JAMA Medical News

How Stress May Connect Mental Health and Cardiovascular Disease

In this week's roundup, Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "Stress May Link Depression and Anxiety to Cardiovascular Disease." Related Content: * Stress May Link Depression and Anxiety to Cardiovascular Disease [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.25865?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

FDA Approves the First Oral GLP-1 Drug for Obesity

In this week's roundup, JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "What to Know About the Wegovy Pill for Obesity" and more. Related Content: * What to Know About the Wegovy Pill for Obesity [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2026.0035?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

Understanding the World Health Organization's GLP-1 Guidelines

In this week's roundup, JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "What to Know About the WHO's New GLP-1 Guideline" and more. Related Content: * What to Know About the WHO's New GLP-1 Drug Guideline [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.25208?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

Are Nicotine Pouches a Safer Alternative to Cigarettes?

In this week's roundup, JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and staff writer Samantha Anderer discuss "Can Nicotine Pouches Help People Quit Smoking?" and more. Related Content: * Can Nicotine Pouches Help People Quit Smoking? [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.22811?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

The Push for Geriatrics Education

In this week's roundup, JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and freelance writer and Harvard medical student Emily Harris discuss "A Growing Movement Aims to Prepare All Physicians to Care for Older Adults" and more. Related Content: * A Growing Movement Aims to Prepare All Physicians to Care for Older Adults [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.22810?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]