Management of Heart Failure in 2019-2020, Part 1
JAMA Deputy Editor Ed Livingston, MD, interviews Akshay Desai, MD, at the European Society of Cardiology's 2019 conference in Paris, France.
2 Sep 201916min
The Influence of Obesity on Cancer
Jennifer A. Ligibel, MD, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, explains how obesity influences the risk of developing cancer and how it influences the prognosis of ...
20 Aug 201920min
Responsible Use of Opioids to Treat Cancer Pain
Dr. Eduardo Bruera, Chair of the Department of Palliative Care at MD Anderson, discusses how to responsibly manage cancer pain using opioids.
6 Aug 201929min
Diagnosing Menopause
Menopause is inevitable for women. It symptoms are uncomfortable and distressing. For women to best cope with menopause, it is useful to firmly establish the onset so that appropriate counseling can f...
22 Jul 201915min
Guns and Suicide
Using firearms to commit suicide is one of the most common causes of firearm related deaths. This can happen even in families where it seems highly unlikely to occur. In this podcast, we tell the stor...
16 Jul 201927min
Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Subclinical hypothyroidism is common, but it is not clear how best to treat it. Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM, professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, explains how to manage this important...
9 Jul 201916min
The Clinical Ramifications of Dense Breasts
There are now 36 states and recent federal legislation that require that clinicians inform women about breast density results from mammography. Consequently, clinicians must be aware of the clinical r...
2 Jul 201923min
California's Attempt to Improve Measles Vaccination Rates
California enacted 3 aggressive laws between 2014 and 2016 in an effort to improve measles vaccination rates. To a large extent these laws were effective in increasing vaccination rates, but some of t...
2 Jul 201919min
