October 2020 Medical News Summary
Large Meta-analysis Digs Into Obesity's COVID-19 Risks; As Their Numbers Grow, COVID-19 "Long Haulers" Stump Experts; Telephone Visits Surge During the Pandemic, but Will They Last? Related articles: ...
27 Okt 202029min
Digging Into Obesity's COVID-19 Risks
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill nutrition scholar Barry Popkin, PhD, and JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi discuss new findings on obesity and COVID-19. Pop...
15 Okt 202025min
September 2020 Medical News Summary
What Happens When COVID-19 Collides With Flu Season?; Flu Vaccination Urged During COVID-19 Pandemic; COVID-19 and mRNA Vaccines—First Large Test for a New Approach Related Article(s): What Happens W...
22 Sep 202034min
The Science of Persuasion Offers Lessons for COVID-19 Prevention
Science communications expert Dominique Brossard, PhD, and JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi discuss research-based strategies to encourage mask wearing, social distancing, a...
16 Sep 202023min
August 2020 Medical News Summary
Researchers Strive to Recruit Hard-Hit Minorities Into COVID-19 Vaccine Trials; Taking a Closer Look at COVID-19, Health Inequities, and Racism; From Auto Mechanic to Emergency Medicine Resident: Insp...
25 Aug 202028min
Carl Allamby, MD, Shifts Gears from Repairing Cars to Graduating Medical School at Age 47
Carl Allamby, MD, discusses his circuitous route from long-time auto repair shop owner to emergency medicine resident with JAMA Medical News Senior Writer Rita Rubin. Growing up in Cleveland, Allamby ...
5 Aug 202027min
July 2020 Medical News Summary
School Superintendents Confront COVID-19—"There Are No Good Options for Next Year"; Social Isolation—the Other COVID-19 Threat in Nursing Homes; COVID-19's Lasting Impact on Medical Practices Related ...
28 Juli 202030min
Taking a Closer Look at COVID-19, Health Inequities, and Racism
Chicago public health legend and retired physician Linda Rae Murray, MD, discusses systemic racism and the pandemic's disproportionate effect among African Americans and other people of color with JAM...
29 Juni 202029min
