This Medical News podcast discusses the Human Genome Project-write with Harvard geneticist, George Church, PhD.

Medicare recently developed a star rating system to help consumers determine the quality of care delivered at various hospitals. This rating system was considered controversial by many. In this podcast we discuss the rating system with one of its critics, Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS, and with Kate Goodrich, MD, the Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at Medicare.

Article discussed in this episode:

The New CMS Hospital Quality Star Ratings: The Stars Are Not Aligned

Interview with Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS, USPSTF Task Force member and coauthor of Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Approximately one-third of all medical school graduates report having been abused as students. Medical student and resident abuse has long been considered unacceptable behavior but still persists in the teaching environment. In this podcast we discuss how students and residents might respond to these events. We interview Geoffrey Young, MD, from the Association of American Medical Colleges and Thomas J. Nasca, MD, from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, who discuss how they expect medical schools to respond to abusive behaviors and what resources are available to students and residents who have been abused to report those experiences without fearing retribution.

Article discussed in this episode:

Medical Student Mistreatment

Interview with Christopher JL. Murray, MD, DPhil, author of US County-Level Trends in Mortality Rates for Major Causes of Death, 1980-2014

Interview with Roger L. Zemek, MD, author of Association Between Early Participation in Physical Activity Following Acute Concussion and Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents

Interview with Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Task Force member and co-author of Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Gynecologic Conditions With Pelvic Examination: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with David C. Grossman, MD, MPH, author of Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Susan J. Curry, PhD, author of Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Alex R Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Task Force member and co-author of Vision Screening in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, author of Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-Term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials

Interview with Maureen Phipps, MD, Task Force member and co-author of Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Alex R Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Michael J. Barry, MD, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Ovarian Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with John W Epling, MD, MSEd, Task Force member and co-author of Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Christopher JL. Murray, MD, DPhil, author of The State of US Health, 1990-2016: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States

Interview with Alex H Krist, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement, and Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Alex H Krist, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Prostate Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Seth Landefeld, MD, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Cardiovascular Disease Risk With Electrocardiography: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Chien-Wen Tseng, MD, MPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Michael J. Barry, MD, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Seth Landefeld, MD, member of the US Preventative Services Task Force, on  Screening for Atrial Fibrillation With Electrocardiography: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Carol M Mangione, MD MSPH, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Cervical Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Chyke A Doubeni, M.D., F.R.C.S., M.P.H., Task Force member and co-author of Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with John W Epling, MD, MSEd, Task Force member and co-author of Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Final Recommendation Statement

Interview with Susan J. Curry, PhD, author of Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Alex R Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Task Force member and co-author of Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Elizabeth O'Connor, PHD, author of Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

Interview with Kevin A. Schulman, MD, author of The Implications of “Medicare for All” for US Hospitals

Interview with Michael Silverstein, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with David M. Cutler, PhD, author of Life and Death in Norway and the United States

Interview with Alan Leshner, PhD, author of Medication-Based Treatment to Address Opioid Use Disorder

Interview with John W Epling, MD, MSEd, Task Force member and co-author of Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Melissa A Simon, MD MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement

Interview with Jennifer L. Swails, MD, author of The Conundrum of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Score Reporting Structure

Interview with Chyke A Doubeni, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement

Interview with Michael J. Barry, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Medication Use to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Frank B. Hu, MD, PhD, author of Can Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Be Part of a Healthy and Sustainable Diet?

Interview with Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH, Task Force member and coauthor of Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with William H. Shrank, MD, MSHS, author of Waste in the US Health Care System: Estimated Costs and Potential for Savings

Interview with Michael J. Barry, MD, USPSTF member and coauthor of Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Anthony S. Fauci, MD, author of Coronavirus Infections—More Than Just the Common Cold

Interview with Jack Resneck, MD, author of Refocusing Medication Prior Authorization on Its Intended Purpose

In February 2020 the nature of the 2019-nCoV outbreak is still slowly coming into focus but it appears to be acting more like bad pandemic influenza (efficient spread, overall lower mortality) than like SARS (less efficient spread, overall higher mortality). Anthony Fauci, MD, of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) discusses the latest developments with JAMA Editor in Chief Howard Bauchner.

Coronavirus Resource Center

Interview with Chyke A Doubeni, MD, MPH, author of Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Michael J. Barry, MD, Task Force member and coauthor of Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Physicians in Lombardy, Italy, have been overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients requiring critical care. Based on an existing ECMO center network they developed an ICU network to rapidly identify, triage, and manage patients infected with SARS-2-CoV. Maurizio Cecconi, MD, of Humanitas University in Milan discusses the region’s approach to the surge, including clinical and supply management, health care worker training and protection, and ventilation strategies, with JAMA Editor Howard Bauchner.

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Critical Care Utilization for the COVID-19 Outbreak in Lombardy, Italy: Early Experience and Forecast During an Emergency Response

Coronavirus testing will help countries manage coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but will raise questions about how to counsel patients about their test results. The CDC's Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases Jay C. Butler, MD, talks with JAMA Editor Howard Bauchner about what to advise healthy patients with positive PCR results, sick patients with negative test results, exposed health care workers, and more.

The strategy for managing the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted from containment to mitigation. What does that mean for US hospitals and health systems? Kaiser Permanente Executive Vice President Stephen M. Parodi, MD, discusses telemedicine, protecting health care workers, equipment allocation planning, and more.