May 2024 Medical News Summary

JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Lp(a)-Reducing Agent Pelacarsen Misses the Mark in Phase 3—Now What?" Related Content: Lp(a)-Reducing Agent Pelacarsen Misses the Mark in Phase 3—Now What? 

JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "Unapproved GLP-1 Drugs Retatrutide and Zenagamtide Sold Online Are No Bargain." Related Content: Unapproved GLP-1 Drugs Retatrutide and Zenagamtide Sold Online Are No Barg ...  Show more

In the news podcast this week, the first human death from bird flu in the US has made virologists vigilant about its potential threat. Also, we learn about the potentially billions of tonnes of sequestered hydrogen on Earth that could be used for clean energy, and hear of the pro ...  Show more

A new strain of H5N1 influenza is spreading in dairy cows in the United States. Will it cause an epidemic in humans? And what does our public health system need to do in order to be ready if it does? A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM ...  Show more

Bird flu, or avian influenza, is spreading among livestock and other mammals in the United States, raising concerns that another pandemic may be looming. Last month, California declared a state of emergency due to rising cases in dairy cattle, and there have been over 65 human ca ...  Show more

With reports of rising cases of the respiratory illness HMPV in multiple countries and concern over the risk it poses, we look behind the headlines to reality check what is really going on. Also on the show, we hear from injured Ukrainians who are building drones to help with the ...  Show more