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May 31, 2024
Original Investigation

Ivonescimab Plus Chemotherapy in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer With EGFR Variant: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10613

This randomized clinical trial examines the efficacy of ivonescimab plus chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone for patients with advanced or metastatic non–small cell lung cancer with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) variant.

Tirzepatide for Weight Reduction in Chinese Adults With Obesity: The SURMOUNT-CN Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9217

This randomized clinical trial investigates the safety and efficacy of treatment with once-weekly tirzepatide for weight reduction in Chinese adults with overweight or obesity without diabetes over a 52-week period.

Editorial

Efficacy of Tirzepatide for Weight Loss in China: Implications for the Global Obesity Epidemic

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7928

Tirzepatide—New Evidence for the Treatment of Obesity From China

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9104
Medical News & Perspectives

Quick Uptakes

New Research Could Help Explain Anger’s Link to Heart Attacks and Strokes

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9776

This Medical News article discusses a randomized clinical trial that investigated the effects of negative emotions on blood vessel dilation.

To Fix Burnout, New Initiatives Go Beyond Worker Resilience and Put Onus on Health Systems

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6216

This Medical News article discusses the great resignation in health care and new efforts to create a sustainable medical workforce in the US.

Medical News in Brief

WHO: As Mpox Outbreaks Continue, Cases May Be Underestimated

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9645

Cytisinicline More Than Doubled Chances of Quitting E-Cigarettes

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9646

Poll: Health-Related Costs Top Older Adults’ Concerns

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9647

Outpatient Adverse Events More Common, Preventable Than Expected

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9648

Study: 2 APOE4 Copies May Indicate Genetic Form of Alzheimer Disease

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9649

FDA Announces Increased Oversight of Some Diagnostic Laboratory Tests

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9650

Stark Differences Exist in Health, Disability Between Males and Females

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9651

Too Few Clinicians Screen Patients for Intimate Partner Violence

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9652

Private Equity Owns 25% of Mental Health Facilities in Some States

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9653
Comment & Response

Preoperative GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Postoperative Respiratory Complications

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10029

Preoperative GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Postoperative Respiratory Complications

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10023

Preoperative GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Postoperative Respiratory Complications

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10026

Preoperative GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Risk of Postoperative Respiratory Complications—Reply

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10032
Correction

Updated Absolute Mortality Rates of Lupus

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JAMA. Published online May 31, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10468
May 30, 2024
Original Investigation

Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Using Protocol-Directed Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer

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JAMA. Published online May 30, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6695

This prospective, multicenter cohort study evaluates the long-term outcomes of men diagnosed with favorable-risk prostate cancer managed with protocol-directed active surveillance, including regular biopsies and prostate-specific antigen screening, from 2008 to 2022.

Research Letter

Industry Payments to Physicians Endorsing Drugs and Devices on a Social Media Platform

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JAMA. Published online May 30, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7832

This study evaluates adherence to industry and professional standards among physicians endorsing drugs and devices on a social media platform.

Viewpoint

Health and the 2024 Elections Globally

Public Health Crisis in Gaza—The Responsibility of US-Based Academic Medical Journals

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JAMA. Published online May 30, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10766

In this Viewpoint, the authors assert that US-based medical journals have an obligation to create space for discourse about the human costs of war and other political drivers of health.

The Texas Medical Board and the Futility of Medical Exceptions to Abortion Bans

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JAMA. Published online May 30, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.9027

This Viewpoint describes the failure of yet another state institution to generate meaningful guidance about medical exceptions to abortion bans.

A Piece of My Mind

The Clinic Visit

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JAMA. Published online May 30, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7170

In this narrative medicine essay, a surgical oncologist reflects on his 30-year practice and the care he receives for his leukemia, understanding how vital the relationships and discourse with the care team are for his recovery.

JAMA Insights

Therapies to Decrease Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Illness

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JAMA. Published online May 30, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7406

This JAMA Insights discusses the use of monoclonal antibodies or protein-based vaccines to help prevent severe RSV infection in infants, children, and older adults.

JAMA Revisited

Current Comment

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JAMA. Published online May 30, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18326
JAMA Patient Page

What Is Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

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JAMA. Published online May 30, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4281

This JAMA Patient Page describes age-related macular degeneration development and progression; symptoms and risk factors; and diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment.

Comment & Response

Pediatric Phoenix Sepsis Score Validation Challenges in Low-Resource Settings and in the ED

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JAMA. Published online May 30, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8441

Pediatric Phoenix Sepsis Score Validation Challenges in Low-Resource Settings and in the ED

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JAMA. Published online May 30, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8444

Pediatric Phoenix Sepsis Score Validation Challenges in Low-Resource Settings and in the ED—Reply

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JAMA. Published online May 30, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8447
May 29, 2024
Original Investigation

Revisiting Race and the Benefit of RAS Blockade in Heart Failure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

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JAMA. Published online May 29, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6774

This meta-analysis assesses whether Black patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction respond differently than patients of other races to renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockade by examining individual patient data from randomized clinical trials.

Research Letter

Ransomware Attacks, ED Visits and Inpatient Admissions in Targeted and Nearby Hospitals

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JAMA. Published online May 29, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7752

This case-control study analyzes disruptive ransomware attacks against hospitals in California from 2014 to 2020 and emergency department (ED) and inpatient admissions in attacked and nearby hospitals.

Viewpoint

Evidence Against Use of Nitrogen for the Death Penalty

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JAMA. Published online May 29, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6577

This Viewpoint discusses the recent use of forced nitrogen inhalation as capital punishment in Alabama and describes the body of evidence indicating that forced nitrogen inhalation is an inhumane practice.

Review

Chronic Pruritus: A Review

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JAMA. Published online May 29, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4899

This narrative review summarizes current evidence regarding diagnosis and treatment of chronic pruritus.

JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods

Accounting for Competing Risks in Clinical Research

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JAMA. Published online May 29, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4970

This JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods article discusses accounting for competing risks in clinical research.

Editor's Note

Mimesis: Poetry and Imitating Medicine

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JAMA. Published online May 29, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6278
Poetry and Medicine

Needlework at the Hospital

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JAMA. Published online May 29, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6288
May 24, 2024
Medical News & Perspectives

AI in Medicine

How Artificial Intelligence Will Enhance Imaging Access and Analysis

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JAMA. Published online May 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7251

This Medical News article is an interview with Saurabh Jha, a cardiothoracic radiologist and an associate professor of radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, and JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo.

Medical News in Brief

Monoclonal Antibody Authorized to Protect At-Risk People From COVID-19

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JAMA. Published online May 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8628

Microneedle Vaccine Patches Generated Immune Response in Children

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JAMA. Published online May 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8629

Federal Trade Commission Bans Noncompete Clauses

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JAMA. Published online May 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8630

Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to More Fractures, Falls in VA Nursing Homes

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JAMA. Published online May 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8631

New Drug for UTIs Gets the Greenlight

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JAMA. Published online May 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8632

Progress in Heart Failure Deaths Reversed Over Past Decade

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JAMA. Published online May 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8633

HHS Commits Millions to Improving Maternal, Infant Health

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JAMA. Published online May 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8634

Lower Dose of Mpox Vaccine Was Safe, Effective

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JAMA. Published online May 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8635

Monoclonal Antibody Protected Majority of Children From Malaria

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JAMA. Published online May 24, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8636
May 23, 2024
Original Investigation

Hypertension and Kidney Function After Living Kidney Donation

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JAMA. Published online May 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8523

This cohort study aims to determine the risk of hypertension in normotensive adults who donated a kidney compared with nondonors of similar baseline health.

Kidney Transplant Outcomes From Deceased Donors Who Received Dialysis

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JAMA. Published online May 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8469

This study compares the outcomes of kidney transplant recipients who received kidneys from deceased donors who underwent dialysis prior to kidney donation vs recipients of kidneys from deceased donors who did not undergo dialysis.

Research Letter

Health and the 2024 US Election

Shingles Vaccination in Medicare Part D After Inflation Reduction Act Elimination of Cost Sharing

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JAMA. Published online May 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7348

This cross-sectional study uses data from retail pharmacies to examine shingles vaccine uptake among Medicare Part D beneficiaries following an IRA policy to eliminate cost sharing.

Viewpoint

Heard but Excluded: A Language Manifesto

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JAMA. Published online May 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6186

This Viewpoint discusses dismantling language barriers via multipronged approaches grounded in innovation, human-centered design, and systems thinking in 3 key areas.

A Piece of My Mind

The Other Side of the Curtain

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JAMA. Published online May 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6889

In this narrative medicine essay, a newly minted pediatric critical care physician learns firsthand what holistic medical care is from the love and attention she received during a hospitalization for mediastinal lymphoma.

Editorial

Prospectively Examining Outcomes After Living Kidney Donation: Informing the Altruist

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JAMA. Published online May 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8733

Expanding the Overton Window in Deceased Kidney Donor Eligibility—Enough to Make a Difference?

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JAMA. Published online May 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8734
JAMA Revisited

Congress, the Doctor

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JAMA. Published online May 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18319
JAMA Patient Page

Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults

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JAMA. Published online May 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.3456

This JAMA Patient Page discusses social isolation and loneliness as important public health concerns, especially among older adults.

Comment & Response

Phoenix Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock

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JAMA. Published online May 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8199

Phoenix Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock—Reply

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JAMA. Published online May 23, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8202
May 22, 2024
Original Investigation

Krill Oil for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online May 22, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6063

This randomized clinical trial assesses the effect of krill oil supplementation vs placebo on knee pain improvement in patients with knee osteoarthritis, significant knee pain, and effusion-synovitis.

Research Letter

Dispensing of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists to Adolescents and Young Adults, 2020-2023

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JAMA. Published online May 22, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7112

This study uses data from US retail pharmacies to assess national GLP-1RA dispensing to adolescents and young adults from 2020-2023.

Viewpoint

Advancing Access to Cell and Gene Therapies in Medicaid

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JAMA. Published online May 22, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6224

This Viewpoint presents the components of the payment model and the implementation challenges among the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, state Medicaid agencies, patients, and manufacturers.

JAMA Insights

Chronic Chagas Disease in the US

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JAMA. Published online May 22, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.3717

This JAMA Insights provides recommendations for Chagas disease screening, diagnosis, and management in the US

Poetry and Medicine

A Good Prognosis

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JAMA. Published online May 22, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6028
Comment & Response

Time to IVT Treatment and Functional Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke

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JAMA. Published online May 22, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7976

Time to IVT Treatment and Functional Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke—Reply

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JAMA. Published online May 22, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7979
May 21, 2024
Research Letter

US Public Health Preparedness and Response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses

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JAMA. Published online May 21, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.10116

US public health preparedness and response to highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses are assessed in this survey study conducted by the CDC.

May 20, 2024
Original Investigation

Survival Benefit Associated With Participation in Clinical Trials of Anticancer Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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JAMA. Published online May 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6281

This systematic review and meta-analysis examines whether patient participation in cancer trials is associated with greater survival benefit compared with routine care.

Special Communication

Federal Trade Commission Actions on Prescription Drugs, 2000-2022

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JAMA. Published online May 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5737

This Special Communication examines the Federal Trade Commission’s policy and legal actions related to alleged misconduct, consolidation, and anticompetitive behavior in the pharmaceutical market between 2000 and 2022.

Viewpoint

Are Patients With Cancer Best Managed in a Clinical Trial?

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JAMA. Published online May 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.1235

This Viewpoint analyzes how the NCCN’s boxed statement that all cancer is best managed in a clinical trial cannot be applied to all patients and calls for its removal from its clinical practice guidelines.

Editorial

Federal Trade Commission Oversight of the Pharmaceutical Industry

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JAMA. Published online May 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.1509

Study Participants, Future Patients, and Outcomes That Matter in Cancer Clinical Trials

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JAMA. Published online May 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.1281
Comment & Response

Maintenance of Certification’s Value to Patients and Physicians

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JAMA. Published online May 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7884

Maintenance of Certification’s Value to Patients and Physicians—Reply

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JAMA. Published online May 20, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7887
May 19, 2024
Original Investigation

Pamrevlumab for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: The ZEPHYRUS-1 Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online May 19, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8693

This randomized clinical trial compares the efficacy and safety of pamrevlumab vs placebo for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Bisoprolol in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at High Risk of Exacerbation: The BICS Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online May 19, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8771

This study examines whether the addition of bisoprolol to treatment of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at high risk of exacerbation reduces the rate of moderate to severe exacerbations.

Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

Acetaminophen for Prevention and Treatment of Organ Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis: The ASTER Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online May 19, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8772

This randomized trial assesses whether acetaminophen would increase the number of days alive and free of organ support to day 28 among critically ill patients with sepsis and respiratory or circulatory organ dysfunction.

Editorial

When the Third Time Is Not the Charm—Trial Outcomes in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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JAMA. Published online May 19, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8776

β-Blockers in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease—Walking the Tightrope

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JAMA. Published online May 19, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8743
May 17, 2024
Medical News & Perspectives

Combined Vaccines Against COVID-19, Flu, and Other Respiratory Illnesses Could Soon Be Available

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JAMA. Published online May 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7370

This Medical News story discusses the development of experimental combination vaccines for adults.

Medical News in Brief

Antipsychotics for Dementia Tied to More Serious Harms Than Expected

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JAMA. Published online May 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8421

WHO Updates Terminology for Pathogens That Spread Through the Air

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JAMA. Published online May 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8422

Pregnancy Complications Tied to Higher Risk of Death Decades Later

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JAMA. Published online May 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8423

Urine-Based Test Could Help Identify Aggressive Prostate Cancer

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JAMA. Published online May 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8424

New HHS Rule Strengthens Privacy Around US Reproductive Care

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JAMA. Published online May 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8425

Changes to Medicare, Medicaid Coverage Could Cause Thousands of Deaths

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JAMA. Published online May 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8426

CMS Finalizes Staffing Minimum Requirements for Nursing Homes

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JAMA. Published online May 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8427

Autoantibody Profile Emerged Years Before Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis

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JAMA. Published online May 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8428

Patients Treated by Female Physicians Had Better Mortality Rates

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JAMA. Published online May 17, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8429
May 16, 2024
Research Letter

Sex Differences in Primary Care–Based Chronic Kidney Disease Management

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JAMA. Published online May 16, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8914

This retrospective study uses electronic health record data to investigate the sex differences in guideline-based management outcomes between male and female patients with chronic kidney disease.

A Piece of My Mind

I Kept Crying

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JAMA. Published online May 16, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6684

In this narrative medicine essay, a second-year pediatric resident bears the scars from the terror that descended the moment of her son’s birth at 31 weeks’ gestation, terror relived even after he has come home healthy.

JAMA Insights

Communicating Medicine

“Inoculation” to Resist Misinformation

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JAMA. Published online May 16, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5026

This JAMA Insights in the Communicating Medicine series explores the concept of “prebunking,” a psychological inoculation technique that could help prevent the spread of misinformation.

JAMA Revisited

The Challenge of the Computer

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JAMA. Published online May 16, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18312
JAMA Patient Page

Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac

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JAMA. Published online May 16, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26355

This JAMA Patient Page describes allergic skin reactions from contact with poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac plants, and how to treat rashes caused by these plants.

Comment & Response

Error in the Exclusion of Participants From Analysis in the ACTIV-6 Platform Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online May 16, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8723

AI in Medicine

AI-Generated Clinical Summaries

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JAMA. Published online May 16, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7277

AI in Medicine

AI-Generated Clinical Summaries—Reply

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JAMA. Published online May 16, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7280
Correction

Errors in Results From Erroneous Exclusion of Participants in Analysis

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JAMA. Published online May 16, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8712
May 15, 2024
Research Letter

Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 vs Influenza in Fall-Winter 2023-2024

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JAMA. Published online May 15, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7395

This cohort study evaluates the risk of death in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 or seasonal influenza following the emergence of the JN.1 variant in winter 2023.

Viewpoint

Fosamax Fractures—Justice Has Not Been Served

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JAMA. Published online May 15, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6077

This Viewpoint discusses the ongoing lawsuit between plaintiffs who had been affected by atypical femoral fractures while receiving alendronate and the drug manufacturer.

JAMA Diagnostic Test Interpretation

Blood Testing for Phosphatidylethanol

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JAMA. Published online May 15, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.3607

A 36-year-old man with obesity and dyslipidemia presented with elevated liver enzymes following a liver transplant to treat acute-on-chronic liver failure due to alcohol-associated hepatitis. What would you do next?

Editor's Note

Poetry and the Meaning of Care

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JAMA. Published online May 15, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5422
Poetry and Medicine

Even Joy

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JAMA. Published online May 15, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5536
May 14, 2024
Original Investigation

An Adaptive Behavioral Intervention for Weight Loss Management: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online May 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0821

This noninferiority randomized trial compares the effects of a wireless system designed to provide daily feedback on progress in lifestyle change and weight loss vs the same system with additional human coaching on weight change among people with overweight and obesity.

Text Messages With Financial Incentives for Men With Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online May 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7064

This randomized clinical trial assesses whether text messaging combined with financial incentives or text messages alone could help men with obesity lose weight at 12 months.

Editorial

Lifestyle Interventions for Obesity in the Era of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

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JAMA. Published online May 14, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7062
May 13, 2024
Original Investigation

Prognostic Value of Cardiovascular Biomarkers in the Population

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JAMA. Published online May 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5596

This study evaluates the prognostic value of routinely available cardiovascular biomarkers when added to established risk factors in the identification of individuals at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Viewpoint

The State of State Biomarker Testing Insurance Coverage Laws

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JAMA. Published online May 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6058

This Viewpoint discusses laws mandating insurance coverage of biomarker testing to broaden access to care for patients with cancer.

Editorial

Can Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Be Improved in the 21st Century?

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JAMA. Published online May 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7644
Comment & Response

Apixaban to Prevent Recurrence After Cryptogenic Stroke

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JAMA. Published online May 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6851

Apixaban to Prevent Recurrence After Cryptogenic Stroke

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JAMA. Published online May 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6845

Apixaban to Prevent Recurrence After Cryptogenic Stroke

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JAMA. Published online May 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6848

Apixaban to Prevent Recurrence After Cryptogenic Stroke—Reply

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JAMA. Published online May 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6855
May 12, 2024
Original Investigation

Cardiovascular Burden of the V142I Transthyretin Variant

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JAMA. Published online May 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4467

This study used data on Black participants in 4 large observational studies to better define the natural history of disease in V142I variant carriers across mid to late life, assess variant modifiers, and estimate cardiovascular burden to the US population.

Editorial

Addressing Health Disparities—The Case for Variant Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Grows Stronger

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JAMA. Published online May 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.2868

Heart Failure in African American Individuals, Version 2.0

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JAMA. Published online May 12, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5217
May 10, 2024
Medical News & Perspectives

College Athlete Deaths by Suicide Have Doubled, and Researchers Want to Know Why

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JAMA. Published online May 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7895

This Medical News story discusses an analysis of deaths by suicide among NCAA athletes over the past 20 years.

Medical News in Brief

National Academies Report: COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Cause Many Potential Harms

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JAMA. Published online May 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7724

Two-Thirds of Unhoused People Have Mental Health Disorders

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JAMA. Published online May 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7725

Clinicians Underprescribe Newer Antibiotics for Drug-Resistant Disease

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JAMA. Published online May 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7726

Five-in-One Meningitis Vaccine Rolls Out

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JAMA. Published online May 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7727

Permanent Procedures to Prevent Pregnancy in US Jumped After Dobbs

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JAMA. Published online May 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7728

Deprescribing Program Tied to Reductions in PPI Use in US

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JAMA. Published online May 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7729

Exercise Might Lower Heart Disease Risk in Part By Decreasing Stress in the Brain

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JAMA. Published online May 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7730

Study: Stigma in Medical Records Tied to Diagnostic Errors

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JAMA. Published online May 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7731

Imaging Approach Tracked Subtle Changes Linked With Mild Brain Injury

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JAMA. Published online May 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7732
May 9, 2024
Original Investigation

Ponatinib vs Imatinib in Frontline Philadelphia Chromosome–Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. Published online May 9, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4783

This randomized trial assesses the effect of ponatinib vs imatinib combined with low-intensity chemotherapy on disease remission in adults with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome–positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Special Communication

Causal Inference About the Effects of Interventions From Observational Studies in Medical Journals

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JAMA. Published online May 9, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7741

This study examines drawing causal inferences about the effects of interventions from observational studies in medical journals.

A Piece of My Mind

The Best Versions of Ourselves

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JAMA. Published online May 9, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5616

In this narrative medicine essay, a lecturer in narrative medicine strives to accept her best self by surmounting the barriers of itchy skin and unsightly red patches caused by chronic atopic dermatitis.

Editorial

PhALLCON Soars to New Heights—Faster, Stronger, but Better?

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JAMA. Published online May 9, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5871
JAMA Insights

Service Animals in Health Care Settings

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JAMA. Published online May 9, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4132

This JAMA Insights article reviews Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) rules for patients, visitors, and other members of the public bringing service animals into health care settings.

Editor's Note

What Does the Proposed Causal Inference Framework for Observational Studies Mean for JAMA and the JAMA Network Journals?

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JAMA. Published online May 9, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8107
JAMA Revisited

The “Day of Rest” and Human Efficiency

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JAMA. Published online May 9, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18305
May 8, 2024
Research Letter

Prevalence of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Stages in US Adults, 2011-2020

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JAMA. Published online May 8, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6892

This cross-sectional study assesses the prevalence and temporal evolution of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages.

Viewpoint

Safeguarding Research Using Federal Health Insurance Data

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JAMA. Published online May 8, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5943

This Viewpoint discusses the importance of researcher access to federal health care data following a CMS decision to limit the use of physical data and proposes solutions to maintain access and security.

JAMA Clinical Challenge

A 3-Year-Old With Gingival Hemorrhage and Musculoskeletal Pain

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JAMA. Published online May 8, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.3580

A 3-year-old had spontaneous gingival hemorrhage and bilateral limb weakness with inability to bear weight. He had no preceding oral trauma or recent infection, took no regular medications, and had no recent use of aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; his diet was limited to primarily chicken nuggets and milk. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?

Medical News & Perspectives

Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows Is Widespread, Raising Public Health Concerns

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JAMA. Published online May 8, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8886

This Medical News article discusses the current H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in US dairy cattle and its implications for occupational and public health.

Poetry and Medicine

Thomas, Unsainted

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JAMA. Published online May 8, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5075
Comment & Response

Denosumab-Associated Severe Hypocalcemia in Dialysis-Dependent Patients

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JAMA. Published online May 8, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6839

Denosumab-Associated Severe Hypocalcemia in Dialysis-Dependent Patients—Reply

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JAMA. Published online May 8, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6842
May 6, 2024
Original Investigation

Associations of Internal Medicine Residency Milestone Ratings and Certification Examination Scores With Patient Outcomes

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JAMA. Published online May 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5268

This study examines the association between physicians’ milestone ratings and certification examination scores and hospital outcomes for their patients.

Research Letter

Substances in Counterfeit Prescription Pills Seized by Law Enforcement, 2017-2022

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JAMA. Published online May 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6161

This study examines substances identified during testing of counterfeit prescription pills seized by law enforcement in Rhode Island from 2017 to 2022.

Viewpoint

Conveying Risks of Harm in Alzheimer Disease by Amyloid Lowering

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JAMA. Published online May 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.7548

This Viewpoint discusses how data gaps in published research impede clinicians’ ability to clearly discuss the risks and benefits of amyloid-lowering drugs for treating Alzheimer disease.

The Arts and Medicine

Fritz Kahn and the Centenary of The Doctor of the Future

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JAMA. Published online May 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6041

This JAMA Arts and Medicine feature describes ways in which Fritz Kahn shared a prescient and nuanced vision of technology’s role in the patient-physician interaction, a topic of continued interest and relevance today, through his illustrations.

Comment & Response

A Review of Thyroid Cancer

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JAMA. Published online May 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5998

A Review of Thyroid Cancer

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JAMA. Published online May 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5995

A Review of Thyroid Cancer—Reply

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JAMA. Published online May 6, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6001
May 3, 2024
Medical News & Perspectives

Despite New Recommendations, the Debate Over Mammography Guidelines Continues

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JAMA. Published online May 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.1279

This Medical News story discusses new USPSTF recommendations about the timing of screening mammograms.

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