energy Devices. Hosted by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA. Related Content: Officer-Involved Killings of Unarmed Black People and Racial Disparities in Sleep Health Injuries From Legal Interventions Involving Conducted Energy Devices
2/5/2024 • 18 minutes, 17 seconds
Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Adults Who Died or Were Transferred to Intensive Care
Interview with Andrew D. Auerbach, MD, MPH, author of Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Adults Who Died or Were Transferred to Intensive Care. Hosted by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA. Related Content: Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Adults Who Died or Were Transferred to Intensive Care
1/8/2024 • 15 minutes
Association Between Daily Toothbrushing and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
Interview with Michael Klompas, MD, MPH, author of Association Between Daily Toothbrushing and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, and Rupak Datta, MD, PhD, author of Daily Toothbrushing to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia—Brushing Away the Risk. Hosted by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA. Related Content: Association Between Daily Toothbrushing and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Daily Toothbrushing to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia—Brushing Away the Risk
12/18/2023 • 13 minutes, 29 seconds
Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Older Patients
Interview with Yonathan Freund, MD, PhD, author of Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Older Patients, and Timothy S. Anderson, MD, MAS, author of The Risks of Being in Limbo in the Emergency Department. Hosted by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA. Related Content: Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Older Patients The Risks of Being in Limbo in the Emergency Department
11/6/2023 • 15 minutes, 50 seconds
Nurse Care Management for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Interview with Katharine A. Bradley, MD, MPH, author of Nurse Care Management for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: The PROUD Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial, and Michael A. Incze, MD, MSEd, and Deborah S. Finnell, PhD, RN, authors of Amplifying the Strength and Leadership of Nurses in Opioid Use Disorder Care—Loud and PROUD. Hosted by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA. Related Content: Nurse Care Management for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Amplifying the Strength and Leadership of Nurses in Opioid Use Disorder Care—Loud and PROUD
10/30/2023 • 18 minutes, 27 seconds
Comparison of Hospital Online Price and Telephone Price for Shoppable Services
Interview with Peter Cram, MD, MBA, and Merina Thomas, BS, authors of Comparison of Hospital Online Price and Telephone Price for Shoppable Services, and A. Mark Fendrick, MD, author of Health Care Transparency—What You See Should Be What You Get. Hosted by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA. Related Content: Comparison of Hospital Online Price and Telephone Price for Shoppable Services Health Care Transparency—What You See Should Be What You Get
9/18/2023 • 14 minutes, 23 seconds
Prospective Associations of Aerobic and Muscle-Strengthening Activity With Mortality
Interview with Rubén López-Bueno, PhD, author of Prospective Associations of Different Combinations of Aerobic and Muscle-Strengthening Activity With All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality. Hosted by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA. Related Content: Prospective Associations of Different Combinations of Aerobic and Muscle-Strengthening Activity With All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality
8/7/2023 • 15 minutes, 26 seconds
Silicosis Among Immigrant Engineered Stone (Quartz) Countertop Fabrication Workers in California
Interview with Jane C. Fazio, MD, and Robert J. Harrison, MD, MPH, authors of Silicosis Among Immigrant Engineered Stone (Quartz) Countertop Fabrication Workers in California, and Carrie A. Redlich, MD, MPH, author of Engineered Stone–Associated Silicosis—A Lethal Variant of an Ancient Disease. Hosted by Robert Steinbrook, MD. Related Content: Silicosis Among Immigrant Engineered Stone (Quartz) Countertop Fabrication Workers in California Engineered Stone–Associated Silicosis—A Lethal Variant of an Ancient Disease
7/24/2023 • 21 minutes, 17 seconds
Efficacy of Continuous Transdermal Nitroglycerin for Treating Hot Flashes in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
Interview with Alison J. Huang, MD, MAS, and Deborah Grady, MD, MPH, authors of Efficacy of Continuous Transdermal Nitroglycerin for Treating Hot Flashes by Inducing Nitrate Cross-tolerance in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Carolyn Crandall, MD. Related Content: Efficacy of Continuous Transdermal Nitroglycerin for Treating Hot Flashes by Inducing Nitrate Cross-tolerance in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
6/5/2023 • 14 minutes, 14 seconds
Estimated Costs of Intervening in Health-Related Social Needs Detected in Primary Care
Interview with Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD, author of Estimated Costs of Intervening in Health-Related Social Needs Detected in Primary Care, and Nichola Davis, MD, MS, author of Addressing Health-Related Social Needs—Costs and Optimism. Hosted by Mitchel Katz, MD. Related Content: Estimated Costs of Intervening in Health-Related Social Needs Detected in Primary Care Addressing Health-Related Social Needs—Costs and Optimism
5/30/2023 • 21 minutes, 35 seconds
Examining Opportunities to Increase Savings from Medicare Price Negotiations
Interview with Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, Marissa B. Reitsma, BS, and Stacie B. Dusetzina, PhD, authors of Examining Opportunities to Increase Savings From Medicare Price Negotiations. Hosted by Robert Steinbrook, MD. Related Content: Examining Opportunities to Increase Savings From Medicare Price Negotiations
4/17/2023 • 23 minutes, 34 seconds
Comparative Effectiveness of Fludrocortisone and Hydrocortisone vs Hydrocortisone Alone in Septic Shock
Interview with Nicholas A. Bosch, MD, MSc, author of Comparative Effectiveness of Fludrocortisone and Hydrocortisone vs Hydrocortisone Alone Among Patients With Septic Shock, and Michael A. Matthay, MD, author of Should We Add Fludrocortisone to Hydrocortisone for Treatment of Septic Shock? Hosted by Deborah Grady, MD, MPH. Related Content: Comparative Effectiveness of Fludrocortisone and Hydrocortisone vs Hydrocortisone Alone Among Patients With Septic Shock Should We Add Fludrocortisone to Hydrocortisone for Treatment of Septic Shock?
3/27/2023 • 16 minutes, 30 seconds
Dr Barnett and Desegregation of The University of Texas Medical Branch in 1949
Interview with Vanessa Northington Gamble, MD, PhD, author of Dr Herman A. Barnett, Black Civil Rights Activists, and the Desegregation of The University of Texas Medical Branch in 1949: “We Ought to Go in Texas and I Don’t Mean to a Segregated Medical School.” Hosted by Robert Steinbrook, MD, and Raegan W. Durant, MD, MPH. Related Content: Dr Herman A. Barnett, Black Civil Rights Activists, and the Desegregation of The University of Texas Medical Branch in 1949
2/6/2023 • 22 minutes, 8 seconds
Association of Pretransplant Coronary Heart Disease Testing With Early Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Interview with Xingxing S. Cheng, MD, MS, author of Association of Pretransplant Coronary Heart Disease Testing With Early Kidney Transplant Outcomes. Hosted by Rita Redberg, MD, and Rohini V. Kopparam, MD. Related Content: Association of Pretransplant Coronary Heart Disease Testing With Early Kidney Transplant Outcomes
1/3/2023 • 19 minutes, 42 seconds
Abandoned Housing Interventions and Gun Violence, Perceptions of Safety, and Substance Use
Interview with Eugenia C. South, MD, MS, author of Effect of Abandoned Housing Interventions on Gun Violence, Perceptions of Safety, and Substance Use in Black Neighborhoods: A Citywide Cluster Randomized Trial. Hosted by Robert Steinbrook, MD. Related Content: Effect of Abandoned Housing Interventions on Gun Violence, Perceptions of Safety, and Substance Use in Black Neighborhoods
12/5/2022 • 18 minutes, 3 seconds
Association Between Nephrologist Ownership of Dialysis Facilities and Clinical Outcomes
Interview with Eugene Lin, MD, MS, author of Association Between Nephrologist Ownership of Dialysis Facilities and Clinical Outcomes, and Paul J. Eliason, PhD, author of Physicians as Owners and Agents—A Call for Further Study. Hosted by J. Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD. Related Content: Association Between Nephrologist Ownership of Dialysis Facilities and Clinical Outcomes Physicians as Owners and Agents—A Call for Further Study
11/7/2022 • 28 minutes, 48 seconds
Qualitative Analysis of Patient–Physician Discussions on Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation
Interview with Kathryn A. Martinez, PhD, MPH, author of Qualitative Analysis of Patient–Physician Discussions Regarding Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation. Hosted by Tracy Wang, MD. Related Content: Qualitative Analysis of Patient–Physician Discussions Regarding Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation
10/31/2022 • 18 minutes, 45 seconds
The Price of Human and Veterinary Formulations of Common Medications
Interview with Michael Esman Chernew, PhD, author of The Price of Human and Veterinary Formulations of Common Medications—Price Discrimination and Innovation in Prescription Drug Markets, and Sidney M. Wolfe, MD, author of Curbing the Financial Incentives That Contribute to the High Prices of Prescription Drugs in the US. Hosted by Stacie B. Dusetzina, PhD.
9/12/2022 • 20 minutes, 26 seconds
Effectiveness of Early Time-Restricted Eating for Weight Loss and Fat Loss in Adults With Obesity
Interview with Courtney M. Peterson, PhD, author of Effectiveness of Early Time-Restricted Eating for Weight Loss, Fat Loss, and Cardiometabolic Health in Adults With Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Mitchell H. Katz, MD.
8/8/2022 • 16 minutes, 23 seconds
The Impending Crisis of Access to Safe Abortion Care in the US
Interview with Daniel Grossman, MD, and Jamila Perritt, MD, MPH, authors of The Impending Crisis of Access to Safe Abortion Care in the US. Hosted by Deborah Grady, MD.
8/1/2022 • 24 minutes, 56 seconds
A Conversation With Dr Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, JAMA’s New Editor in Chief
In July 2022, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, took on a new role as the 17th editor in chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network. In conversation with Nobel laureate Harold Varmus, MD, Bibbins-Domingo discusses her research background, approaches to leadership in health care, and the critical role that journals play in communication about public health and science. Related Content: The Urgency of Now and the Responsibility to Do More—My Commitment for JAMA and the JAMA Network A Conversation With Dr Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, JAMA’s New Editor in Chief (video) A Conversation With Dr Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, JAMA’s New Editor in Chief (audio)
7/5/2022 • 22 minutes, 7 seconds
Why Too Many Vitamins Feels Just About Right
Interview with Peter A. Ubel, MD, author of Why Too Many Vitamins Feels Just About Right (Editorial)
6/21/2022 • 13 minutes, 4 seconds
Assessment of Perioperative Outcomes Among Surgeons Who Operated the Night Before
Interview with Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD, author of Assessment of Perioperative Outcomes Among Surgeons Who Operated the Night Before, and David C. Chang, PhD, MBA, MPH, author of Are Surgeons Really More Resilient Than Athletes? Hosted by Cary P. Gross, MD. Related Content: Assessment of Perioperative Outcomes Among Surgeons Who Operated the Night Before Are Surgeons Really More Resilient Than Athletes?
5/23/2022 • 19 minutes, 45 seconds
Incremental Value of a Coronary Artery Calcium Score
Interview with Katy J. L. Bell, PhD, author Evaluation of the Incremental Value of a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Beyond Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, and David L. Brown, MD, author of Adding CACS to Primary Prevention Risk Estimation Models. Hosted by Rita Redberg, MD.
4/25/2022 • 14 minutes, 56 seconds
Medical Documentation Burden Among US Office-Based Physicians
Interview with Adam Gaffney, MD, MPH, author of Medical Documentation Burden Among US Office-Based Physicians in 2019: A National Study
3/28/2022 • 12 minutes, 50 seconds
Physician Management Companies and Commercial Health Care Prices Paid to Anesthesia Practitioners
Interview with Ambar Mariela La Forgia, PhD, author of Association of Physician Management Companies and Private Equity Investment With Commercial Health Care Prices Paid to Anesthesia Practitioners, and Francis J. Crosson, M.D., author of Physician Management Companies—Should We Care? Hosted by Michael McWilliams MD.
2/28/2022 • 21 minutes, 19 seconds
At-Home Self-Testing Kits for SARS-CoV-2
Interview with Steven Woloshin, MD, MS, author of At-Home Self-Testing Kits for SARS-CoV-2: A Randomized Trial Assessing How Consumers Interpret and Act on Possible Test Results. Hosted by Deborah Grady, MD, MPH.
1/31/2022 • 20 minutes
Analytics-Based Intervention for Reducing Sleep Interruption in Hospitalized Patients
Interview with Nader Najafi, MD, author of Effectiveness of an Analytics-Based Intervention for Reducing Sleep Interruption in Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial, and Hyung (Harry) J Cho, MD, author of A Good Night’s Sleep in the Hospital Hosted by Tracy Wang, MD.
12/28/2021 • 18 minutes, 26 seconds
Association of Self-reported COVID-19 Infection and SARS-CoV-2 Serology Results With Persistent Physical Symptoms
Interview with Cédric Lemogne, MD, PhD, and Joane Matta, PhD, authors of Association of Self-reported COVID-19 Infection and SARS-CoV-2 Serology Test Results With Persistent Physical Symptoms Among French Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hosted by Mitchell H. Katz, MD. Read Transcript
11/8/2021 • 27 minutes, 20 seconds
Efficacy of Therapeutic-Dose Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
Interview with Alex C. Spyropoulos, author of Efficacy and Safety of Therapeutic-Dose Heparin vs Standard Prophylactic or Intermediate-Dose Heparins for Thromboprophylaxis in High-risk Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: The HEP-COVID Randomized Clinical Trial
10/7/2021 • 17 minutes, 22 seconds
Low-Value Care at the Actionable Level of Individual Health Systems
Interview with Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH, author of Low-Value Care at the Actionable Level of Individual Health Systems
9/27/2021 • 21 minutes, 5 seconds
Association Between Prenatal Exposure to Antipsychotics and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Preterm Birth, and Small for Gestational Age
Interview with Kenneth KC Man, PhD, author of Association Between Prenatal Exposure to Antipsychotics and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Preterm Birth, and Small for Gestational Age, and Amanda Yeaton-Massey, MD, author of Continuation of Antipsychotic Treatment in Pregnancy—Do Not Panic
8/16/2021 • 20 minutes, 22 seconds
Coffee Consumption and Incident Tachyarrhythmias
Interview with Gregory M. Marcus, MD, MAS, author of Coffee Consumption and Incident Tachyarrhythmias—Reported Behavior, Mendelian Randomization, and Their Interactions, and Zachary D. Goldberger, MD, MS, author of Another Cup of Coffee Without an Arrhythmia, Please. Related Content: Coffee Consumption and Incident Tachyarrhythmias: Reported Behavior, Mendelian Randomization, and Their Interactions Another Cup of Coffee Without an Arrhythmia, Please Mendelian Randomization: How the Natural Assortment of Genes Can Mimic Randomized Clinical Trials Mendelian Randomization
7/19/2021 • 28 minutes, 57 seconds
External Validation of a Widely Implemented Sepsis Prediction Model in Hospitalized Patients
Interview with Karandeep Singh, MD, author of External Validation of a Widely Implemented Sepsis Prediction Model in Hospitalized Patients, and Anand Habib, MD, author of Importance of External Validation in Sepsis.
6/21/2021 • 22 minutes, 46 seconds
A Clinical Approach to Preventing Death on the Streets
Interview with James J. O'Connell, MD, author of A Clinical Approach to Preventing Death on the Streets
5/28/2021 • 24 minutes, 47 seconds
Time-Limited Trials Among Patients With Advanced Illness to Reduce Nonbeneficial ICU Treatments
Interview with Dong W. Chang, MD, MS, author of Evaluation of Time-Limited Trials Among Critically Ill Patients With Advanced Medical Illnesses and Reduction of Nonbeneficial ICU Treatments, and James A. Tulsky, MD, author of Time-Limited Trials and Potentially Nonbeneficial Treatment in the ICU—Willing to Wait for It
4/12/2021 • 27 minutes, 56 seconds
Fish Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease or Mortality With or Without Vascular Disease
Interview with Andrew Mente, PhD, author of Associations of Fish Consumption With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality Among Individuals With or Without Vascular Disease From 58 Countries, and Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, author of Fish, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality—What Is the Global Evidence?
3/8/2021 • 29 minutes, 16 seconds
Risk of Progression to Diabetes Among Older Adults With Prediabetes
Interview with Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, author of Risk of Progression to Diabetes Among Older Adults With Prediabetes, and Kenneth Lam, MD, author of Prediabetes—A Risk Factor Twice Removed
2/8/2021 • 22 minutes, 51 seconds
An Opportune Time to Update Medical Licensing
Interview with Samyukta Mullangi, MD, MBA, author of The COVID-19 Pandemic—An Opportune Time to Update Medical Licensing; also with Mitchell H. Katz, MD, chief executive officer of New York City Health and Hospitals and author of Modernize Medical Licensing, and Credentialing, Too—Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic
1/13/2021 • 23 minutes, 27 seconds
Assessment of Electronic Health Record Use Between US and Non-US Health Systems
Interview with A Jay Holmgren, MHI, author of Assessment of Electronic Health Record Use Between US and Non-US Health Systems, and Christine A. Sinsky, MD, author of Advancing Practice Science With Electronic Health Record Use Data
12/14/2020 • 22 minutes, 42 seconds
Financial Presentation of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias
Interview with Lauren Hersch Nicholas, PhD, author of Financial Presentation of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias, and Jason Karlawish, MD, author of Desktop Medicine and the Practice of Wealth Care
11/30/2020 • 16 minutes, 52 seconds
Trends in Noninvasive and Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Among Medicare Beneficiaries at the End of Life
Interview with Donald R. Sullivan, MD, MA, MCR, author of Trends in Noninvasive and Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Among Medicare Beneficiaries at the End of Life, and Anand S. Iyer, MD, MSPH, author of Noninvasive Ventilation in Seriously Ill Older Adults at the End of Life—The Evidence Remains Elusive
10/19/2020 • 33 minutes, 24 seconds
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) For Stable Coronary Artery Disease - Reducing Inappropriate Use
Interview with David H Howard, PhD, author of US False Claims Act Investigations of Unnecessary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions, and Paul S. Chan, MD, author of Potential Association of the ISCHEMIA Trial With the Appropriate Use Criteria Ratings for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
9/21/2020 • 27 minutes, 10 seconds
Experiences of Home Health Care Workers during COVID-19 in New York City
Interview with Madeline R. Sterling, MD, author of Experiences of Home Health Care Workers in New York City During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis, and Theresa A. Allison, MD, PhD, author of Extreme Vulnerability of Home Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Call to Action
8/4/2020 • 25 minutes, 45 seconds
Estimation of Excess Deaths From COVID-19 in the United States, March to May 2020
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
7/1/2020 • 14 minutes, 43 seconds
Bayesian Interpretation of Randomized Clinical Trials of Left Main Coronary Artery Revascularization
Interview with James M. Brophy, MD, author of Bayesian Interpretation of the EXCEL Trial and Other Randomized Clinical Trials of Left Main Coronary Artery Revascularization, Mario Gaudino, MD, author of Characteristics of Contemporary Randomized Clinical Trials and Their Association With the Trial Funding Source in Invasive Cardiovascular Interventions, and Sanjay Kaul, MD
6/1/2020 • 30 minutes, 19 seconds
Contact Tracing Assessment of COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics in Taiwan
Interview with Hsien-Ho Lin, MD, ScD, author of Contact Tracing Assessment of COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics in Taiwan and Risk at Different Exposure Periods Before and After Symptom Onset
5/1/2020 • 15 minutes, 48 seconds
Effect of a Mammography Screening Decision Aid for Women 75 Years and Older
Interview with Mara A. Schonberg, MD, MPH, author of Effect of a Mammography Screening Decision Aid for Women 75 Years and Older: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial, and Quyen Ngo-Metzger, MD, MPH, author of The Life and Death of Mammograms in Patients 75 Years and Older—To Screen or Not to Screen?
4/20/2020 • 26 minutes, 3 seconds
Evaluation of the Shift From Intravenous Antibiotics to Oral Step-Down Therapy for Infective Endocarditis
Interview with Brad Spellberg, MD, author of Evaluation of a Paradigm Shift From Intravenous Antibiotics to Oral Step-Down Therapy for the Treatment of Infective Endocarditis: A Narrative Review
3/30/2020 • 17 minutes, 18 seconds
Evaluation of Association Between Gastric Acid Suppression and Risk of Intestinal Colonization With MDROs
Interview with Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls, MD, PhD, author of Evaluation of the Association Between Gastric Acid Suppression and Risk of Intestinal Colonization With Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, and Todd Campbell Lee, MD MPH, author of Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors: Overcoming Resistance
2/24/2020 • 21 minutes, 28 seconds
Trends in Unmet Need for Physician and Preventive Services in the United States, 1998 to 2017
Interview with Laura Hawks, MD, author of Trends in Unmet Need for Physician and Preventive Services in the United States, 1998-2017, and John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP, author of Looking Back to Improve Access to Health Care Moving Forward
1/27/2020 • 17 minutes, 58 seconds
Outcomes Before and After the Recall of a Heart Failure Pacemaker
Interview with Jay Sengupta, MD, author of Outcomes Before and After the Recall of a Heart Failure Pacemaker, and David O. Arnar, MD PhD EMPH, author of Long-term Outcome of Implantable Cardioverter/Defibrillator Lead Failure
12/20/2019 • 20 minutes, 37 seconds
Association of the Work Schedules of Hospitalists With Patient Outcomes of Hospitalization
Interview with James S. Goodwin, MD, author of Association of the Work Schedules of Hospitalists With Patient Outcomes of Hospitalization
11/25/2019 • 14 minutes, 25 seconds
Physician and Trainee Experiences With Patient Bias
Interview with Alicia Fernandez, MD, author of Physician and Trainee Experiences With Patient Bias, and Lisa A. Cooper, MD MPH, author of Confronting Bias and Discrimination in Health Care—When Silence Is Not Golden
10/28/2019 • 29 minutes, 11 seconds
Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use
Interview with Katherine L. Possin, PhD, author of Effect of Collaborative Dementia Care via Telephone and Internet on Quality of Life, Caregiver Well-being, and Health Care Use: The Care Ecosystem Randomized Clinical Trial, and Jennifer Tjia, MD, MSCE, FAAHPM, author of A Telephone-Based Dementia Care Management Intervention—Finding the Time to Listen
9/30/2019 • 18 minutes, 43 seconds
Association of Weight Loss Interventions With Changes in NAFLD Biomarkers
Interview with Dimitrios A. Koutoukidis, PhD, author of Association of Weight Loss Interventions With Changes in Biomarkers of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
7/1/2019 • 14 minutes, 6 seconds
Decision Aids for Prostate Cancer Screening Choice
Interview with Kari A O Tikkinen, MD, PhD, author of Decision Aids for Prostate Cancer Screening Choice: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
6/24/2019 • 19 minutes, 21 seconds
Estimated Quality of Life and Economic Outcomes Associated With Cervical Cancer Screening
Interview with George F. Sawaya, MD, author of Estimated Quality of Life and Economic Outcomes Associated With 12 Cervical Cancer Screening Strategies: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis, and Sarah Feldman, M.D. M.P.H., author of Screening Options for Preventing Cervical Cancer
5/13/2019 • 13 minutes, 46 seconds
Allocation of Inpatient Time Among First-Year Internal Medicine Residents
Interview with Krisda Hirschman Chaiyachati, MD, MPH, MSHP, author of Assessment of Inpatient Time Allocation Among First-Year Internal Medicine Residents Using Time-Motion Observations, and Christopher Moriates, MD, author of A Modern Snapshot of the Daily Work of Medical Interns—The Burden of Indirect Patient Care
4/15/2019 • 14 minutes, 43 seconds
A Clinical Overview of Off-label Use of Gabapentinoid Drugs
Interview with Christopher W. Goodman, MD, author of A Clinical Overview of Off-label Use of Gabapentinoid Drugs
3/25/2019 • 14 minutes, 56 seconds
Changes in Functional Status in the Year After Aortic Valve Replacement
Interview with Dae Hyun Kim, author of Evaluation of Changes in Functional Status in the Year After Aortic Valve Replacement, and Emily Finlayson, MD, MS, author of Invasive Procedures to Improve Function in Frail Older Adults: Do Outcomes Justify the Intervention?
2/4/2019 • 16 minutes, 41 seconds
Analysis of Proposed Medicare Reforms on Prescription Drug Total Spending and Patient Cost-Sharing
Interview with Aaron Kesselheim, author of Analysis of Proposed Medicare Part B to Part D Shift With Associated Changes in Total Spending and Patient Cost-Sharing for Prescription Drugs, and Francis J. Crosson, M.D., author of Managing the Cost of Medicare Part B Drugs: Implications for the Program and Beneficiaries
1/14/2019 • 17 minutes, 31 seconds
Temporal Trends in Unstable Angina Diagnosis Codes for Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Interview with Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc, MBA, author of Temporal Trends in Unstable Angina Diagnosis Codes for Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Interventions, and David L. Brown, MD, FACC, author of Gaming, Upcoding, Fraud, and the Stubborn Persistence of Unstable Angina
12/17/2018 • 16 minutes, 36 seconds
Effect of Exercise Intervention on Functional Decline in Very Elderly Patients
Interview with Mikel Izquierdo, Ph.D, and Nicolás Martínez-Velilla, PhD, authors of Effect of Exercise Intervention on Functional Decline in Very Elderly Patients During Acute Hospitalization: A Randomized Clinical Trial, and William J. Hall, MD, author of A Novel Exercise Intervention and Functional Status in Very Elderly Patients During Acute Hospitalization
11/12/2018 • 13 minutes, 26 seconds
Association of Organic Food Consumption With Cancer Risk
Interview with Julia Baudry, PhD, author of Association of Frequency of Organic Food Consumption With Cancer Risk: Findings From the NutriNet-Santé Prospective Cohort Study, and Jorge E. Chavarro, MD, ScD, author of Organic Foods for Cancer Prevention—Worth the Investment?
10/22/2018 • 14 minutes, 47 seconds
Effect of Group-Administered Behavioral Treatment on Urinary Incontinence in Older Women
Interview with Ananias C Diokno, MD, author of Effect of Group-Administered Behavioral Treatment on Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial
9/4/2018 • 16 minutes, 42 seconds
Evaluating Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening
Interview with Daniel Scott. Reuland, MD MPH, author of Evaluating Shared Decision Making for Lung Cancer Screening, and Bruno Heleno, MD, PhD, author of Estimation of Overdiagnosis of Lung Cancer in Low-Dose Computed Tomography Screening
8/13/2018 • 22 minutes, 2 seconds
Association Between Offering Limited LVEF Echocardiograms and Overall Use of Echocardiography
Interview with Alexander T. Sandhu, MD, MS, author of Association Between Offering Limited Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Echocardiograms and Overall Use of Echocardiography
7/23/2018 • 9 minutes, 48 seconds
Association of a Bundled Hospital-at-Home Program With Clinical Outcomes and Patient Experiences
Interview with Albert L. Siu, MD, MSPH, author of Association of a Bundled Hospital-at-Home and 30-Day Postacute Transitional Care Program With Clinical Outcomes and Patient Experiences, and Matthew J. Press, MD, MSc, author of Hospital-at-Home Care Programs—Is the Hospital of the Future at Home?
6/25/2018 • 19 minutes, 53 seconds
Association Between Psychological Interventions and Chronic Pain Outcomes in Older Adults
Interview with M. Carrington. Reid, MD, PhD, author of Association Between Psychological Interventions and Chronic Pain Outcomes in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
5/7/2018 • 7 minutes, 31 seconds
Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Prescribing in the Medicare Part D Population
Interview with W. David Bradford, PhD, author of Association Between US State Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Prescribing in the Medicare Part D Population, Jason M Hockenberry, PhD, author of Association of Medical and Adult-Use Marijuana Laws With Opioid Prescribing for Medicaid Enrollees, and Kevin P. Hill, MD, MHS, author of The Role of Cannabis Legalization in the Opioid Crisis
4/2/2018 • 11 minutes, 28 seconds
Efficacy of Vaginal Estradiol or Moisturizer vs Placebo for Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Symptoms
Interview with Caroline Mitchell, MD, MPH, author of Efficacy of Vaginal Estradiol or Vaginal Moisturizer vs Placebo for Treating Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial
3/19/2018 • 6 minutes, 24 seconds
Outcomes Associated With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease
Interview with Nisha Bansal, MD, MAS, author of Long-term Outcomes Associated With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease
2/5/2018 • 6 minutes, 12 seconds
Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope
Interview with Nicola Montano, MD, PhD, author of Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope
1/29/2018 • 7 minutes, 51 seconds
Emergency-Only vs Standard Hemodialysis Among Undocumented Immigrants With ESRD
Interview with Lilia Cervantes, MD, author of Association of Emergency-Only vs Standard Hemodialysis With Mortality and Health Care Use Among Undocumented Immigrants With End-Stage Renal Disease
12/18/2017 • 8 minutes, 56 seconds
Hospital Resource Use and Outcomes of Patients Cared For By Hospitalists vs PCPs vs Generalists
Interview with Jennifer P. Stevens, MD, MS, author of Comparison of Hospital Resource Use and Outcomes Among Hospitalists, Primary Care Physicians, and Other Generalists, and C. Seth. Landefeld, MD, author of The Costs and Benefits of Hospital Care by Primary Physicians: Continuity Counts
11/13/2017 • 10 minutes, 23 seconds
Wealth-Associated Disparities in Death and Disability in the United States and England
Interview with Lena K. Makaroun, MD, author of Wealth-Associated Disparities in Death and Disability in the United States and England
10/23/2017 • 7 minutes, 7 seconds
Patients’ Experiences With Institutional Responses to Medical Injury
Interview with Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, MPhil, author of Patients’ Experiences With Communication-and-Resolution Programs After Medical Injury
10/9/2017 • 11 minutes, 2 seconds
Cost of Developing a Single Cancer Drug
Interview with Sham Mailankody, MB BS, and Vinay Prasad, MD, authors of Research and Development Spending to Bring a Single Cancer Drug to Market and Revenues After Approval; and Merril Goozner, MS, author of A Much-Needed Corrective on Drug Development Costs
9/11/2017 • 14 minutes, 36 seconds
Eliminating Creatine Kinase–Myocardial Band Testing in Suspected ACS
Interview with Jeffrey Trost, author of Eliminating Creatine Kinase–Myocardial Band Testing in Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Value-Based Quality Improvement
8/14/2017 • 11 minutes, 4 seconds
Medical Assistance in Dying
Interview with Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, author of Medical Assistance in Dying: Our Lessons Learned
7/17/2017 • 19 minutes, 8 seconds
Medication Reminders to Improve Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction
Interview with Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD, and David A Asch, MD MBA, authors of Effect of Electronic Reminders, Financial Incentives, and Social Support on Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction: The HeartStrong Randomized Clinical Trial
6/26/2017 • 14 minutes, 39 seconds
Glucose Self-monitoring in Non–Insulin-Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Interview with Laura Young, MD PhD, and Katrina E. Donahue, MD, MPH, authors of Glucose Self-monitoring in Non–Insulin-Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care Settings: A Randomized Trial
6/10/2017 • 5 minutes, 14 seconds
Mother’s Day for Women in Medicine—Better Than Roses
Interview with Lara Goitein, MD, and Marcia Angell, MD, authors of Mother’s Day for Women in Medicine—Better Than Roses, and Eleni Linos, MD, author of Discrimination, Physician Mothers, and Desired Workplace Changes
5/8/2017 • 13 minutes, 24 seconds
Cost-Effectiveness of Diagnostic Approaches for Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria
Interview with Joshua Halpern, MD, author of Cost-Effectiveness of Common Diagnostic Approaches for Evaluation of Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria, and Leslee L. Subak, MD, and Deborah Grady, MD, MPH, authors of Asymptomatic Microscopic Hematuria—Rethinking the Diagnostic Algorithm
4/17/2017 • 12 minutes, 50 seconds
Evaluation of a Large Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program
Interview with Lauren Daskivich, MD, MSHS, author of Implementation and Evaluation of a Large-Scale Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH, author of Seeing the Effect of Health Care Delivery Innovation in the Safety Net
3/27/2017 • 10 minutes, 53 seconds
Changes in Postacute Care in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
Interview with J. Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD, author of Changes in Postacute Care in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and Carrie H. Colla, PhD, author of Moving Forward With Accountable Care Organizations: Some Answers, More Questions
2/13/2017 • 12 minutes, 59 seconds
Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening in the VHA
Interview with Linda S. Kinsinger, MD, MPH, author of Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening in the Veterans Health Administration
1/30/2017 • 11 minutes, 6 seconds
Outcomes of Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries Treated by Male vs Female Physicians
Interview with Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, author of Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates for Medicare Patients Treated by Male vs Female Physicians, and Anna L. Parks, MD and Rita F. Redberg, MD, authors of Women in Medicine and Patient Outcomes
12/19/2016 • 6 minutes, 14 seconds
Prevalence of Dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012
Interview with Kenneth M. Langa, MD, PhD, author of A Comparison of the Prevalence of Dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012
11/21/2016 • 5 minutes, 8 seconds
Testing the Immunity of the Firearm Industry to Tort Litigation and the Impact of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” Self-defense Law on Firearm Violence
Interview with David K. Humphreys, BSc, MPhil, PhD, author of Evaluating the Impact of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” Self-defense Law on Homicide and Suicide by Firearm and Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, MPhil, author of Testing the Immunity of the Firearm Industry to Tort Litigation
11/14/2016 • 11 minutes, 6 seconds
Quality of Outpatient Care Delivered to US Adults, 2002-2013
Interview with David M. Levine, MD, MA, author of The Quality of Outpatient Care Delivered to Adults in the United States, 2002 to 2013 and Eve A. Kerr, MD, MPH, author of The Quest to Improve Quality
10/17/2016 • 10 minutes, 4 seconds
Food Industry Funding of Nutrition Research
Interview with Stanton A. Glantz, PhD FACC, author of Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research and Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, author of Food Industry Funding of Nutrition Research
9/12/2016 • 14 minutes, 4 seconds
Intensive Care Unit Utilization During Hospitalization
Interview with Dong Wook Chang, MD, author of Association Between Intensive Care Unit Utilization During Hospitalization and Costs, Use of Invasive Procedures, and Mortality, and Neil Halpern, MD, author of In Between the Intensive Care Unit and the Ward
8/8/2016 • 9 minutes, 28 seconds
Asthma Exacerbations and Unconventional Natural Gas Development
Interview with Brian S. Schwartz, MD, MS, author of Asthma Exacerbations and Unconventional Natural Gas Development in the Marcellus Shale
7/18/2016 • 7 minutes, 18 seconds
Postoperative Chronic Opioid Use Among Opioid-Naive Patients
Interview with Eric C. Sun, MD, PhD, author of Incidence of and Risk Factors for Chronic Opioid Use Among Opioid-Naive Patients in the Postoperative Period
7/11/2016 • 2 minutes, 45 seconds
Effect of Findings From ALLHAT on Conduction System Disease
Interview with Gregory M. Marcus, MD, MAS, author of Effect of the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) on Conduction System Disease, and Sanjiv M. Narayan, MD, PhD, author of Can Cardiac Conduction System Disease Be Prevented?
6/27/2016 • 11 minutes, 38 seconds
Standardized Best Practices and Individual Craft-Based Medicine
Interview with Lara Goitein, MD, MDT and Brent James, MD, authors of Standardized Best Practices and Individual Craft-Based Medicine: A Conversation About Quality
5/16/2016 • 18 minutes, 34 seconds
Potential Savings Through Therapeutic Substitution
Interview with Michael E. Johansen, MD, MS, author of Estimation of Potential Savings Through Therapeutic Substitution
5/9/2016 • 2 minutes, 14 seconds
Why Asymptomatic Patients Receive Carotid Imaging
Interview with Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH, author of Common Reasons That Asymptomatic Patients Who Are 65 Years and Older Receive Carotid Imaging, and Larry B. Goldstein, MD, author of Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Evidence-Based Opinion
4/18/2016 • 9 minutes, 33 seconds
Smartphones and Questions About Mental Health, Interpersonal Violence, and Physical Health
Interview with Adam S. Miner, PsyD, author of Smartphone-Based Conversational Agents and Responses to Questions About Mental Health, Interpersonal Violence, and Physical Health
3/14/2016 • 4 minutes, 32 seconds
Flibanserin for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women
Interview with Ellen T. M. Laan, PhD, author of Efficacy and Safety of Flibanserin for the Treatment of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, and Steven Woloshin, MD, MS, author of US Food and Drug Administration Approval of Flibanserin: Even the Score Does Not Add Up
2/29/2016 • 9 minutes, 35 seconds
Caregivers Who Assist Older Adults With Health Care Activities
Interview with Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD, author of A National Profile of Family and Unpaid Caregivers Who Assist Older Adults With Health Care Activities
2/15/2016 • 4 minutes, 18 seconds
Timing of Dialysis Initiation
Interview with Peter P. Reese, MD, MSCE and Vishnu S. Potluri, MD, MPH, authors of Honoring Patient Preferences in Initiation of Dialysis: Problems, Proposals, and a Path Forward, and Susan P. Y. Wong, MD, author of Timing of Initiation of Maintenance Dialysis: A Qualitative Analysis of the Electronic Medical Records of a National Cohort of Patients From the Department of Veterans Affairs
1/25/2016 • 6 minutes, 55 seconds
A New Era for Residency Training in Internal Medicine
Interview with Alwin F. Steinmann, MD, author of A New Era for Residency Training in Internal Medicine, and Patrick G. O’Malley, MD, MPH, author of Research in Medical Education and Patient-Centered Outcomes: Shall Ever the Twain Meet?
12/7/2015 • 9 minutes, 14 seconds
Role of Government in Health Care Reform in United States and England
Interview with Martin Marshall, MD, and Andrew B. Bindman, MD, author of The Role of Government in Health Care Reform in the United States and England Permalink
11/9/2015 • 17 minutes, 36 seconds
Health Care Personnel Contamination During Protective Equipment Removal
Interview with Curtis J. Donskey, MD, author of Contamination of Health Care Personnel During Removal of Personal Protective Equipment, and Michelle Doll, MD, author of The Increasing Visibility of the Threat of Health Care Worker Self-contamination
10/12/2015 • 13 minutes, 50 seconds
Reference Payment for Colonoscopy
Interview with James C. Robinson, PhD, author of Association of Reference Payment for Colonoscopy With Consumer Choices, Insurer Spending, and Procedural Complications, and David Lieberman, MD, author of New Approaches to Controlling Health Care Costs: Bending the Cost Curve for Colonoscopy
9/8/2015 • 13 minutes, 17 seconds
The End-of-Life Clinic for Physician-Assisted Dying in the Netherlands
Interview with Marianne C. Snijdewind, MA;, author of A Study of the First Year of the End-of-Life Clinic for Physician-Assisted Dying in the Netherlands, and Barron H. Lerner, MD, PhD, author of Euthanasia in Belgium and the Netherlands: On a Slippery Slope?
8/10/2015 • 9 minutes, 29 seconds
Breast Cancer Screening, Incidence, and Mortality Across US Counties
Interview with Charles Harding, AB, author of Breast Cancer Screening, Incidence, and Mortality Across US Counties, and Joann G. Elmore, MD, MPH, author of Effect of Screening Mammography on Cancer Incidence and Mortality
7/6/2015 • 7 minutes, 16 seconds
Cardiac Transplantation
Interview with Lynne Warner Stevenson, MD, author of Crisis Awaiting Heart Transplantation: Sinking the Lifeboat
6/1/2015 • 9 minutes, 45 seconds
Nondisclosure Agreements in Medical Malpractice Settlements
Interview with William M. Sage, MD, JD, author of Use of Nondisclosure Agreements in Medical Malpractice Settlements by a Large Academic Health Care System, and Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, MPhil, author of Should Malpractice Settlements Be Secret?
5/11/2015 • 12 minutes, 21 seconds
Mediterranean Diet and Cognitive Decline
Interview with Emilio Ros, MD, PhD, author of Mediterranean Diet and Age-Related Cognitive Decline: A Randomized Clinical Trial
5/11/2015 • 3 minutes, 43 seconds
Revascularization in Nursing Home Residents
Interview with Emily Finlayson, MD, MS, author of Functional Outcomes After Lower Extremity Revascularization in Nursing Home Residents: A National Cohort Study, and William J. Hall, MD, MACP, author of Lower Extremity Revascularization in Nursing Home Residents: Surgery as Palliation
4/6/2015 • 11 minutes, 20 seconds
ESCAPE in Veterans
Interview with Matthew J. Bair, MD, MS, author of Evaluation of Stepped Care for Chronic Pain (ESCAPE) in Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts: A Randomized Clinical Trial
3/9/2015 • 3 minutes, 23 seconds
Research Misconduct Identified by the FDA
Interview with Charles Seife, MS, author of Research Misconduct Identified by the US Food and Drug Administration: Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Out of the Peer-Reviewed Literature
2/9/2015 • 4 minutes, 41 seconds
Medicare's Hospital-Acquired Conditions Policy
Interview with Teresa M. Waters, PhD, author of Effect of Medicare’s Nonpayment for Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Lessons for Future Policy, and Patrick J. Brennan, MD, author of Incentivizing “Structures” Over “Outcomes” to Bridge the Knowing-Doing Gap
1/5/2015 • 9 minutes, 54 seconds
Tramadol and Hospitalization for Hypoglycemia
Interview with Laurent Azoulay, PhD, author of Tramadol Use and the Risk of Hospitalization for Hypoglycemia in Patients With Noncancer Pain, and Lewis S. Nelson, MD, author of Tramadol and Hypoglycemia: One More Thing to Worry About
12/8/2014 • 4 minutes, 20 seconds
US Cigarette Smoking-Attributable Morbidity
Interview with Brian L. Rostron, PhD, MPH, author of Estimation of Cigarette Smoking–Attributable Morbidity in the United States, and Steven A. Schroeder, MD, author of Even More Illness Caused by Smoking Than Previously Estimated
10/13/2014 • 4 minutes, 27 seconds
Lack of Publicly Available Scientific Evidence on the Safety and Effectiveness of Implanted Medical Devices, and Joshua Sharfstein, MD, author of Improving Medical Device Regulation: A Work in Progress
Interview with Diana M. Zuckerman, PhD, author of Lack of Publicly Available Scientific Evidence on the Safety and Effectiveness of Implanted Medical Devices, and Joshua Sharfstein, MD, author of Improving Medical Device Regulation: A Work in Progress
9/29/2014 • 6 minutes, 27 seconds
Use of Medical Consultants for Hospitalized Surgical Patients: An Observational Cohort Study, and Gulshan Sharma, MD, MPH, author of Medical Consultation for Surgical Cases in the Era of Value-Based Care
Interview with Lena M. Chen, MD, MS, author of Use of Medical Consultants for Hospitalized Surgical Patients: An Observational Cohort Study, and Gulshan Sharma, MD, MPH, author of Medical Consultation for Surgical Cases in the Era of Value-Based Care
8/4/2014 • 7 minutes, 9 seconds
Litigation Seeking Access to Data From Ongoing Clinical Trials: A Threat to Clinical Research, and I. Glenn Cohen, JD, author of Clinical Trials and the Right to Remain Silent
Interview with Walter N. Kernan, MD, author of Litigation Seeking Access to Data From Ongoing Clinical Trials: A Threat to Clinical Research, and I. Glenn Cohen, JD, author of Clinical Trials and the Right to Remain Silent
7/21/2014 • 9 minutes, 14 seconds
Physicians and Politics, and David J. Rothman, PhD, author of The Political Polarization of Physicians in the United States: An Analysis of Campaign Contributions to Federal Elections, 1991 Through 2012
Interview with Arnold S. Relman, MD, author of Physicians and Politics, and David J. Rothman, PhD, author of The Political Polarization of Physicians in the United States: An Analysis of Campaign Contributions to Federal Elections, 1991 Through 2012
6/2/2014 • 11 minutes, 38 seconds
Choosing a Screening Method for Cervical Cancer: Papanicolaou Testing Alone or With Human Papillomavirus Testing, and Sarah Feldman, MD, MPH, author of Can the New Cervical Cancer Screening and Management Guidelines Be Simplified?
Interview with Karen Smith-McCune, MD, PhD, author of Choosing a Screening Method for Cervical Cancer: Papanicolaou Testing Alone or With Human Papillomavirus Testing, and Sarah Feldman, MD, MPH, author of Can the New Cervical Cancer Screening and Management Guidelines Be Simplified?
5/5/2014 • 9 minutes, 57 seconds
Effect of Hospitalist Workload on the Quality and Efficiency of Care, and Robert M. Wachter, MD, author of Hospitalist Workload: The Search for the Magic Number
Interview with Daniel J. Elliott, MD, MSCE, author of Effect of Hospitalist Workload on the Quality and Efficiency of Care, and Robert M. Wachter, MD, author of Hospitalist Workload: The Search for the Magic Number
3/31/2014 • 9 minutes, 28 seconds
High-Risk Use by Patients Prescribed Opioids for Pain and Its Role in Overdose Deaths, and Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, MPH, author of Sources of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers by Frequency of Past-Year Nonmedical Use: United States, 2008-2011
Interview with Timothy F. Jones, MD, author of High-Risk Use by Patients Prescribed Opioids for Pain and Its Role in Overdose Deaths, and Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, MPH, author of Sources of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers by Frequency of Past-Year Nonmedical Use: United States, 2008-2011
3/3/2014 • 8 minutes, 31 seconds
Cognitive Function and Brain Structure in Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Intensive Lowering of Blood Pressure and Lipid Levels: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Interview with Jeff D. Williamson, MD, MHS, author of Cognitive Function and Brain Structure in Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Intensive Lowering of Blood Pressure and Lipid Levels: A Randomized Clinical Trial
2/3/2014 • 4 minutes, 34 seconds
Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Interview with Madhav Goyal, MD, MPH, author of Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
1/6/2014 • 7 minutes, 56 seconds
Features and Outcomes of Patients Who Underwent Cardiac Device Deactivation, and Sunita Puri, MD, MS, author of Deathbed Shock: Causes and Cures
Interview with Lillian C. Buchhalter, author of Features and Outcomes of Patients Who Underwent Cardiac Device Deactivation, and Sunita Puri, MD, MS, author of Deathbed Shock: Causes and Cures
11/25/2013 • 11 minutes, 4 seconds
Obesity and Late-Age Survival Without Major Disease or Disability in Older Women
Interview with Eileen Rillamas-Sun, PhD, MPH, author of Obesity and Late-Age Survival Without Major Disease or Disability in Older Women
11/11/2013 • 5 minutes, 53 seconds
The Institute of Medicine Report Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence: Summary of Primary Findings and Implications for Clinicians
Interview with Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, author of The Institute of Medicine Report Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence: Summary of Primary Findings and Implications for Clinicians
10/28/2013 • 8 minutes, 13 seconds
Growth in Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Comparison of 1998 Through 1999 and 2008, and Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, author of Going After the Money: Curbing the Rapid Growth in Medicare Expenditures for Medical Services
Interview with Donald S. Likosky, PhD, author of Growth in Medicare Expenditures for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Comparison of 1998 Through 1999 and 2008, and Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, author of Going After the Money: Curbing the Rapid Growth in Medicare Expenditures for Medical Services More Than 30 Days After Hospital Admission
9/23/2013 • 7 minutes, 44 seconds
Medicare Payment for Cognitive vs Procedural Care: Minding the Gap, and Paul B. Ginsburg, PhD, author of Using Science to Shape Medicare Physician Payment: Comment on “Medicare Payment for Cognitive vs Procedural Care”
Interview with Christine A. Sinsky, MD, author of Medicare Payment for Cognitive vs Procedural Care: Minding the Gap, and Paul B. Ginsburg, PhD, author of Using Science to Shape Medicare Physician Payment: Comment on “Medicare Payment for Cognitive vs Procedural Care”
8/12/2013 • 9 minutes, 53 seconds
Fat Intake After Diagnosis and Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer and All-Cause Mortality, and Stephen J. Freedland, MD, author of Dietary Fat and Reduced Prostate Cancer Mortality: Does the Type of Fat Matter?
Interview with Erin L. Richman, ScD, author of Fat Intake After Diagnosis and Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer and All-Cause Mortality, and Stephen J. Freedland, MD, author of Dietary Fat and Reduced Prostate Cancer Mortality: Does the Type of Fat Matter?
6/10/2013 • 10 minutes, 8 seconds
Relationship Between the Prognostic Expectations of Seriously Ill Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis and Their Nephrologists, and Mack Lipkin, MD, author of Shared Decision Making
Interview with Melissa W. Wachterman, MD, MPH, MSc, author of Relationship Between the Prognostic Expectations of Seriously Ill Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis and Their Nephrologists, and Mack Lipkin, MD, author of Shared Decision Making
5/27/2013 • 9 minutes, 45 seconds
Improving Health With Partnerships Between Academia and Industry, and Richard S. Lehman, MA, BM, BCh, MRCGP, author of Nullius In Verba: Don't Take Anyone's Word for It
Interview with Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, author of Improving Health With Partnerships Between Academia and Industry, and Richard S. Lehman, MA, BM, BCh, MRCGP, author of Nullius In Verba: Don't Take Anyone's Word for It
4/22/2013 • 10 minutes, 9 seconds
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Levels and Secondary Events in Outpatients With Coronary Heart Disease From the Heart and Soul Study, and Patrick G. O’Malley, MD, MPH, author of Is There a Role for Further Risk Stratification of Patients With Stable
Interview with Alexis L. Beatty, MD, author of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Levels and Secondary Events in Outpatients With Coronary Heart Disease From the Heart and Soul Study, and Patrick G. O’Malley, MD, MPH, author of Is There a Role for Further Risk Stratification of Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease?
4/8/2013 • 10 minutes, 23 seconds
Medicaid Drug Selection Committees and Inadequate Management of Conflicts of Interest
Interview with Lisa Bero, PhD, author of Medicaid Drug Selection Committees and Inadequate Management of Conflicts of Interest
2/11/2013 • 7 minutes, 58 seconds
Early Palliative Care in Advanced Lung Cancer: A Qualitative Study, and Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH, author of Palliative Care: An Approach for All Internists Comment on “Early Palliative Care in Advanced Lung Cancer: A Qualitative Study”
Interview with Jaclyn Yoong, MBBS, FRACP and Jennifer S. Temel, MD, authors of Early Palliative Care in Advanced Lung Cancer: A Qualitative Study, and Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH, author of Palliative Care: An Approach for All Internists Comment on “Early Palliative Care in Advanced Lung Cancer: A Qualitative Study”
1/28/2013 • 11 minutes, 43 seconds
A Comparison of Care at E-visits and Physician Office Visits for Sinusitis and Urinary Tract Infection
Interview with Ateev Mehrotra, MD, author of A Comparison of Care at E-visits and Physician Office Visits for Sinusitis and Urinary Tract Infection
11/19/2012 • 6 minutes, 19 seconds
The Influence of Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Death Rates Among Adults, 1993-2007 and William Cunningham, MD, MPH, author of HIV Racial Disparities: Time to Close the Gaps
Interview with Edgar P. Simard, PhD, MPH, author of The Influence of Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Death Rates Among Adults, 1993-2007 and William Cunningham, MD, MPH, author of HIV Racial Disparities: Time to Close the Gaps
10/8/2012 • 12 minutes, 3 seconds
Midlife Fitness and the Development of Chronic Conditions in Later Life, and Diane E. Bild, MD, MPH, author of Thriving of the Fittest
Interview with Jarett D. Berry, MD, MS, author of Midlife Fitness and the Development of Chronic Conditions in Later Life, and Diane E. Bild, MD, MPH, author of Thriving of the Fittest
8/27/2012 • 12 minutes, 12 seconds
Declines in Prostate Cancer Incidence After Changes in Screening Recommendations, and Mitchell H. Katz, MD, author of Time to Stop Screening for Prostate Cancer
Interview with David H. Howard, PhD, author of Declines in Prostate Cancer Incidence After Changes in Screening Recommendations, and Mitchell H. Katz, MD, author of Time to Stop Screening for Prostate Cancer
7/23/2012 • 10 minutes, 38 seconds
Loneliness in Older Persons: A Predictor of Functional Decline and Death; Living Alone and Cardiovascular Risk in Outpatients at Risk of or With Atherothrombosis; Loneliness and Living Alone: What Are We Really Measuring?
Interview with Carla M. Perissinotto, MD, MHS, author of Loneliness in Older Persons: A Predictor of Functional Decline and Death, Jacob A. Udell, MD, MPH, author of Living Alone and Cardiovascular Risk in Outpatients at Risk of or With Atherothrombosis, and Emily M. Bucholz, MPH, author of Loneliness and Living Alone: What Are We Really Measuring?: Comment on "Loneliness in Older Persons" and "Living Alone and Cardiovascular Risk in Outpatients at Risk of or With Atherothrombosis"
6/18/2012 • 10 minutes, 18 seconds
Environmental Causes of Breast Cancer and Radiation From Medical Imaging: Findings From the Institute of Medicine Report.
Interview with Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, author of Environmental Causes of Breast Cancer and Radiation From Medical Imaging: Findings From the Institute of Medicine Report.
6/11/2012 • 12 minutes, 11 seconds
Nature and Impact of Grief Over Patient Loss on Oncologists' Personal and Professional Lives and Timothy E. Quill, MD author of Oncologists Responding to Grief.
Interview with Leeat Granek, PhD author of Nature and Impact of Grief Over Patient Loss on Oncologists' Personal and Professional Lives and Timothy E. Quill, MD author of Oncologists Responding to Grief.
5/21/2012 • 14 minutes, 27 seconds
Subclinical Hyperthyroidism and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Mortality and Kenneth D. Burman, MD, author of What Is the Clinical Importance of Subclinical Hyperthyroidism?
Interview with Nicolas Rodondi, MD, MAS, author of Subclinical Hyperthyroidism and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Mortality and Kenneth D. Burman, MD, author of What Is the Clinical Importance of Subclinical Hyperthyroidism?
4/23/2012 • 10 minutes, 2 seconds
The Cost of Satisfaction: A National Study of Patient Satisfaction, Health Care Utilization, Expenditures, and Mortality and Brenda E. Sirovich, MD, MS, author of How to Feed and Grow Your Health Care System
Interview with Joshua J. Fenton, MD, MPH, author of The Cost of Satisfaction: A National Study of Patient Satisfaction, Health Care Utilization, Expenditures, and Mortality and Brenda E. Sirovich, MD, MS, author of How to Feed and Grow Your Health Care System
3/12/2012 • 10 minutes, 26 seconds
Assessing Gait Speed in Acutely Ill Older Patients Admitted to an Acute Care for Elders Hospital Unit
Interview with Glenn V. Ostir, PhD, author of Assessing Gait Speed in Acutely Ill Older Patients Admitted to an Acute Care for Elders Hospital Unit
2/27/2012 • 7 minutes, 57 seconds
Trends in Physician Referrals in the United States, 1999-2009
Interview with Michael L. Barnett, MD, author of Trends in Physician Referrals in the United States, 1999-2009
1/23/2012 • 6 minutes, 16 seconds
Opioids for Chronic Pain
Interview with Mitchell H. Katz, MD, author of Opioids for Chronic Pain