Coronavirus (COVID-19) Q&A

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Estimated Rates of COVID-19 in Border Counties in Iowa vs Illinois May 19, 2020

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Was the stay-at-home order in Illinois associated with different rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared with Iowa, which did not issue a stay-at-home order? Wei Lyu, MS and George L. Wehby, PhD join JAMA Network Open Editors to discuss a cross-sectional study comparing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in border counties in Iowa and Illinois to find out if issuing a stay-at-home order helped limit the spread of COVID-19 cases. Read the article here: https://ja.ma/2LNprmO.

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Immunity Passports in the Time of COVID-19 May 13, 2020

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Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, of the Perelman School of Medicine's Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, discusses the use of immunity licensing (immunity passports) as a means to restore public travel, activity, and the economy following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded May 11, 2020.

The Ethics of COVID-19 Immunity-Based Licenses ("Immunity Passports")

Demand for US Hospital Inpatient and Intensive Care Unit Beds for Patients With COVID-19 May 12, 2020

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Ruoran Li, MPhil joins JAMA Network editors to discuss a comparative effectiveness study describing and comparing the intensive care unit and inpatient bed needs for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2 cities in China to estimate the peak number of intensive care unit beds needed in US cities if an outbreak equivalent to that in Wuhan occurs. Read the article here: https://ja.ma/3cySE0m.

JNO Live is a weekly broadcast featuring conversations about the latest research being published in JAMA Network Open. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for details on the next broadcast.

Preprints & Twitter in the Time of COVID-19 May 11, 2020

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Preprint servers and professional discourse on social media sites like Twitter have been incredibly helpful in spreading useful information as the COVID-19 pandemic changes over time. But they clearly function as a double-edged sword, spreading information rapidly prior to traditional peer review. JAMA Network Open Editors Eli Perencevich, MD, MS and Roy Perlis, MD, MSc join us to discuss on JNOLive.

JNO Live is a weekly broadcast featuring conversations about the latest research being published in JAMA Network Open. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for details on the next broadcast.

COVID-19 and Health Care's New Normal May 06, 2020

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Don Berwick, MD, MPP, of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, discusses choices societies and the medical profession can make to improve health care and reduce inequities as we move out of the acute phase of the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus Q&A: Update From the CDC May 05, 2020

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Anne Schuchat, MD, Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses evolution of CDC guidance and latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded Friday May 1, 2020.

Contact Tracing Assessment of COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics in Taiwan May 01, 2020

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Interview with Hsien-Ho Lin, MD, ScD, author of Contact Tracing Assessment of COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics in Taiwan and Risk at Different Exposure Periods Before and After Symptom Onset

COVID-19 and US Health Care Spending Apr 29, 2020

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The US spends more on health care as a proportion of its GDP than any other nation. Will the COVID-19 pandemic reduce or accelerate that spending? Sherry Glied, PhD, Dean and Professor of Public Service at New York University, explains. Recorded Monday, April 27, 2020.

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The Potential Effects of Coronavirus on National Health Expenditures

Caution Needed on the Use of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Apr 28, 2020

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Steven M. Bradley, MD, MPH joins JAMA Network editors to discuss a randomized clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of 2 chloroquine diphosphate dosages in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read the editorial here: https://ja.ma/2JC5sGx.

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Pandemic Part 2: A Trip to Philadelphia's Mutter Museum Apr 27, 2020

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A new exhibit on the 1918 flu pandemic asks: What is an individual's responsibility to their community during a pandemic? Exhibit curator Jane Boyd and museum manager Nancy Hill take Jennifer Abbasi on a tour of the medical museum's new exhibit just weeks before the COVID-19 outbreak first emerged.

Pandemic Part 1: 1918 Flu Pandemic and COVID-19

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Twentieth-Century Lessons for a Modern Coronavirus Pandemic