JAMA Medical News

In this follow-up to a 2017 interview with JAMA Medical News, the University of Southern California’s Maja Matarić, PhD, the computer scientist who pioneered the field of socially assistive robotics, discusses how artificial intelligence is advancing the field in areas ranging from autism to physical rehabilitation to anxiety and depression. Related Content: * Social Robots That Help Support People’s Health Are Getting a Boost From AI [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.8264?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links] * Socially Assistive Robots [https://edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/video-player/10.1001/jama.2025.11136?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

New NIH-FDA Partnership Targets Nutrition Research Gaps; First Blood Test for Alzheimer Biomarkers Receives FDA Clearance; A Growing Movement to Care for Caregivers Related Content: * New Federal Program Seeks to Bridge Nutrition Research With Regulatory Policy [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.8727?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links] * What to Know About the First FDA-Cleared Blood Test for Alzheimer Biomarkers [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.9013?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links] * As the US Ages, a Growing Movement Aims to Care for Caregivers [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.9658?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH, a JAMA associate editor and associate chief of the Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, shares highlights from the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting, including new research on diet, exercise, and cancer survival and the best time of day for treatment. Related Content: * Lifestyle and Cancer Survival, the Best Time of Day for Treatment, and More—Highlights From ASCO [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.9676?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

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 an AI model to differentiate between Parkinson disease and other neurodegenerative disorders when paired with MRI. He joins JAMA and JAMA+ AI Associate Editor Yulin Hswen, ScD, MPH to discuss. Related Content: * A Large Proportion of Parkinson Disease Diagnoses Are Wrong—Here’s How AI Could Help [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.3276?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links] * Automated Imaging Differentiation for Parkinsonism [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0112?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]

Federal Funds for Rural Health Care May Be Cut; Why the IV Fluid Shortage After Hurricane Helene Was Years in the Making; Surge in US Sports Betting Raises Public Health Concerns Related Content: * Federal Funds for Rural Health Care Are on the Chopping Block—Here’s What That Could Mean [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.7675?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links] * IV Fluid Shortages Persist Months After Hurricane Helene Hit a Supplier—Hospitals Have Had to Adapt [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.0075?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links] * The Hidden Health Costs Associated With Legalized Sports Gambling [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2025.7676?utm_source=podcast_platforms&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=related_article_links]