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Implementation of Telephone CPR Program Results in Improved Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Bentley J. Bobrow, M.D., call Jo Marie Barkley at 520-626-7219 or email jgellerm@email.arizona.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: https://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0251 JAMA Cardiology Implementation of a guideline-based…
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Teledermatology Linked to Access to Dermatologists for Medicaid Enrollees in California
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Lori Uscher-Pines, Ph.D., call Warren Robak at 310-451-6913 or email robak@rand.org. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: https://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.0938 JAMA Dermatology Primary care practices in a large…
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Does Supplemental Donor Milk Instead of Formula Reduce Infections in Preterm Infants?
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Johannes B. van Goudoever, Ph.D., email h.vangoudoever@vumc.nl. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: https://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0183 JAMA Pediatrics The combined incidence of serious infection, the intestinal disease necrotizing…
Concussion Outcomes Differ Among Football Players from Youth to College
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Zachary Y. Kerr, Ph.D., M.P.H., call 317-275-3664 or email media@datalyscenter.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: https://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0073 JAMA Pediatrics Concussions in high school football had the…
Study Links Some Positive Effects to Calorie Restriction in Nonobese Adults
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…
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Recent Cancer Diagnosis Associated with Increased Risk of Mental Health Disorders
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Donghao Lu, M.D., email donghao.lu@ki.se To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: https://oncology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.0483 JAMA Oncology A recent cancer diagnosis was associated with increased risk for some mental…
Psoriasis Associated with Diabetes, BMI & Obesity in Danish Twin Study
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Ann Sophie Lønnberg, M.D., email ann_sophie_l@hotmail.com. To contact editorial corresponding author Joel M. Gelfand, M.D., M.S.C.E., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email Katharine.Delach@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live…
Study Identifies Emergency General Surgical Procedures that Account for Most Complications, Deaths and Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Joaquim M. Havens, M.D., call Lori Schroth at 617-525-6374 or email ljschroth@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: https://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0480 Only 7 procedures account for…
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Linked to Reduced Depressive Relapse Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Willem Kuyken, Ph.D., email Lucy Palmer at Lucy.Palmer@psych.ox.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1865-613-163. To contact editorial corresponding author Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., call Marianne Spoon at 608-890-3074 or email mspoon@wisc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this…
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Care Disparities for Hispanic Medicare Advantage Enrollees in Puerto Rico
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…
For Some Cancers, Risk Lower Among Kids of Non-U.S.-Born Hispanic Mothers
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Julia E. Heck, Ph.D., call Peter Bracke at 310-206-4430 or email PBracke@mednet.ucla.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: https://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0097 The children of Hispanic mothers not…
Infants Who Ate Rice, Rice Products Had Higher Urinary Concentrations of Arsenic
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Margaret R. Karagas, Ph.D., email K. Derik Hertel at Kenneth.D.Hertel@dartmouth.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: https://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0120 JAMA Pediatrics Infants Who Ate Rice, Rice Products…
Effort to Detect, Isolate Asymptomatic C difficile Carriers Linked to Lower Incidence
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:…
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Facial Grading Systems for Patients with Facial Paralysis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2015 Media advisory: To contact study corresponding author Tessa A. Hadlock, M.D., call Suzanne Day at 617-573-3897 or email Suzanne_Day@meei.harvard.edu. Related material: An author audio interview is available for preview on the For The Media website and will be available when the embargo lifts on the…
No Risk Association Observed for Anthracycline Chemotherapy, Cognitive Decline
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Patricia A. Ganz, M.D., call Peter M. Bracke at 310-206-4430 or email PBracke@mednet.ucla.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: https://oncology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.0350 JAMA Oncology New data analyses found…
Well-Managed Warfarin Therapy Associated With Low Risk Of Complications in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Fredrik Björck, M.D., email Fredrik.Bjorck@lvn.se. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: https://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0199 In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, Fredrik Björck, M.D., of Umea…
Clinical Score May Help Predict Likelihood of Bariatric Surgery Curing Type 2 Diabetes in Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Annemarie G. Hirsch, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Mike Ferlazzo at 570- 214-7410 or email msferlazzo@geisinger.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: https://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0251 In a study…
The Importance of Assessing Weight Control Practices, Eating Behaviors, After Bariatric Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact James E. Mitchell, M.D., email Jmitchell@nrifargo.com. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: https://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0395 Assessing certain weight control practices and eating behaviors after bariatric surgery…
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What Causes the Excess Rate of Death Associated with Alcohol Use Disorders?
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Kenneth S. Kendler, M.D., call Anne J. Dreyfuss at 804-828-7701 or email dreyfussaj@vcu.edu. Related material: Also available is an editorial by Andreas Heinz, M.D., of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, and coauthors entitled, “Alcohol as an Environmental Mortality Hazard” To…
Military Sexual Trauma Linked to Higher Risk of Homelessness Among Veterans
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Adi V. Gundlapalli, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., call Jill Atwood at 801-582-1565 ext 4094 or email Jill.Atwood@va.gov. To contact corresponding editorial author Jitender Sareen, M.D., email jitender.sareen@umanitoba.ca To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links…
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Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Use, Appropriateness Varies in Children’s Hospitals
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Thomas J. Sandora, M.D., M.P.H., call Rob Graham at 617-919-3111 or email rob.graham@childrens.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: https://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0019 JAMA Pediatrics A new study…
Patients Triaged as Nonurgent in ED Get Diagnostics, Procedures, Admitted
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…
Why Do Older Asymptomatic Patients Have Carotid Imaging?
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…
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Incidence of Diagnosed Thyroid Cancer May Be Leveling Off
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Luc G. T. Morris, M.D., M.Sc., call Emily O’Donnell at 212-639-6339 or email odonnele@mskcc.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: https://archotol.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoto.2016.0230 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery In…
Neratinib Plus Paclitaxel vs. Trastuzumab Plus Paclitaxel in Breast Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Ahmad Awada. M.D., email ahmad.awada@bordet.be. To contact editorial author Mark D. Pegram, M.D., call Krista Conger at 650-725-5371 or email kristac@stanford.edu. Related material: An audio interview will be live when the embargo lifts on the JAMA Oncology website….
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Using Brain Connectivity Growth Charting in Youth to Identify Attention Problems
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Chandra Sripada, M.D., Ph.D., call Kara Gavin at 734-764-2220 or email kegavin@med.umich.edu. To contact editorial author Philip Shaw, B.M., B.Ch., Ph.D., call Kiara Palmer at 301-402-0911 or email Kiara.Palmer@nih.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study…
Study Examines Association Between Surgical Skill and Long-Term Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Christopher P. Scally, M.D., call Shantell Kirkendoll at 734-764-2220 or email smkirk@umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: https://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0428 JAMA Surgery In contrast to its…
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Smokers May Have a Tougher Time Finding a Job, Earn Less Money
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…
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Middle-Aged Adults With Hearing Loss Have Substantially Higher Health Care Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Annie N. Simpson, Ph.D., call Heather Woolwine at 843-792-7669 or email woolwinh@musc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: https://archotol.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoto.2016.0188 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery In a study…
Study Shows Effectiveness of Earplugs in Preventing Temporary Hearing Loss After Loud Music
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Wilko Grolman, M.D., Ph.D., email W.Grolman@umcutrecht.nl. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: https://archotol.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoto.2016.0225 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery In a study published online by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head &…
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Hydromorphone vs. Diacetylmorphine for Long-Term Opioid Addiction
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes, Ph.D., call Ann Gibbon at 604-682-2344 (ext. 66987) or email agibbon@providencehealth.bc.ca. To contact corresponding editorial author Stephanie S. O’Malley, Ph.D., call William Hathaway at 203-859-8903 or email william.hathaway@yale.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this…
Is There Association Between MC1R & Melanoma Risk After Controlling for Sun?
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Judith Wendt, M.D., Ph.D., email Judith.wendt@meduniwien.ac.at. To contact editorial corresponding author David E. Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., call Terri Ogan at 617-726-0954 or email togan@partners.org. Related material: An author audio interview with editorial corresponding author David E. Fisher, M.D.,…
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Treating Myasthenia Gravis with Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Harold Atkins, M.D., F.R.C.P., call Jennifer Ganton at 613-798-5555 ext. 73325 or email jganton@ohri.ca To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: https://archneur.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0113; https://archneur.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0191 JAMA Neurology A report on…
How is the Quality of Care in a Commercial Virtual Visit?
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…
What is the Main Reason Reported by Children, Youth for Being on the Street?
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Paula Braitstein, Ph.D., call Nicole Bodnar at 416-946-7521 or email Nicole.bodnar@utoronto.ca. To contact editorial corresponding author Colette L. Auerswald, M.D., call Robert Sanders at 510-643-6998or email rlsanders@berkeley.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will…
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Prolonged Nightly Fasting May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Ruth E. Patterson, Ph.D., call Yadira Galindo at 619-543-6163 or email ygalindo@ucsd.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: https://oncology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.0164 JAMA Oncology Fasting less than 13 hours…
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Gene Transfer Shows Promise for Treating Heart Failure
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact H. Kirk Hammond, M.D., call Cynthia Butler at 858-552-4373 or email Cynthia.Butler@va.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: https://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0008 Use of intracoronary gene transfer among…