Skip to content
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A podcast artwork

PODCAST · health

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A

by JAMA Network

Conversations with experts and frontline clinicians about the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by editors from the JAMA Network.

Publisher-supplied feed metadata · PodParley refreshed Apr 13, 2026 · Source feed

Episodes

  1. Azelastine Nasal Spray for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infections

    Interview with Robert Bals, MD, PhD, author of Azelastine Nasal Spray for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infections: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial, and Dan H. Barouch, MD, PhD, author of A Novel Approach for Preventing Respiratory Virus Infections. Hosted by Eve Rittenberg, MD. Related Content:...

  2. Association of New-Onset Seizures With SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines

    Interview with Churl-Su Kwon, MD, MPH, author of Association of New-Onset Seizures With SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Hosted by Cynthia E. Armand, MD. Related Content: Association of New-Onset Seizures With SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines

  3. Measuring Medicaid Enrollment More Accurately to Guide Post–COVID-19 Pandemic Policy

    Benjamin D. Sommers, MD, PhD, of Harvard University, speaks with JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, about differences in Medicaid enrollment as measured in surveys and administrative data. These differences have implications for estimating...

  4. February 2024 Medical News Summary

    Rural Maternity Care Is in Crisis—Here's What Could Help; Type and Severity of Immunodeficiency Affect Speed of SARS-CoV-2 Clearance, Study Finds Related Content: More Than Half of US Rural Hospitals No Longer Offer Birthing Services—Here's Why When It Comes to SARS-CoV-2 Clearance, People Who…

    more
  5. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines in Children and Adolescents

    Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were recommended for children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years in the US, but were they effective? JAMA Associate Editor Tracy A. Lieu, MD, MPH, spoke with author Leora R. Feldstein, PhD, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about the effectiveness of...

  6. Changes in Access to Care and Preventive Services by Race and Ethnicity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions in ambulatory care. In this interview with JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, Rishi K. Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil, of Harvard Medical School discusses how access to care and preventive services...

  7. Safety and Effectiveness of Maternal and Child COVID-19 Vaccination

    Two recent studies find that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is safe for infants and effective for children aged 1-4 years. JAMA Pediatrics Editor in Chief Dimitri Christakis, MD, and JAMA Pediatrics Associate Editor Alison Galbraith, MD, discuss clinical and policy implications with Grace...

  8. The Connection Between SARS-CoV-2 and Type 1 Diabetes Risk in Young Children

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of diabetes in childhood increased. JAMA Associate Editor Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM, and Ezio Bonifacio, PhD, from the Center for Regenerative Therapies at the Dresden University of Technology, discuss SARS-CoV-2 infection and its association with islet...

  9. Efficacy of Gabapentin For Post–COVID-19 Olfactory Dysfunction

    Interview with Jay F. Piccirillo, MD, author of Efficacy of Gabapentin For Post–COVID-19 Olfactory Dysfunction: The GRACE Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by Paul C. Bryson, MD, MBA. Related Content: Efficacy of Gabapentin For Post–COVID-19 Olfactory Dysfunction

  10. Innovative Approach to Promote Equitable Access to COVID-19 Preventive Therapy

    In this interview, JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, explore with Erin K. McCreary, PharmD, and Atheendar S. Venkataramani, MD, PhD, how a large regional health system used a weighted lottery and intensive outreach to provide high-risk...

  11. How Safe Were Kids in School During Phases of the Pandemic?

    JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, discuss with Sandra B. Nelson, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston), her JAMA Health Forum study of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools in Massachusetts during 2 different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

    more
  12. Risk of New Retinal Vascular Occlusion After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination

    Interview with Rishi P. Singh, MD, author of Risk of New Retinal Vascular Occlusion After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Within Aggregated Electronic Health Record Data. Hosted by Neil Bressler, MD. Related Content: Risk of New Retinal Vascular Occlusion After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Within…

    more
  13. Use of Mental Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health care in many domains, including mental health services. JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, discuss with Ryan K. McBain, PhD, MPH, of RAND Corporation how the use of mental health care—both in-person and...

  14. Use of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing to Evaluate Long COVID-19 Symptoms in Adults

    Interview with Matthew S. Durstenfeld, MD, MAS, and Priscilla Y. Hsue, MD, authors of Use of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing to Evaluate Long COVID-19 Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Hosted by Angel N. Desai, MD, MPH. Related Content: Use of Cardiopulmonary Exercise...

  15. Global COVID-19 Update

    In July 2022, Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD, joined the White House COVID-19 Response Team as senior policy advisor for Global COVID Response. The infectious disease physician, who is on sabbatical from Boston University, spoke with JAMA Associate Managing News Editor Jennifer Abbasi about the...

  16. Receipt of Out-of-State Telemedicine Visits Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, most states approved temporary regulatory changes so out-of-state physicians could provide telemedicine services to residents. Ateev Mehrotra, MD, of Harvard Medical School, and Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS, of the University of Michigan, speak with JAMA Health Forum...

  17. Long COVID: The US Federal Response

    On August 3, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services released 2 major reports in response to a presidential memo calling for a whole-of-government response to the SARS-CoV-2 sequelae known as "Long COVID." JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, discusses these…

    more
  18. Childcare Stress and Professional Outcomes Among US Health Care Workers During COVID-19

    Interview with Elizabeth M. Harry, author of Childcare Stress, Burnout, and Intent to Reduce Hours or Leave the Job During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among US Health Care Workers.Hosted by Angel N. Desai, MD, MPH.

  19. Global Association of COVID-19 Pandemic Measures With Cancer Screening

    Interview with Paolo Boffetta, MD, author of Global Association of COVID-19 Pandemic Measures With Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Hosted by Jack West, MD.

  20. May 2022 Medical News Summary

    What a Post–Roe v Wade US Might Look Like for Physicians; SARS-CoV-2 RNA Can Persist in Stool Months After Respiratory Tract Clears Virus Related Article(s): What a Post–Roe v Wade US Might Look Like for Physicians SARS-CoV-2 RNA Can Persist in Stool Months After Respiratory Tract Clears Virus

  21. Q&A With White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha

    As the White House's COVID-19 Response Coordinator, Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, plays a critical role in the federal government's continued response to the pandemic. In this Q&A with JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, Jha details current thinking and federal planning around additional boosters,...

  22. Neuropsychiatric Ramifications of Severe COVID-19 and Other Severe Acute Respiratory Infections

    Interview with Peter Watkinson, MD, and Julia Hippisley-Cox, MD, authors of Neuropsychiatric Ramifications of Severe COVID-19 and Other Severe Acute Respiratory Infections. Hosted by John Torous, MD, MBI.

  23. Reducing "COVID-19 Misinformation" While Preserving Free Speech

    Misinformation about COVID-19 (such as around vaccines, masks, and ineffective drugs) has circulated widely during the pandemic, and much of this misinformation is protected by the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. Professor of Surgery and Perioperative Care and Professor of Law William…

    more
  24. Postmortem Assessment of Olfactory Tissue Degeneration and Microvasculopathy in Patients With COVID-19

    Interview with Cheng-Ying Ho, MD, PhD, author of Postmortem Assessment of Olfactory Tissue Degeneration and Microvasculopathy in Patients With COVID-19. Hosted by Cynthia E. Armand, MD.

  25. Health Care Job Loss During the Pandemic

    The health care workforce has yet to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, and there is a concerning trend of increasing numbers of physicians leaving the workforce. JAMA Health Forum Editor John Ayanian, MD, MPP, and Deputy Editor Melinda Buntin, PhD, discuss with Bianca Frogner, PhD, of the...

  26. Association of COVID-19 Quarantine Duration and Postquarantine Transmission Risk in 4 University Cohorts

    Interview with Michael Springer, PhD, and Andrew Bo Liu, authors of Association of COVID-19 Quarantine Duration and Postquarantine Transmission Risk in 4 University Cohorts Hosted by Angel N. Desai, MD, MPH.

  27. Association Between COVID-19 Vaccine and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

    Interview with Ilana Doweck, MD, author of Association Between the BNT162b2 Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccine and the Risk of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, and Eric J. Formeister, MD, MS, author of Assessment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss After COVID-19 Vaccination Hosted by Joseph P....

  28. COVID-19 and Pregnancy: Disease Outcomes and Prevention With Vaccination

    Pregnant and recently pregnant individuals who become infected with the COVID-19 virus are at high risk of requiring extra medical care. JAMA Associate Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, from University of California San Diego discusses the rapidly evolving data around COVID-19 and vaccine...

  29. Medicaid Policy Associated With Increased Enrollment During the Pandemic

    For the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic public health emergency, state Medicaid programs elected to maintain eligibility for Medicaid recipients in exchange for increased federal funding. In this podcast, Dr Laura Dague of the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University...

  30. 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.

  31. Association of Child Masking With COVID-19 Childcare Program Closures

    Interview with Walter S. Gilliam, PhD, and Thomas S. Murray, MD, PhD, authors of Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs. Hosted by Angel Desai, MD.

  32. Public Health in an Era of Endemic COVID-19

    Three members of President Biden's former COVID-19 Advisory Board—Luciana Borio, MD, Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, and Mike Osterholm, PhD—discuss their recent JAMA Viewpoints, providing their ideas on strategies for public health as COVID-19 transitions from pandemic to endemic. Hosted by JAMA...

  33. COVID-19 CDC Update – Early January 2022

    Former CDC Executive Secretariat of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Amanda Cohn, MD, joins JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, for the latest on the need for vaccination and boosters, vaccine misinformation, and tackling the pandemic from a global perspective. Recorded…

    more
  34. COVID-19 Update: Omicron Variant

    Infectious disease experts Adam Lauring, MD, PhD, and Carlos del Rio, MD, join JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, for a discussion of the newly emerged Omicron variant, the potential for a 2021-2022 "twindemic" with flu, and the latest COVID-19 clinical updates. Recorded December 1,...

  35. 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

  36. October 2021 Medical News Summary

    COVID-19 Crisis Advances Efforts to Reimagine Nursing Homes; Moving COVID-19 Testing Out of the Clinic and Into the Home; The Lingua Franca of Addiction—Stigmatizing Words That Wound Related Content: COVID-19 Crisis Advances Efforts to Reimagine Nursing Homes COVID-19 Testing Moves Out of the...

  37. 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

  38. A New Vision for Nursing Homes

    The longstanding shortcomings of the US nursing home model became more visible during the COVID-19 crisis. Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, a geriatric nurse practitioner and president of the John A. Hartford Foundation in New York City, discusses the challenges skilled nursing facilities face and shares…

    more
  39. COVID-19 in Canada—Experience and Response to Waves 2 and 3

    Canadian law gives the country's individual provinces and territories primary responsibility for coronavirus containment and mitigation. JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, from the University of Michigan and Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, from the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada,...

  40. Delivery of Ophthalmic Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Interview with Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, author of Association of Patient Characteristics With Delivery of Ophthalmic Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Fasika Ambachew Woreta, MD, MPH, author of Analysis of Sex Diversity Trends Among Ophthalmology Match Applicants, Residents…

    more
  41. Rebounding From COVID-19's Reversal of Recent Progress in the ICU

    Many patients experience neurocognitive deficits, PTSD, and generalized weakness and disability following an intensive care unit (ICU) stay. JAMA Medical News Senior Writer Rita Rubin talks with E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, a professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, about ICU...

  42. New Evidence on the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Insurance Coverage

    We know that the pandemic caused millions of people to lose their jobs, and potentially their job-based insurance, and yet new survey data showed surprisingly small changes in uninsurance rates at the end of 2020. Kate Bundorf, PhD, from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and...

  43. Quantifying Particle Aerosolization Risk During Tracheostomy Surgery and Tracheostomy Care

    Interview with Alexander T. Hillel, M.D., author of Quantifying Viral Particle Aerosolization Risk During Tracheostomy Surgery and Tracheostomy Care Related Content: Safety Recommendations for Evaluation and Surgery of the Head and Neck During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  44. COVID-19's Shock to Health Care Services

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on the use of health care services. Dr Nora Becker of the University of Michigan talks about her research on reductions in the use of women's preventive health services, and JAMA Health Forum Editors Dr John Ayanian and Dr Melinda Buntin discuss...

  45. Lung Transplants for COVID-19—The Option of Last Resort

    Lung transplantation has become an option of last resort for a small subset of patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or pulmonary fibrosis. Ankit Bharat, MD, chief of Thoracic Surgery and director of Lung Transplant and ECMO at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in...

  46. May 2021 Medical News Summary

    Researchers Tie Severe Immunosuppression to Chronic COVID-19 and Virus Variants; An Inside Look at a Post–COVID-19 Clinic; COVID-19 and the "Lost Year" for Smokers Trying to Quit Related Content: Researchers Tie Severe Immunosuppression to Chronic COVID-19 and Virus Variants An Inside Look at a...

  47. An Inside Look at a Post–COVID-19 Clinic

    COVID-19 leaves some people with a troubling constellation of symptoms that has been known as long-haul COVID but now has a more formal name: postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). Currently, 33 states in the US have at least 1 clinic dedicated to caring for patients with PASC. Aluko...

  48. Noninvasive Ventilation of COVID-19 Patients

    Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) may help COVID-19 patients in respiratory failure avoid invasive mechanical ventilation but may also lead to delays in intubation with potential for worse clinical outcomes. Domenico L. Grieco, MD, of Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS in Rome, Jesse B....

  49. March 2021 Medical News Summary

    The Price of Success—How to Evaluate COVID-19 Vaccines When They're Available Outside of Clinical Trials; When the Human Voice Speaks Volumes About Lung Function; COVID-19 Vaccines vs Variants—Determining How Much Immunity Is Enough Related Articles: The Price of Success—How to Evaluate COVID-19...

  50. Coronavirus Update With Carlos del Rio and Preeti Malani

    Coronavirus trends, variants, vaccines, treatment, and more. JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, also from the University of Michigan, and Emory University School of Medicine's Carlos del Rio, MD, return to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the latest in COVID-19 medicine and public health....

Type above to search every episode's transcript for a word or phrase. Matches are scoped to this podcast.

Searching…

We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.

No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.

Showing of matches

TOPICS IN THIS SHOW

Click any topic to search every transcript on PodParley for moments someone mentioned it.

Loading reviews...

ABOUT THIS SHOW

Conversations with experts and frontline clinicians about the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by editors from the JAMA Network.

HOSTED BY

JAMA Network

Produced by American Medical Association

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A have?

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A currently has 227 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A about?

Conversations with experts and frontline clinicians about the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted by editors from the JAMA Network.

How often does Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A release new episodes?

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A publishes regularly with 227 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.

Where can I listen to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A?

You can listen to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.

Who hosts Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A?

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A is created and hosted by JAMA Network.
URL copied to clipboard!