Healthy Dialogue

Everyone Will Feel the $1 Trillion Cut in Medicaid

Medicaid provides health insurance for 1 in 5 Americans and plays a crucial role in US health care infrastructure. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is estimated to

Should Everyone be on GLP-1s?

GLP-1 receptor agonists are one of the most revolutionary new classes of drugs in decades. In this episode of Healthy Dialogue, host Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, sat down wit

Food Politics, Obesity, and the "Wicked Mess" We're In

The United States has witnessed a staggering rise in obesity beginning in the early 1980s, leading to a wide array of important health consequences including heart diseas

Why and How Should the Government Fund Biomedical Research?

This episode of Healthy Dialogue explores the history and future of science funding in the US in light of recent changes, and proposed changes, from the federal governmen

Social Media Use by Children – wonderful, hazardous, or something in-between?

In this episode of Healthy Dialogue, host Derek Angus, MD, MPH sits down with Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, to discuss whether social media use disorder is a real phenomen

Unpacking the Increase in Early-Onset Cancer

A growing number of young adults are being diagnosed with cancer, particularly colorectal cancer, but the underlying cause remains unclear. In this episode of Healthy Dia

Private Equity's Growing Presence in Health Care: Promise or Peril?

Private equity investment continues to expand across US health care. Current estimates put private equity ownership at almost 10% of hospitals and more than one-fifth of

A New Era in Dementia: Advances in Diagnostic Blood Tests, Novel Drugs, and the Power of Lifestyle Changes

Dementia affects millions of people globally, causing profound memory loss and cognitive impairment and compromising the ability to function independently in day-to-day l

AI Scribes Are Here, but Is Health Care Ready?

The rise in use and function of ambient AI scribes is arguably one of the fastest technologic changes ever seen in health care. In this episode of Healthy Dialogue, host

Rethinking the Autism "Epidemic": What's Driving the Rise in Diagnosis

What is behind the rise in autism diagnoses? Join Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, MD, professor of developmental neuropsychiatry at Columbia University, and JAMA Psychiatry

Introducing Healthy Dialogue

Go beyond the latest discoveries with nuanced, in-depth conversations in Healthy Dialogue, a podcast from the JAMA Network. Host and JAMA Senior Editor, Derek C. Angus, M

From the JAMA Network: JAMA Research of the Year With Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo

In this episode, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, and Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi discuss the journal's inaugural Research of the Yea

The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA)-2 Score

SOFA-2, validated in more than 3 million intensive care unit (ICU) patients, incorporates contemporary organ support treatments, showing strong predictive validity for IC

From the JAMA Network: Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy and Risk of Autism

Epidemiologist Brian Lee, PhD, discusses his study on acetaminophen use during pregnancy and children's risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders in this inte

From the JAMA Network: AI-Based Analysis for Parkinsonism

Delaying diagnosis of parkinsonism can mean delaying care. In a study recently published in JAMA Neurology, David Vaillancourt, PhD, and colleagues tested the ability of

Treatment of Complicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Dalbavancin, a long-acting IV lipoglycopeptide, may be an option for the treatment of complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia without requiring long-term IV access.

From the JAMA Network: Incidence and Nature of Antidepressant Discontinuation Symptoms

Interview with Sameer Jauhar, PhD, author of Incidence and Nature of Antidepressant Discontinuation Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Hosted by John Torous

From the JAMA Network: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Interview with Dennis J. Rivet II, MD, author of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Hosted by Cynthia E. Armand, MD. Related Content: G

Life Support and Outcomes in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units

Nationwide data are unavailable regarding changes in intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes over the past 10 years, limiting understanding of practice changes. Authors Emily

Increases in Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections

The incidence of invasive group A streptococcal infections has risen in the US. Similar observations have been reported in other parts of the world. Authors Joshua Osowic