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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Lisa A. Bero, Ph.D., email lisa.bero@sydney.edu.au   To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6721   Researchers in Australia analyzed medical literature to determine whether nutrition studies sponsored by…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Anna D. Sinaiko, Ph.D., M.P.P., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6622   JAMA Internal Medicine If patients know beforehand…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Joannie Lortet-Tieulent, M.Sc., email David Sampson at david.sampson@cancer.org. Related material: The commentary, “The Case for a Concerted Push to Reduce Place-Based Disparities in Smoking-Related Cancers,” by Kurt M. Ribisl, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author David M. Levine, M.D., M.A., call Haley Bridger at 617-525-6383 or email hbridger@partners.org. Related material: The commentary, “The Quest to Improve Quality: Measurement Is Necessary but Not Sufficient,” by Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Ph.D., of Kaiser Permanente Research, Pasadena, Calif.,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Luis E. Rohde, M.D., Sc.D., email rohde.le@gmail.com Related material: The commentary, “More Evidence That Caffeine Consumption Appears to Be Safe in Patients With Heart Failure,” by Jacob P. Kelly, M.D., and Christopher B. Granger, M.D., of Duke University, Durham,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Daniel Freedberg, M.D., M.S., call Lucky Tran, Ph.D. at 212-305-3689 or email lucky.tran@columbia.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6193   JAMA Internal Medicine Antibiotics are a risk…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Saeid Shahraz, M.D., Ph.D., call Rhonda Mann at 617-636-3265 or email RMann1@tuftsmedicalcenter.org. Related material: The Editor’s Note, “The Medicalization of Common Conditions,” by JAMA Internal Medicine Editor Rita F. Redberg, M.D., M.Sc., also is available. To place an electronic…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Enrique F. Schisterman, Ph.D., call Robert Bock or Meredith Daly at 301-496-5133 or email nichdpress@mail.nih.gov. Related material: The commentary, “Toward a Deeper Understanding of Nausea, Vomiting and Pregnancy Loss,” by Siripanth Nippita, M.D., M.S., and Laura E. Dodge, Sc.D.,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Lisa Harnack, Dr.P.H., call Caroline Marin at 612-624-5680 or email crmarin@umn.edu. Related material: The commentary, “Incentive and Restriction in Combination – Make Food Assistance Healthier with Carrots and Sticks,” by Marlene B. Schwartz, Ph.D., of the University of Connecticut,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author James Baggs, Ph.D., call Melissa Brower at 404-639-4718 or email mbrower@cdc.gov. Related material: The commentary, “Tipping the Balance Toward Fewer Antibiotics,” by Ateev Mehrotra, M.D., M.P.H., and Jeffrey A. Linder, M.D., M.P.H., of Harvard Medical School, Boston, also is…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author John W. Ayers, Ph.D., M.A., email ayers.john.w@gmail.com or call 619-371-1846. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6274   JAMA Internal Medicine Motorists, passengers and pedestrians beware. A new…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact authors Stanton A. Glantz, Ph.D., Cristin E. Kearns, D.D.S., M.B.A., or Laura Schmidt, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.P.H., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@UCSF.edu. To contact commentary author Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., email marion.nestle@nyu.edu. Related audio material: An interview with the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study author Hyun-seok Kim, M.D., M.P.H., call LaCarla Donaldson at 973-972-1216 or email donaldla@njms.rutgers.edu. Related material: The commentary, “Maybe It’s Not the Gluten,” by Daphne Miller, M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, also is available. To place an electronic…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study author Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., call Karin Eskenazi at 212-342-0508 or email ket2116@cumc.columbia.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.5057   JAMA Internal Medicine A new study suggests gaps…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study author Jeffrey C. Munson, M.D., M.S.C.E., call Paige Stein at 603-653-1971 or email Paige.Stein@Dartmouth.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Sarah D. Berry, M.D., M.P.H., call Jacqueline Mitchell at 617-667-7306 or email jsmitche@bidmc.harvard.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link in…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study authors Mika Kivimäki, M.D., Ph.D., email mika.kivimaki@helsinki.fi and Anna Pulakka, Ph.D., email anna.pulakka@utu.fi. To contact corresponding commentary author Thomas A. Farley, M.D., M.P.H., call Jeff Moran at 215-686-5244 or email Jeff.Moran@phila.gov. To place an electronic embedded link in your story:…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Benjamin D. Sommers, M.D., Ph.D., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Joel C. Cantor, Sc.D., call Steve Manas at 848-932-0559 or email smanas@ucm.rutgers.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Dong W. Chang, M.D., M.S., call Laura Mecoy at 310-546-5860 or email Lmecoy@labiomed.org. To contact commentary author Neil A. Halpern, M.D., M.C.C.M., call Rebecca Williams at 646-227-3318 or email williamr@mskcc.org. Related audio content: An author podcast will be live…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Peter Nordström, Ph.D., email peter.nordstrom@germed.umu.se Related content: The commentary, “Using Discordance in Monozygotic Twins to Understand Causality of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors,” by Michael H. Davidson, M.D., of the University of Chicago, also is available. To place an…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Mingyang Song, M.D., Sc.D., call Terri Ogan at  617-726-0954 or email togan@partners.org. Video and Audio Content: The JAMA Report video and audio will be available under embargo at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday at this link and include…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JULY 25, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Kimon Bekelis, M.D., call Paige Stein at 603-653-1971 or email Paige.Stein@Dartmouth.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., call Terri Ogan at 617-726-0954 or email togan@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JULY 25, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Gregory E. Brisson, M.D., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.3878   JAMA Internal Medicine Many medical students are…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JULY 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Alan B. Zonderman, Ph.D., call Barbara Cire at  301-496-1752 or email cireb@mail.nih.gov. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.3649   JAMA Internal Medicine African American men living…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JULY 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study author Brian S. Schwartz, M.D., M.S., call Barbara Benham at 410-614-6029 or email BBenham1@jhu.edu. Related audio content: An author audio interview is available for preview on the For The Media website. The podcast will be live when the embargo lifts…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JULY 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Anupam B. Jena, M.D., Ph.D., call Angela Alberti at 617-432-3038 or email Angela_Alberti@hms.harvard.edu. To contact commentary author Vineet M. Arora, M.D., M.A.P.P., call Matt Wood at 773-702-5894 or email Matthew.Wood@uchospitals.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JULY 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Laura B. Vater, M.P.H., call Eric Schoch at 317-274-8205 or email eschoch@iu.edu. Related content: The related editorial, “Cancer Center Advertising – Where Hope Meets Hype,” also is available. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JULY 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Eric C. Sun, M.D., Ph.D., call Becky Bach at 530-415 0507 or email retrout@stanford.edu. Video and Audio Content: The JAMA Report video and audio will be available under embargo at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday at this link…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Karen R. Siegel, Ph.D., call CDC Media Relations at 404-639-3286 or email media@cdc.gov. To contact corresponding study author Frank B. Hu, M.D., Ph.D., call Marjorie H. Dwyer at 617-432-8416 or  617-697-0950 or email mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact commentary author…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Gregory M. Marcus, M.D., M.A.S., call Scott Maier at 415-476-3595 or email scott.maier@ucsf.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author David J. Maron, M.D., call Ruthann Richter at 650-725-8047 or email richter1@stanford.edu. Related audio content: An author audio interview is…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 8 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Gilbert Gonzales, Ph.D., M.H.A., call Craig Boerner at 615-322-4747 or email Craig.boerner@vanderbilt.edu. To contact editor’s note author Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., email mediarelations@jamanetwork.org. Editor’s note: These articles are being published Online First to coincide with presentation at the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 8 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Emily R. Adrion, Ph.D., M.Sc., call Kara Gavin at 734-764-2220 or email kegavin@umich.edu. To contact editor’s note author Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., email mediarelations@jamanetwork.org. Editor’s note: These articles are being published Online First to coincide with presentation at…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Araz Rawshani, M.D., Ph.D., email araz.rawshani@gu.se Related content: The Viewpoint article, “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Preventing Type 2 Diabetes – Addressing Socioeconomic Disadvantage” by Victor M. Montori, M.D., M.Sc., and coauthors from the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Melissa W. Wachterman, M.D., M.Sc., M.P.H., call Haley Bridger at 617-525-6383 or email hbridger@partners.org or call Lauren Adams at 248-284-5935 or email lauren.adams@academyhealth.org. To contact corresponding commentary author F. Amos Bailey, M.D, call Nathan Gill at 303-319-5073 or…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Morton Leibowitz, M.D., email leibowm@clalit.org.il. To contact editor’s note author Rita F. Redberg, M.D., email mediarelations@jamanetwork.org. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.2751   JAMA Internal Medicine…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author R. Adams Dudley, M.D., M.B.A., call Laura Kurtzman at 415-476-3163 or email laura.kurtzman@ucsf.edu. To contact editor’s note author Robert Steinbrook, M.D., email mediarelations@jamanetwork.org To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Anupam B. Jena, M.D., PhD., call Angela Alberti at 617-432-3038 or email Angela_Alberti@hms.harvard.edu. To contact research letter corresponding author Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, Ph.D., call Susan Murrow at 410-955-7624 or email smurrow1@jhu.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study Krishna K. Patel, M.D., call Maureen Nagg at 216-213-2844 or email naggm@ccf.org. Related Material: The invited commentary, “Hypertensive Urgency – Is This a Useful Diagnosis?” by Iona Heath, M.B., B.Chir., F.R.C.G.P, F.R.C.P, is also available on the For The…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Rozalina G. McCoy, M.D., call Bob Nellis or Elizabeth Zimmerman Young at 507-284-5005 or email newsbureau@mayo.edu. Related material: The commentary, “Deintensification of Routine Medical Services; The Next Frontier of Improving Care Quality,” and the research letter, “Simplification of…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Noel T. Brewer, Ph.D., call David Pesci at 919-962-2600 or email dpesci@email.unc.edu Related Material: A figure with images also is available for use on the For The Media website. To place an electronic embedded link in your story:…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Tyler J. VanderWeele, Ph.D., call Karen Gail Feldscher at 617-432-8439 or email kfeldsch@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact commentary author Dan German Blazer, II, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Steven C. Moore, Ph.D., M.P.H., call NCI Press Office at 301-496-6641 or email ncipressofficers@mail.nih.gov. To contact corresponding commentary author Marilie D. Gammon, Ph.D., call David Pesci at 919-962-2600 or email dpesci@email.unc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Michael E. Johansen, M.D., M.S., call Sherri Kirk at 614-293-3737 or email Sherri.Kirk@osumc.edu. Video and audio content: A video and audio report is available for preview under embargo at this link. It will be available for download at…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Corby K. Martin, Ph.D., call Alisha Prather at 225-763-2978 or email alisha.prather@pbrc.edu or Stephanie Ryan Malin at 225-763-2862 or email Stephanie.Malin@pbrc.edu. Related material: Also available are the related article, “Innovative Self-Regulation Strategies to Reduce Weight Gain in Young…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Amal N. Trivedi, M.D., M.P.H., call David Orenstein at 401-863-1862 or email David_Orenstein@brown.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Héctor M. Colón, Ph.D., email hector.colon8@upr.edu   To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Yves Longtin, M.D., call Cynthia Lee at 514-398-6754 or email cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca. To contact commentary author L. Clifford McDonald, M.D., call Melissa Brower, MMC at 404-639-4718 or email mbrower@cdc.gov.   To place an electronic embedded link in your story:…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Renee Y. Hsia, M.D., M.Sc., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu. Related material: An Editor’s Note by JAMA Internal Medicine Associate Editor Joseph S. Ross, M.D., M.H.S., also is available. To place an electronic embedded link…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Salomeh Keyhani, M.D., M.P.H., call Scott Maier at 415-476-3595 or email scott.maier@ucsf.edu or call Judi Cheary at 415-750-2250 or email Judi.Cheary2@va.gov. Related audio material: An author audio interview will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Judith J. Prochaska, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Jennie Dusheck at 650-725-5376 or email dusheck@stanford.edu.   Related material: A related Editor’s Note by Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., a deputy editor of JAMA Internal Medicine, accompanies this article.   To place…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Adam J. Schoenfeld, M.D., call Laura Kurtzman at 415-476-3163 or email laura.kurtzman@ucsf.edu. To contact Jeffrey A. Linder, M.D., call Lori J. Schroth at 617-525-6374 or email ljschroth@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Bernhard Haring, M.D., M.P.H., email Haring_b@ukw.de. To contact commentary author Walter C. Willett. M.D., Dr.P.H., call Marjorie Dwyer at 617-432-8416 or email mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Dima M. Qato, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., call Sam Hostettler at 312-355-2522  or email samhos@uic.edu. To contact commentary author Michael A. Steinman, M.D., call Scott Maier at 415-476-3595 or email scott.maier@ucsf.edu. To contact research letter corresponding author Judy Jou,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Lona Mody, M.D., M.Sc., call Haley Otman at 734-764-2220 or email otmanh@med.umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0142   JAMA Internal Medicine Patients commonly bring multidrug-resistant organisms…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Adam S. Miner, Psy.D., call Tracie White at 650-723-7628 or email traciew@stanford.edu. To contact Eleni Linos, M.D., Dr.P.H.,  call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@UCSF.edu. Related Audio Material: Downloadable audio of a series of smartphone questions and…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 1:15 P.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Timothy B. Plante, M.D., call Marin Hedin at 410-502-9429 or email mhedin2@jhmi.edu To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0157   JAMA Internal Medicine A blood pressure (BP) smartphone…