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June 28, 2024
Medical News & Perspectives

A Neurologist Learned He Had Alzheimer Disease 8 Years Ago—Here’s What He Wants People to Know

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JAMA. Published online June 28, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10805

This Medical News article is an interview with retired neurologist Daniel Gibbs, who is living with Alzheimer disease.

Medical News in Brief

CDC Recommends Doxycycline Prophylaxis to Prevent STIs in US

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JAMA. Published online June 28, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11024

Service Dogs May Reduce Veterans’ PTSD Symptoms

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JAMA. Published online June 28, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11025

Heart Disease Prevalence, Medical Costs Will Soar in US by 2050

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JAMA. Published online June 28, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11026

US Heat Waves Linked With Small Rise in Preterm Births

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JAMA. Published online June 28, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11027
June 27, 2024
Original Investigation

A More Selective vs a Standard Risk-Stratified, Heparin-Based, Obstetric Thromboprophylaxis Protocol

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JAMA. Published online June 27, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8684

This observational study assesses incidence of wound hematoma diagnoses up to 6 weeks post partum among obstetric patients who received thromboprophylaxis according to less selective vs more selective hospital chemoprophylaxis protocols.

Viewpoint

Major Gaps in the Cascade of Care for Opioid Use Disorder: Implications for Clinical Practice

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JAMA. Published online June 27, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11977

This Viewpoint examines a recent report that used data from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to estimate the opioid cascade of care, a framework to characterize the adult US populations who needed and received opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, as well as discusses ways in which clinicians can close gaps in care.

Misaligned Pharmacy Incentives in Value-Based Care

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JAMA. Published online June 27, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8140

This Viewpoint explains some ways in which the alignment of incentives between payers and clinicians in value-based care (VBC) arrangements can be interrupted and proposes a multifaceted approach to realigning incentives for drug spending within VBC contracts to better provide value-based care and improve patient outcomes.

A Piece of My Mind

Even Better

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JAMA. Published online June 27, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9817

In this narrative medicine essay, a physical medicine and rehabilitation resident’s understanding of and empathy for patients reaches new heights following her diagnosis of and treatment for breast cancer during residency.

JAMA Revisited

Current Criticisms of Medical Education

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JAMA. Published online June 27, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18354
JAMA Patient Page

What Is Thyroid Cancer?

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JAMA. Published online June 27, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5725

This JAMA Patient Page describes the types of thyroid cancer and its risk factors, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment.

Correction

Updated Guidelines

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JAMA. Published online June 27, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.13268
June 26, 2024
Research Letter

Prostate-Specific Antigen Values in Transgender Women Receiving Estrogen

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JAMA. Published online June 26, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9997

This study examines prostate-specific antigen values among transgender women in the Veterans Health Administration receiving estrogen.

Special Communication

Firearm Policy in the Hospital Setting—Recognizing Health Care as a “Sensitive Place”

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JAMA. Published online June 26, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9994

This Special Communication explores whether US hospitals fall under the “sensitive places” exception to the Second Amendment and the ethical and practical considerations that support advancing firearm regulations in health care settings.

Viewpoint

LGBTQI+ Data Collection in Medicaid to Advance Health Equity

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JAMA. Published online June 26, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7829

This Viewpoint explores Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services guidance on the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data and how these data could be used to advance health equity for LGBTQI+ people.

JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis

Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease

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JAMA. Published online June 26, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5883

This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the American College of Gastroenterology’s 2023 guideline update on diagnosis and management of celiac disease.

Editor's Note

Rhyme and Remembering

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JAMA. Published online June 26, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7705
Poetry and Medicine

Memorial Day

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JAMA. Published online June 26, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7400
June 24, 2024
Original Investigation

Comparison of No-Test Telehealth and In-Person Medication Abortion

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JAMA. Published online June 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10680

This prospective, observational study investigates the efficacy and safety of medication abortion provided using no-test telehealth eligibility screening and mailing of medications compared with in-person care with ultrasonography in the US.

Research Letter

Kidney Function Biomarkers During Extreme Heat Exposure in Young and Older Adults

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JAMA. Published online June 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9845

This study investigates the effects of extreme heat exposure on kidney function using plasma-based biomarkers in young and older adults.

Viewpoint

Food and Drug Administration v Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine—A Cautious Win for Reproductive Health Care and FDA Authority

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JAMA. Published online June 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.13161

This Viewpoint discusses the recent US Supreme Court ruling allowing mifepristone—a drug used in medication abortion—to be widely available in the US, summarizes the history of challenges to the availability of mifepristone, and highlights reasons for concerns that remain after the Court’s current ruling.

Addressing Ableism in Physician Well-Being Planning

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JAMA. Published online June 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7736

This Viewpoint discusses the importance of physician well-being for optimizing patient care and current efforts to improve physician well-being, describes how structural ableism affects the well-being of physicians with disabilities, and calls for further efforts to address ableism in the health care workforce.

Supporting OB-GYNs in Abortion-Restrictive States—A Playbook for Institutions

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JAMA. Published online June 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10270

This Viewpoint provides proposed institutional practices, such as medicolegal collaboration and providing materials and resources, to support obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) in abortion-restrictive states.

A Piece of My Mind

Health and the 2024 US Election

Trail Magic

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JAMA. Published online June 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.12085

In this narrative medicine essay, an obstetrician-gynecologist describes a day in her life of crossing state lines to provide abortion care for people from all over the Southeast US in the post-Dobbs era.

Correction

Errors in Figure, Results, and End Matter

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JAMA. Published online June 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.12249
June 21, 2024
Medical News & Perspectives

In a First-of-Its-Kind Program, Physicians at This Medical Center Now Write “Power Prescriptions”

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JAMA. Published online June 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10993

This Medical News article discusses a new Boston Medical Center initiative that helps patients with financial hardship pay their utility bills.

News From the JAMA Network

New Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator Could Eliminate the Need for Statins for Millions

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JAMA. Published online June 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8590

This Medical News article discusses a recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine that estimated statin eligibility using the new PREVENT equations compared with the older equations.

Medical News in Brief

Using a Virtual Scribe May Shorten EHR Time

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JAMA. Published online June 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10346

Antihypertensives Might Explain Some Older Adults’ New Eczema Diagnoses

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JAMA. Published online June 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10347

Only 1 in 5 US Nursing Homes Have Enough Staff to Meet New Requirements

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JAMA. Published online June 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10348

Study: Semaglutide Lowered Chronic Kidney Disease–Related Risks

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JAMA. Published online June 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10349

Oral Device More Effectively Relieved Snoring Than Other Common Approach

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JAMA. Published online June 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10350

AHA Recommends Better Postpartum Care to Lower Heart Disease Risk

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JAMA. Published online June 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10351

Study: Introducing Peanuts From Early Age Prevents Allergies for Years

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JAMA. Published online June 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10352

Policy on Liver Transplants May Have Worsened US Health Disparities

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JAMA. Published online June 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10353

Exposure to Zika Virus May Increase Risk of Dengue Disease

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JAMA. Published online June 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10354
June 20, 2024
Preliminary Communication

A Clinical Diagnostic Test for Calcium Release Deficiency Syndrome

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JAMA. Published online June 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8599

Case-control study including individual cases of calcium release deficiency syndrome (CRDS), 3 patient control groups, and genetic mouse models assesses the cardiac repolarization response on an electrocardiogram after brief tachycardia and a pause as a clinical diagnostic test for CRDS.

Research Letter

Use of a Financial Incentive Code for In-Home COVID-19 Vaccination of Homebound Older Adults

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JAMA. Published online June 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9673

This study evaluated the uptake of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code M0201 after initial implementation to inform future policy related to in-home preventive care.

Viewpoint

Proposed Increases in Government Authority Over Research Misconduct Proceedings

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JAMA. Published online June 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9244

This Viewpoint discusses changes proposed by the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Research Integrity that would shift control of research misconduct proceedings from institutional oversight to federal authority.

Integrating Clinical Trials and Practice

Protecting Participants Is Not the Top Priority in Clinical Research

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JAMA. Published online June 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7677

This Viewpoint discusses the need to protect participants in clinical research and the opportunity to address this issue as the World Medical Association works to revise its Declaration of Helsinki, which governs medical research ethics.

A Piece of My Mind

Questioning the Impossible

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JAMA. Published online June 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9692

In this narrative medicine essay, a pediatric oncologist gains new insight into the decision to transition from cancer-directed therapy to comfort-focused care when roles are reversed and she experiences end-of-life decision-making as a caregiver.

JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis

Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy

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JAMA. Published online June 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5880

This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the American College of Chest Physicians’ 2022 guideline on perioperative management of patients taking oral anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy who are undergoing an elective surgery or procedure.

Editor's Note

The First Clinical Test for Calcium Release Deficiency Syndrome?

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JAMA. Published online June 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10230
Poetry and Medicine

free flap

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JAMA. Published online June 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8102
JAMA Revisited

Localization of Musical Centers

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JAMA. Published online June 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18347
June 18, 2024
US Preventive Services Task Force

Recommendation Statement

Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

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JAMA. Published online June 18, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11146

This 2024 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians provide or refer children and adolescents 6 years or older with a high body mass index (≥95th percentile for age and sex) to comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions (B recommendation).

Evidence Report

Interventions for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

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JAMA. Published online June 18, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6739

This systematic review to support a 2024 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of weight management interventions for children and adolescents.

Viewpoint

Health and the 2024 US Election

Checks and Balances on FDA’s Authority

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JAMA. Published online June 18, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11987

In this Viewpoint, the authors refute recent suggestions that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not accountable for its decisions, pointing out the legal, legislative, and executive checks and balances on the agency.

Editorial

Treatment Interventions for Child and Adolescent Obesity: From Evidence to Recommendations to Action

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JAMA. Published online June 18, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11980
JAMA Patient Page

Interventions for High BMI in Children and Teenagers

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JAMA. Published online June 18, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11756

This JAMA Patient Page describes intensive behavioral interventions for high body mass index (BMI) in children and teenagers and the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation for provision of such interventions.

June 17, 2024
Original Investigation

Povidone Iodine vs Chlorhexidine Gluconate in Alcohol for Preoperative Skin Antisepsis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online June 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8531

This multicenter, cluster-randomized, noninferiority trial investigates the effectiveness of povidone iodine vs chlorhexidine gluconate in alcohol as preoperative skin antisepsis in preventing surgical site infections in adults undergoing abdominal or cardiac surgery.

Viewpoint

Health and the 2024 US Election

Elevating the Importance of Local Elections

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JAMA. Published online June 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7536

This Viewpoint discusses the reasons why local elections are important and the ways that health care professionals can get involved.

Editor's Note

Skin Antisepsis to Prevent Surgical Site Infections: Implications for Global Surgery

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JAMA. Published online June 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9622
Comment & Response

Early vs Late Inguinal Hernia Repair in Preterm Infants

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JAMA. Published online June 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10099

Early vs Late Inguinal Hernia Repair in Preterm Infants—Reply

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JAMA. Published online June 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10102

Aquatic and Maritime Drowning Deaths Among Undocumented Migrants

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JAMA. Published online June 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10313

Aquatic and Maritime Drowning Deaths Among Undocumented Migrants—Reply

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JAMA. Published online June 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10310
Correction

Corrected Classification of Drugs in Table

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JAMA. Published online June 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11398
June 14, 2024
Original Investigation

Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

Dapagliflozin for Critically Ill Patients With Acute Organ Dysfunction: The DEFENDER Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10510

This randomized clinical trial assessed whether adding dapagliflozin to standard care for patients with acute organ dysfunction could reduce the composite outcome of hospital mortality, initiation of kidney replacement therapy, and length of stay compared with standard care alone.

Germline CDH1 Variants and Lifetime Cancer Risk

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10852

This cross-sectional study describes the risk estimates for gastric and breast cancer for individuals with CDH1 variants.

Editorial

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Therapy for Acute Organ Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10171
JAMA Diagnostic Test Interpretation

Two-Stage Syphilis Testing

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10505

A 54-year-old woman presented with erythematous annular and indurated plaques on her face, trunk, and extremities and had false-positive syphilis test results during 2 pregnancies 25 and 22 years prior. What would you do next?

Medical News & Perspectives

Syphilis Has Surged for Reasons That Go Beyond the Pathogen That Causes It

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.2978

This Medical News story discusses the multiple factors contributing to the resurgence of syphilis in the US.

Medical News in Brief

AAP Changes Its Breastfeeding Policy for People With HIV in US

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10335

Counting Minutes, Steps Linked With Similar Mortality Reduction

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10336

Rare Inherited Tumor Syndrome Tied to Nail Condition

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10337

Progestogen May Lower Risk for More Surgery for Endometriosis Pain

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10338

Having Peers With Mental Disorders Might Increase Classmates’ Risk

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10339

Fish Oil Pills Associated With Increased Risk of Heart Problems in Healthy People

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10340

Cognitive Impairment Underestimated Among American Indian People

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10341

Early Therapy for Symptomatic COPD, Asthma Improved Quality of Life

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10342

Review Calls for Standardized Long COVID Definition

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JAMA. Published online June 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10343
June 13, 2024
Original Investigation

Association Between Cost Sharing and Naloxone Prescription Dispensing

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JAMA. Published online June 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8378

This study evaluates the association between cost sharing and naloxone prescription abandonment (nondispensing of naloxone prescriptions) in commercial insurance and Medicare plans.

Research Letter

Trends in Naloxone Dispensing From Retail Pharmacies in the US

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JAMA. Published online June 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8323

This cross-sectional study examines trends in naloxone dispensing by US retail pharmacies from 2019 to 2023, including prescriber specialty and product brand.

Viewpoint

Upholding Standards for Qualified Bilingual Staff

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JAMA. Published online June 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8896

This Viewpoint discusses ways to ensure the proficiency of bilingual communication among health care staff in patient-clinician encounters, such as language testing and use of professional interpreters.

A Piece of My Mind

The Weight of a Differential

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JAMA. Published online June 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8766

In this narrative medicine essay, when a physician’s mother begins experiencing postmenopausal bleeding, the author wonders what it would be like to hear someone’s signs and symptoms and not automatically begin to build a differential.

Editorial

Costs and Essential Drug Access—The Case of Naloxone

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JAMA. Published online June 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7012
JAMA Revisited

The Conquest of Yellow Fever

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JAMA. Published online June 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18340
Correction

Errors in Table 2

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JAMA. Published online June 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11152
June 12, 2024
Original Investigation

Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

Continuous vs Intermittent β-Lactam Antibiotic Infusions in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis: The BLING III Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online June 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9779

This clinical trial compares the efficacy of continuous vs intermittent infusion of a β-lactam antibiotic (piperacillin-tazobactam or meropenem) in decreasing all-cause mortality at 90 days in critically ill patients with sepsis.

Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

Prolonged vs Intermittent Infusions of β-Lactam Antibiotics in Adults With Sepsis or Septic Shock: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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JAMA. Published online June 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9803

This systematic review and bayesian meta-analysis investigated whether administration of β-lactam antibiotics by prolonged infusion reduces 90-day mortality compared with intermittent infusion in adult patients with sepsis or septic shock.

Viewpoint

The Unmet Health Care Needs of Indigenous People Incarcerated in Tribal Jails

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JAMA. Published online June 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7392

This Viewpoint investigates the poor quality of health care provided to Indigenous peoples incarcerated in US tribal jails and proposes solutions to address health disparities and strengthen tribal sovereignty.

Editorial

Resolving the Dilemma on Continuous vs Intermittent β-Lactam Antibiotics in Sepsis

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JAMA. Published online June 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10168
Review

Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

Low-Dose Corticosteroids for Critically Ill Adults With Severe Pulmonary Infections: A Review

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JAMA. Published online June 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6096

This Review discusses whether treatment with low-dose corticosteroids may benefit critically ill patients with respiratory infections who have septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or both.

JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods

Test-Negative Study Designs for Evaluating Vaccine Effectiveness

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JAMA. Published online June 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5633

This JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods article explains the test-negative study design, an observational study design routinely used to estimate vaccine effectiveness, and examines its use in a study that estimated the performance of messenger RNA boosters against the Omicron variant.

Editor's Note

Poetry and Seeing the Sacred in Medicine

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JAMA. Published online June 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7221
Poetry and Medicine

Radiance

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JAMA. Published online June 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7205
Comment & Response

Coronary In-Stent Restenosis Treated With Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon vs Uncoated Balloon

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JAMA. Published online June 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9520

Coronary In-Stent Restenosis Treated With Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon vs Uncoated Balloon—Reply

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JAMA. Published online June 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9523
Correction

Removal of Conflict of Interest Disclosure

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JAMA. Published online June 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11869
June 10, 2024
Original Investigation

Electroencephalography-Guided Anesthesia and Delirium in Older Adults After Cardiac Surgery: The ENGAGES-Canada Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online June 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8144

This randomized clinical trial examines whether electroencephalogram -guided anesthesia decreases the incidence of delirium after cardiac surgery among adults 60 years or older.

Research Letter

Trends in Preeclampsia Risk Factors in the US From 2010 to 2021

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JAMA. Published online June 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8931

This population-based retrospective study uses data from the National Vital Statistics System to evaluate trends in risk factors for preeclampsia in the US between 2010 and 2021.

Viewpoint

Health and the 2024 US Election

Early Pregnancy Loss in an Era of “Wrongful Embryonic Death”

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JAMA. Published online June 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7403

This Viewpoint examines the possible legal consequences of pregnancy loss following the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision to extend personhood to laboratory-conceived embryos.

Editorial

Anesthesia Dose and Delirium—A Picture Coming Into Focus

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JAMA. Published online June 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26819
Review

Management of Depression in Adults: A Review

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JAMA. Published online June 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5756

This narrative review uses data from network meta-analyses and systematic reviews to explore the prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of major depression in US adults, including specific forms of psychotherapy and more than 20 antidepressant medications.

June 7, 2024
JAMA Data Brief

Evidence Mounts That About 7% of US Adults Have Had Long COVID

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JAMA. Published online June 7, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11370

This Medical News article discusses new US household survey data that found differences in long COVID rates based on preexisting chronic conditions and other factors.

Medical News in Brief

Flavored Vapes Might Expose Users to Hundreds of Dangerous Byproducts

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JAMA. Published online June 7, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10326

CDC: Deaths From Drowning Climb in the US

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JAMA. Published online June 7, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10327

WHO Releases Guidance to Reduce Catheter-Associated Infections

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JAMA. Published online June 7, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10328

Adding Salt to Food at Mealtime Associated With Stomach Cancer Risk

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JAMA. Published online June 7, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10329

Receiving Abortion Medication Through Mail Was Safe, Effective

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JAMA. Published online June 7, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10330

Self-Monitoring and Managing Medications Improved High Blood Pressure

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JAMA. Published online June 7, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10331

Ultraprocessed Food Associated With Small Increase in Mortality

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JAMA. Published online June 7, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10332

Poll: Roughly 12% of US Adults Have Used a GLP-1 Drug, Even If Unaffordable

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JAMA. Published online June 7, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10333

Meta-Analysis: Low Testosterone in Men Tied to Increased Risk of Death

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JAMA. Published online June 7, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10334
June 6, 2024
Original Investigation

Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Nurse Case Management in Black and Hispanic Patients With Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online June 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6609

This clinical trial compares the effectiveness of nurse case management plus home blood pressure telemonitoring (HBPTM) vs HBPTM alone in achieving greater systolic blood pressure reduction at 12 months and lower rate of stroke recurrence at 24 months among Black and Hispanic stroke survivors with uncontrolled hypertension.

Research Letter

Formulary Coverage of Brand-Name Adalimumab and Biosimilars Across Medicare Part D Plans

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JAMA. Published online June 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8917

This study examines formulary coverage of brand-name adalimumab and biosimilars across Medicare Part D plans.

Viewpoint

AHRQ’s Healthcare Extension Service—State-Based Solutions to Health Care Improvement

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JAMA. Published online June 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23600

This Viewpoint from AHRQ describes the plan to create a national health care extension service to disseminate actionable knowledge, with a goal to reduce the gap from evidence of clinical effectiveness to clinical practice.

A Piece of My Mind

Coming Home

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JAMA. Published online June 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7515

In this narrative medicine essay, a pediatrician channels James Herriott as she attempts to save a hatchling in the basement with nonsterile equipment while her young daughters look on.

JAMA Revisited

Editorials

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JAMA. Published online June 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18333
Comment & Response

ADHD Pharmacotherapy and Mortality

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JAMA. Published online June 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8922

ADHD Pharmacotherapy and Mortality

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JAMA. Published online June 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8925

ADHD Pharmacotherapy and Mortality—Reply

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JAMA. Published online June 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8928
June 5, 2024
Original Investigation

Mortality and Morbidity in Adults With Rheumatic Heart Disease

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JAMA. Published online June 5, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8258

This prospective observational study investigates mortality rates and predictive risk factors for rheumatic heart disease in 24 endemic low- and middle-income countries and evaluates interventions like corrective valve surgery and valvuloplasty.

Viewpoint

Failure to Rescue as a Quality Measure in Sepsis

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JAMA. Published online June 5, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6771

This Viewpoint discusses the limitations of current tools to improve sepsis outcomes and proposes that these tools be supplemented with “failure to rescue,” a systems-level approach for recognizing and addressing complications and managing sepsis throughout the hospitalization period.

JAMA Insights

Health Care for People Experiencing Homelessness

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JAMA. Published online June 5, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5213

This JAMA Insights examines the adverse effects of homelessness on physical and mental health and suggests strategies to improve access to health care, services, and housing for people experiencing homelessness.

Medical News & Perspectives

As a Third Worker Tests Positive for Bird Flu in US Dairy Cattle Outbreak, Here’s What to Know

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JAMA. Published online June 5, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.11500

This Medical News article discusses the latest developments in the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in the US.

Poetry and Medicine

Sick Day Abecedarian

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JAMA. Published online June 5, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7082
June 4, 2024
US Preventive Services Task Force

Recommendation Statement

Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

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JAMA. Published online June 4, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8481

This 2024 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends exercise interventions to prevent falls in community-dwelling adults 65 years or older who are at increased risk for falls (B recommendation) and that clinicians individualize the decision to offer multifactorial interventions to prevent falls in this population (C recommendation).

Evidence Report

Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

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JAMA. Published online June 4, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4166

This systematic review to support a 2024 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of primary care–relevant multifactorial and exercise interventions to prevent falls among community-dwelling adults 65 years or older.

Editorial

Preventing Falls in Older Persons: Steps in the Right Direction

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JAMA. Published online June 4, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9063
JAMA Patient Page

Prevention of Falls in Older Adults

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JAMA. Published online June 4, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9713

This JAMA Patient Page describes risk of falls in older adults and fall prevention recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force.

June 3, 2024
Special Communication

Integrating Clinical Trials and Practice

The Integration of Clinical Trials With the Practice of Medicine: Repairing a House Divided

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JAMA. Published online June 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4088

This Special Communication discusses the need for better integration of clinical trials and health care delivery enterprises.

Viewpoint

Is Weight Loss–Induced Muscle Mass Loss Clinically Relevant?

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JAMA. Published online June 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6586

This Viewpoint explores the effects of weight loss achieved through GLP-1–based antiobesity medications on weight regain, fat-free mass, and skeletal muscle mass in people with obesity.

Integrating Clinical Trials and Practice

Why Should the FDA Focus on Pragmatic Clinical Research?

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JAMA. Published online June 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6227

This Viewpoint from the FDA discusses how pragmatic clinical research—assessment that uses real-world data, often in combination with research data, after initial marketing approval—can help in evaluation of new technologies, benefit research sites in underresourced settings, and better inform regulatory decisions and clinical practice.

Editor's Note

Integrating Clinical Trials and Practice

Integrating Clinical Trials and Practice: A New JAMA Series and Call for Papers

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JAMA. Published online June 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10266
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AI in Medicine

Medical Management vs Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes

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JAMA. Published online June 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8849

Medical Management vs Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes—Reply

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JAMA. Published online June 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8852
June 2, 2024
Original Investigation

Stepped Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online June 2, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10398

This randomized clinical trial assesses whether a stepped-care model of palliative care is noninferior to early integrated palliative care based on patient-reported quality of life among patients with advanced lung cancer.

A Piece of My Mind

The Long Walk

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JAMA. Published online June 2, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10156

In this narrative medicine essay, a patient who has outlasted all the other patients with her diagnosis cannot explain why or how she has survived and decides to commemorate her good fortune with a long walk from her home to the hospital.

June 1, 2024
Research Letter

Lowering Fecal Immunochemical Test Positivity Threshold vs Multitarget Stool RNA Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening

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JAMA. Published online June 1, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9289

This analysis uses data from 2 studies to explore whether lowering the threshold for fecal immunochemical test positivity can achieve comparable levels of sensitivity and specificity as multitarget stool RNA testing for colorectal cancer screening.

JAMA Patient Page

What Is Lynch Syndrome?

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JAMA. Published online June 1, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8552

This JAMA Patient Page describes Lynch syndrome, its risk factors and diagnosis, and its association with colorectal cancer and other specific cancers.

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