Jen Abbasi

Chicago

Associate Managing News Edtitor and Journalist at JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association

Associate Managing News Editor at JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association)

Director, JAMA Medical News https://t.co/5hAn4ePUbE [email protected]

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Articles

Amid Health Misinformation, Most Trust Physicians for Truth

Sep 6, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Emily Harris |Jen Abbasi

Although most people in the US are unsure whether false health claims are true or not, 93% of people said that they trusted their physician’s guidance, according to a recent KFF poll of 2007 adults.
Critical Care Physician Takes on Climate Change in New WHO Role

Sep 6, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Jen Abbasi

There’s no shortage these days of sobering climate statistics. The 10 warmest years on record have , according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This year’s June and July were the hottest of these months on record for both global land and ocean temperatures. In fact, July was likely the hottest of any month since global record keeping started in 1850.
What to Know About EG.5, the Latest SARS-CoV-2 “Variant of Interest”

Aug 18, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Jen Abbasi

The Omicron descendant EG.5 is the latest to be labeled a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization (WHO), joining the current ranks of XBB.1.16 and XBB.1.5. The new designation, made as part of an August 9 initial risk evaluation of the variant, reflects its “notable rise” in global prevalence during recent weeks.
A Genetic Explanation for Why Some People Had Asymptomatic COVID-19

Aug 2, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Jen Abbasi

It’s estimated that at least 1 in 5 people with a SARS-CoV-2 infection never develop symptoms. Genetics might explain some of these asymptomatic cases, it turns out. In a new study appearing in Nature, people with a particular gene variant appeared to have preexisting T cell immunity to the virus, likely a holdover from previous bouts of the common cold.
Vigilance Urged Against Bird Flu Amid Ongoing Outbreaks in Mammals

Jul 26, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Jen Abbasi

In one of the latest developments in the ongoing bird flu outbreaks, 28 domestic cats in Poland have tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, which has decimated global poultry populations, caused mass deaths among wild birds, and infected . Guadalupe Pardo/AP Images How the felines were exposed to the virus is under investigation, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.
Social media brings benefits as well as risks to young people

Jul 12, 2023 | newscientist.com | Jen Abbasi

THERE is a scene in the 2020 documentary The Social Dilemma that has stayed with me. A tear rolls down a girl’s face as she appraises herself in the mirror, her sadness a result of harmful body image comparisons rife on social media. The dramatic recreation depicts just one of the potential harms highlighted in a recent US Surgeon General’s Advisory on social media use and youth mental health.
New Weight Loss Drugs Make Headlines at Diabetes Meeting

Jul 12, 2023 | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | Jen Abbasi

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New Weight Loss Drugs Make Headlines at Diabetes Meeting

Jul 12, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Jen Abbasi

Researchers presented data on a new crop of hormone analogues for weight loss—including an oral version of the blockbuster drug semaglutide—at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 83rd annual Scientific Sessions program, held in June in San Diego.
US Maternal Mortality Is Unacceptably High, Unequal, and Getting Worse-What Can Be Done About It?

Jul 3, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Jen Abbasi

A report released this spring by the National Center for Health Statistics summarized the strikingly high rates of maternal deaths in the US. In 2021, the US rate of maternal deaths that occurred while pregnant or within 42 days of being pregnant was 32.9 per 100 000 live births—more than 10 times the estimated rates for other high-income countries including Australia, Israel, and Spain, which all hover between 2 to 3 deaths per 100 000 live births.
Surgeon General Sounds the Alarm on Social Media Use and Youth Mental Health Crisis

Jun 14, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Jen Abbasi

A year and a half after US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, called attention to increasing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among children and adolescents, the Nation’s Doctor is now sounding the alarm on a likely driver of the youth mental health crisis: social media use.