Review Does Not Support Monthly Lab Testing for Oral Isotretinoin Use for Acne
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How Much TV You Watch as a Young Adult May Affect Midlife Cognitive Function
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Level of Computer Use in Clinical Encounters Associated with Patient Satisfaction
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Young Adults Associated with Lower Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Death
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Certain Factors May Help Identify Patients for Surgical Procedure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Soroush Zaghi, M.D., call Elaine Schmidt at 310-794-2272 or email eschmidt@mednet.ucla.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archotol.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoto.2015.2678 Patients with more severe obstructive sleep apnea are…
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Face Rating Scales to Get Patient Perspective on Appearance After Rhinoplasty
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Postoperative Clostridium difficile Infection in the Veterans Health Administration
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact author Xinli Li, Ph.D., call 303-270-6553 or email xinli.li2@va.gov. To contact commentary author Brian Zuckerbraun, M.D., call Sheila Tunney at 412-360-1479 or email sheila.tunney@va.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: These links will be live…
Structural Brain Connectivity as a Genetic Marker for Schizophrenia
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Marc M. Bohlken, M.Sc., email m.bohlken@umcutrecht.nl To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.1925; http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.211 JAMA Psychiatry Schizophrenia has been considered an illness of disrupted…
Changes in Retail Prices for Prescription Dermatologic Drugs from 2009-2015
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Young Women Who Survive Cardiovascular Event Have Long-Term Risks
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Studies Examine Long-Term Outcomes in Childhood, Young Adult Cancer Survivors
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Bright Light Treatment Efficacious for Nonseasonal Major Depressive Disorder
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Raymond W. Lam, M.D., call Heather Amos at 604-822-3213 or email heather.amos@ubc.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.2235 JAMA Psychiatry Bright light treatment either…
Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Undergoing Surgery for Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Jason S. Gold, M.D., email Pallas Wahl at Pallas.Wahl@va.gov. To contact Daniel A. Anaya, M.D., email Lisa Chillura at Lisa.Chillura@moffitt.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: These links will be live at the embargo time:…
Prevalence of Lifetime Drug Use Disorders Nearly 10% in U.S.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Bridget F. Grant, Ph.D., call the NIAAA Press Office at 301-443-3860 or email NIAAAPressOffice@mail.nih.gov To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.2132 JAMA Psychiatry A large…
Impaired Sense of Smell Associated with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Progression to Alzheimer Disease Dementia
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M (ET), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Rosebud O. Roberts, M.B., Ch.B., call Dusanka Anastasijevic at 507-284-5005 or email Anastasijevic.Duska@mayo.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archneur.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.2952 An impaired sense of smell was associated…
Kids with Medicaid, CHIP Get More Preventive Care Than Those with Private Insurance
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author David M. Rubin, M.D., M.S.C.E., call Joey McCool Ryan at 267-426-6070 or email McCool@email.chop.edu. To contact editorial corresponding author David M. Keller, M.D., call Mark Couch at 303-724-5377 or email Mark.Couch@ucdenver.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this…
PrEP Awareness, Use Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact John A. Schneider, M.D., M.P.H., call Tiffani C. Washington at 773-702-5865 or email Tiffani.Washington@uchospitals.edu To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links are live at the embargo time: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6536 A study of young black men in Chicago who have…
Effect of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection Integrated with Community Health Services
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Albert Y. Liu, M.D., M.P.H., call Rachael Kagan at 415-554-2507 or email rachael.kagan@sfdph.org. To contact commentary author Raphael J. Landovitz, M.D., M.Sc., call Enrique Rivero at 310-794-2273 or email ERivero@mednet.ucla.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in…
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Suicide Rate Significantly Higher for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Richard Chan Woo Park, M.D., call Iveth Mosquera at 973-972-1216 or email mosqueip@njms.rutgers.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archotol.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoto.2015.2480 Patients with head and neck cancer…
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Hospital Readmission Common After Emergency General Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Joaquim M. Havens M.D., call Johanna Younghans at 617-525-6373 or email Jyounghans@partners.org. To contact O. Joe Hines, M.D., email Mark Wheeler at MWheeler@mednet.ucla.edu or Roxanne Moster at rmoster@mednet.ucla.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This…
Death of a Parent in Childhood Associated with Increased Suicide Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Mai-Britt Guldin, Ph.D., email m.guldin@ph.au.dk To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.2094 JAMA Psychiatry The death of a parent in childhood was associated with a…
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JAMA Oncology Study Published in Conjunction with Canadian Cancer Meeting
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10:35 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015 To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://oncology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.5208 JAMA Oncology JAMA Oncology is publishing a new study by Mark Robson, M.D., Kenneth Offit, M.D., and other investigators from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,…
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Loss of Consciousness a Marker of Early Brain Injury in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M (ET), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Stephan A. Mayer, M.D., call Sasha Walek at 646-605-5945 or email sasha.walek@mountsinai.org To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archneur.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.3188; http://archneur.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.3485 Author Audio Interview: An author audio…
Many Adults with Severe Mental Illness Not Being Screened for Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Christina Mangurian, M.D., email Laura Kurtzman at Laura.Kurtzman@ucsf.edu. To contact Editor’s Note author Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., email mediarelations@jamanetwork.org. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links are live at the embargo time: http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6098; JAMA…
Early Probiotic Use May Be Associated with Decreased Risk of Islet Autoimmunity in Children at Risk for Type 1 Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ulla Uusitalo, Ph.D., call Anne DeLotto Baier at 813-974-3303 or email abaier@health.usf.edu. To contact corresponding editorial author George M. Weinstock, Ph.D., call Joyce Peterson 207-288-6058 or email joyce.peterson@jax.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links…
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Clinical Trial Examines Oral Cancer Prevention
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://oncology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.4364; http://oncology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.4637 Author Interview: An author audio interview will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA Oncology website: http://bit.ly/1gk4gY2 JAMA Oncology Oral premalignant lesions…
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Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention to Reduce Suicide Ideation in Medical Interns
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.1880; http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.2112 Author Interview: An author audio interview will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA Psychiatry website: http://jama.md/1CAHnJb JAMA Psychiatry Physicians…
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Teen Sex Talks with Parents, Especially Moms, Associated with Safer Sex
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Laura Widman, Ph.D., call Matt Shipman at 919-515-6386 or email matt_shipman@ncsu.edu. To contact corresponding editorial author Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Ph.D., M.P.H., L.C.S.W., R.N., call Robert Polner at 212-998-2337 or email robert.polner@nyu.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your…
Early Exposure to Dogs, Farm Animals Associated with Lower Asthma Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Tove Fall, Ph.D., email tove.fall@medsci.uu.se To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.3219 JAMA Pediatrics A reduced risk for childhood asthma at the age of six was…
Off-label Prescription Drug Use and Adverse Drug Events
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Tewodros Eguale, M.D., Ph.D., call Chris Chipello at 514-398-4201 or email chris.chipello@mcgill.ca. To contact corresponding commentary author Chester B. Good, M.D., call Sheila Tunney at 412-360-1479 or email Sheila.Tunney@va.gov. To place an electronic embedded link in your story:…
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Continued Medical Therapy for Patients With Chronic Sinus Infection May Help Maintain Productivity
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Luke Rudmik, M.D., M.Sc., call Kathryn Kazoleas at 403-220-5012 or email kjslonio@ucalgary.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archotol.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoto.2015.2321 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Patients with chronic…
Self-Esteem Not Correlated with Number of Years Younger Patients Look After Face-lift
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Andrew Jacono, M.D., call Samira Shamoon at 212-218-1469 or email samira@inkandroses.com. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archfaci.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamafacial.2015.1460 JAMA Facial Plastic…
Using Superlatives in the Media for Cancer Drugs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., call Amanda Gibbs at 503-494-8231 or email gibbam@ohsu.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://oncology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.3931 JAMA Oncology The use of superlatives to describe…
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Being Married Linked to Better Outcomes Following Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Mark D. Neuman, M.D., M.Sc., call Leeann Donegan at 215-349-5660 or email Leeann.Donegan@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3240 JAMA Surgery Among more than…
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Adults with Schizophrenia More Likely to Die; High Cardiovascular Death Rates
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., call Rachel Yarmolinsky at 646-774-5353 or email Yarmoli@nyspi.columbia.edu. To contact corresponding editorial author John J. McGrath, M.D., Ph.D., email j.mcgrath@uq.edu.au. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at…
Risk of 2nd Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Patients with Autoimmune Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.3029 JAMA Dermatology Immune dysfunction underlies the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Immunosuppressive therapy is a risk factor for nonmelanoma…
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Treatment Outcomes of Brain Hemorrhage After Thrombolysis for Stroke
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Shadi Yaghi, M.D., call David Orenstein at 401-863-1862 or email david_orenstein@brown.edu. To contact editorial author Nicole R. Gonzales, M.D., call Deborah Mann Lake at 713-500-3304 or email Deborah.M.Lake@uth.tmc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links…
Shaken Baby Syndrome Intervention Reduces Calls to Nurse Advice Line, Not Head Trauma Rates
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Adam J. Zolotor, M.D., Dr.P.H., call Donna Parker at 919-260-7854 or email donna_parker@med.unc.edu. To contact corresponding editorial author Joanne N. Wood, M.D., M.S.H.P., call Joey McCool Ryan at 267-426-6070 or email MCCOOL@email.chop.edu. An author audio interview will be live when…
Package of JAMA Internal Medicine Articles on Medication Deintensification
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Jeremy B. Sussman, M.D., M.S., call Kara Gavin at 734-516-5362 or email kegavin@umich.edu. To contact research letter corresponding author Tanner J. Caverly, M.D., M.P.H., call Kara Gavin at 734-516-5362 or email kegavin@umich.edu. To contact corresponding commentary author Enrico…