EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Stephanie Cosentino, Ph.D., call Karin Eskenazi-Tzamarot at 212-305-3900 or email cumcnews@columbia.edu. JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Study Examines Cognitive Impairment in Families With Exceptional Longevity A study by Stephanie Cosentino, Ph.D., of Columbia University, New York,…
Study Examines Spiritual Support For Patients with Advanced Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Tracy A. Balboni, M.D., M.P.H., call Anne Doerr at 617-632-5665 or email anne_doerr@dfci.harvard.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Examines Spiritual Support For Patients with Advanced Cancer A study by Tracy A. Balboni, M.D., M.P.H., of…
Short-Term Food Deprivation Appears Linked to High-Calorie Food Options
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Aner Tal, Ph.D., call Joe Schwartz at 607-254-6235 or email joe.schwartz@cornell.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Short-Term Food Deprivation Appears Linked to High-Calorie Food Options A research letter by Brian Wansink, Ph.D., and Aner Tal,…
JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights The JAMA Specialty Journals are now publishing Viewpoint articles. Below are the Viewpoints to be published Online First May 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Coverage with Evidence Development for Medicare Beneficiaries … Challenges and Next Steps by…
JAMAPEDI_OF:05032013
JAMAPEDI:05032013
Study Suggests Preordering School Lunches Leads to Healthier Choices
Editor’s Note: This article is being published Online First to coincide with the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9 A.M. (CT), FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Andrew S. Hanks, Ph.D., call John Carberry at 607-255-5353 or email jjc338@cornell.edu. JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Study Suggests…
Study Suggests Childhood Adversities Association With Health Outcomes of Early Adolescents
Editor’s Note: This article is being published Online First to coincide with the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9 A.M. (CT), FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Emalee G. Flaherty, M.D., call Julie Pesch at 312-227-4261 or email jpesch@luriechildrens.org. JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Study…
JAMAFACI_OF:05022013
JAMAOPHTH_OF:05022013
JAMADER_OF:05012013
JAMASUR_OF:05012013
Study Examines Utilization, Outcomes, Costs of Inpatient Surgery at Critical Access Hospitals
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Adam J. Gadzinski, M.D., M.S., call Beata Mostafavi at 734-764-2220 or email brnostafa@umich.edu. JAMA Surgery Study Highlights A study by Adam J. Gadzinski, M.D., M.S., of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues examined the utilization, outcomes and costs…
JAMAPSYC:05012013
Drinking to Alleviate Mood Symptoms Associated With Alcohol Dependence
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Rosa M. Crum, M.D., M.H.S., call Tim Parsons at 410-955-7619 or email tmparson@jhsph.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Rosa M. Crum, M.D., M.H.S., of the Johns Hopkins Health Institutions, Baltimore, Md., and colleagues examined whether self-medicating mood symptoms is associated…
JAMAPSYC_OF:05012013
JAMAPEDI:OF:04292013
JAMANEUR_OF:04292013
JAMAINTE_OF:04292013
Viewpoint Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights The JAMA Specialty Journals are now publishing Viewpoint articles. Below are the Viewpoints to be published Online First April 29 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Security, Insecurity and Health Workers…The Case of Polio by Heidi J. Larson, Ph.D.,…
Study Suggests U.S. Children Born Outside The United States Have Lower Risk of Allergic Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Jonathan I. Silverberg, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., call Richard Bory at 212-523-6069 or email rbory@chpnet.org. JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Study Suggests U.S. Children Born Outside The United States Have Lower Risk of Allergic Disease A study…
Study Examines Relationship of Medical Interventions in Early Childhood and Prevalence of Later Intellectual Disability
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Jeffrey P. Brosco, M.D., Ph.D., call Lisa Worley at 305-243-5184 or email lworley2@med.miami.edu. JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Study Examines Relationship of Medical Interventions in Early Childhood and Prevalence of Later Intellectual Disability A study by…
SSRIs in Perioperative Period Associated with Higher Risk for Adverse Events
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Andrew D. Auerbach, M.D., M.P.H., call Karin Rush-Monroe at 415-502-6397 or email Karin.Rush-Monroe@ucsf.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights SSRIs in Perioperative Period Associated with Higher Risk for Adverse Events A study by Andrew D. Auerbach,…
JAMAFACI_OF:04252013
JAMAOPHTH_OF:04252013
JAMADER_OF:04242013
JAMAPSYC_OF:04242013
JAMASURG_OF:04242013
Study Examines Brain Response to Empathy-Eliciting Scenarios Among Incarcerated Individuals With Psychopathy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jean Decety, Ph.D., call William Harms at 773-702-8356 or email w-harms@uchicago.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Study Examines Brain Response to Empathy-Eliciting Scenarios Among Incarcerated Individuals With Psychopathy In a study, Jean Decety, Ph.D., of the University…
Study Suggests Women on Medicaid More Likely To Receive Mastectomy To Treat Breast Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Linda Adepoju, M.D., call Tobin Klinger at 419-530-4279 or email tobin.klinger@utoledo.edu. JAMA Surgery Study Highlights Study Suggests Women on Medicaid More Likely To Receive Mastectomy To Treat Breast Cancer In a study reported in the resident’s…
Study Examines Treatment Delays in Young Women with Breast Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Hoda Anton-Culver, Ph.D., call Tom Vasich at 949-824-6455 or email tmvasich@uci.edu. To contact critique author Leigh Neumayer, M.D., M.S., call Kathy Wilets at 801-581-5717 or email Kathy.Wilets@hsc.utah.edu. Study Examines Treatment Delays in Young Women with Breast Cancer by…
JAMAINTE_OF:04222013
Viewpoint: Assessing Research Results in the Medical Literature … Trust but Verify
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Robert. M. Califf, M.D., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights Assessing Research Results in the Medical Literature … Trust but Verify In a Viewpoint, Robert M. Califf, M.D., of…
Viewpoint: Improving Health With Partnerships Between Academia and Industry
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Susan Desmond-Hellmann, M.D., M.P.H., call Jennifer O’Brien at 415-476-8432 or email Jennifer.Obrien@ucsf.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights Improving Health With Partnerships Between Academia and Industry In a Viewpoint, Susan Desmond-Hellmann, M.D., M.P.H., of the University…
Viewpoint: Nullius in Verba … Don’t take Anyone’s Word for It
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Richard S. Lehman, M.A., B.M., B.Ch., M.R.C.G.P., email richard.lehman@phc.ox.ac.uk. JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoint Highlights Nullius in Verba … Don’t take Anyone’s Word for It In a Viewpoint, Richard S. Lehman, M.A., B.M., B.Ch., M.R.C.G.P., of…
Study Evaluates Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service Vs. Usual Elder Care
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author William W. Hung, M.D., M.P.H., call Renatt Brodsky at 212-241-9200 or email renatt.brodsky@mountsinai.org. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Evaluates Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) Service Vs. Usual Elder Care A matched cohort study…
JAMAPEDI_OF:04222013
Viewpoint: Medicaid Expansion … Good for Children, Their Parents, and Clinicians
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Aaron Carroll, M.D., M.S., call Mary Hardin at 317-274-5456 or email mhardin@iu.edu. JAMA Pediatrics Viewpoint Highlights Medicaid Expansion … Good for Children, Their Parents, and Clinicians In a Viewpoint, Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., M.S., of the…
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapies May Be Cardioprotective in HIV-Infected Children, Teens
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Steven E. Lipshultz, M.D., call Lisa Worley at 305-243-5184 or email lworley2@med.miami.edu. Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapies May Be Cardioprotective in HIV-Infected Children, Teens CHICAGO – Long-term use of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) does not appear to be…
JAMANEUR_OF:04222013
JAMAOTO:04182013
JAMAOPHT_OF:04182013
JAMAFACI_OF:04182013
Study Examines Relationship of Surgical Procedures Before Radiotherapy, Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights Study Examines Relationship of Surgical Procedures Before Radiotherapy, Survival A study by Michael A. Holliday, M.D., of Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., and colleagues used the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registry to examine…
Study Examines Treatment Patterns And Survival Among Medicaid Patients With Head And Neck Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlights Study Examines Treatment Patterns And Survival Among Medicaid Patients With Head And Neck Cancer A study by Sujha Subramanian, Ph.D., of RTI International, Waltham, Mass., and Amy Chen, M.D., of the Emory University School of Medicine,…
JAMAOTO_OF:04182013
JAMAPSYC_OF:04172013
JAMASUR_OF:04172013
JAMASUR:04172013
JAMADER:04172013
JAMADER_OF:04172013
JAMAINTE_OF:04152013
Study Suggests Home-Based Exercise Beneficial for Patients With Alzheimer Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Suggests Home-Based Exercise Beneficial for Patients With Alzheimer Disease A randomized controlled trial by Kaisu H. Pitkala, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Helsinki, Finland, and colleagues suggests an intensive and long-term exercise program has beneficial…
Study Examines Influence of Providing Fee Data on Laboratory Test Ordering
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Examines Influence of Providing Fee Data on Laboratory Test Ordering A study by Leonard S. Feldman, M.D., and colleagues at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, examined if the number of laboratory tests ordered…
Study Examines Downstream Outcomes Following Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in Older Men
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Study Examines Downstream Outcomes Following Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in Older Men A study by Louise C. Walter, M.D., of San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, and colleagues sought to quantify 5-year downstream outcomes following an abnormal…
JAMANEUR_OF:04152013
Study Suggests Glucocerebrosidase Gene Mutations Are Risk Factor For Dementia With Lewy Bodies
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013 JAMA Neurology Study Highlights Study Suggests Glucocerebrosidase Gene Mutations Are Risk Factor For Dementia With Lewy Bodies A study by Michael A. Nalls, Ph.D., of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, and colleagues suggests mutations in glucocerebrosidase (GBA1) are a risk factor…
JAMAPEDI_OF:04152013
Study Examines Relationship Between Pregnant Women’s Hostile Attributes and Early Child Maltreatment
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights Study Examines Relationship Between Pregnant Women’s Hostile Attributes and Early Child Maltreatment A prospective longitudinal study by Lisa J. Berlin, Ph.D., of the University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore, and colleagues examined pregnant women’s hostile attributions…
JAMAOPHTH:04112013
JAMAOPHTH_OF:04112013
JAMAFACI_OF:04112013
JAMAOTO_OF:04102013
JAMAPSYC_OF:04102013
JAMAINTE:04082013
JAMAPSYC_OF_04092013
JAMANEUR_OF:04092013
JAMASUR_OF:04092013
JAMAOPHTH_OF:04092013
JAMAPEDI_OF:04082013
JAMAINTE_OF:04082013
JAMADER_OF:04092013
JAMANEUR:04082013
Study Suggests Strict School Meal Standards Associated With Improved Weight Status Among Students
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Daniel R. Taber, Ph.D., call Sherri McGinnis Gonzalez at 312-996-8277 or email smcginn@uic.edu. To contact editorial author Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Courtney Bowe at 212-998-6797 or email courtney.bowe@nyu.edu. CHICAGO – A study suggests that states with stricter school…
Systematic Review Examines Electronic Media-Based Behavior Change in Youth
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights A systematic review by Kimberly Hieftje, Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, and colleagues examines the type and quality of studies evaluating the effects of electronic media-based interventions that focused on promoting health and safety behavior change in youth….
Study Suggests Interventions Are Needed to Sustain Tobacco Abstinence After Release From Prison
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Jennifer G. Clarke, M.D., M.P.H., of Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, and colleagues suggests that behavioral intervention provided prior to release from prison improves tobacco abstinence in the community. (Online First) A total of 262…
Study Suggests Elder Abuse Associated With Increased Rates of Hospitalization
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by XinQi Dong, M.D., M.P.H., of Rush University Medical Center, and Melissa A. Simon, M.D., M.P.H., of Northwestern University Medical Center, Chicago, suggests elder abuse is associated with increased rates of hospitalization. (Online First) Of the 6674…
Research Letter, Viewpoint, Invited Commentary Examine Cervical Cancer Screening Intervals
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A research letter by Zahava Berkowitz, M.S.P.H., M.Sc., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and colleagues found that most of the 2,087 primary care clinicians surveyed recommended Papanicolaou (pap) tests sooner than recommended by guidelines after co-testing for…
JAMAFACI_OF:04042013
JAMAOPHT_OF:04042013
JAMAPSYC_OF:04032013
JAMADER_OF_04032013
JAMAPSYC:04032013
JAMASUR_OF:04032013
Study Examines Disease Progression After Regional Therapy for In-Transit Melanoma
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 JAMA Surgery Study Highlights A study by Michael E. Lidsky, M.D., and colleagues at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, suggests that patient, clinical, and procedural factors are unreliable predictors of in-field progressive disease after regional therapy in patients with in-transit melanoma. (Online First) Using…
JAMANEUR_OF:04012013
JAMAINTE_OF:04012013
JAMAPEDI_OF:04012013
JAMAPEDI:04012013
Study Suggests Psychological Distress Higher Among Parents of Children With Advanced Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlights A study by Abby R. Rosenberg, M.D., M.S., of Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, and colleagues suggests that high to severe levels of psychological distress (PD) are common among parents of a child with advanced cancer. (Online First) The cohort study…
Study Examines Lack of Communication Between Health Care Staff, Elderly Patients and Their Families About Advanced Care Plan
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Daren K. Heyland, M.D., M.Sc., of Kingston General Hospital, Ontario, Canada and colleagues examined elderly patients’ advance care planning activities before hospitalization and preferences for care from the perspectives of patients and family members. (Online First) …
Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism May Be Associated With Glucocorticoid Use
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights A study by Sigrun A. Johannesdottir, B.Sc., of Aarhus University Hospital, the Netherlands, and colleagues suggests that the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE, blood clot) was increased in users of glucocorticoids, anti-inflammatory drugs widely used for conditions such as chronic…
Clinical Trial Finds Improvement in Cognitive Function But No Difference Between Group’s After Physical, Mental Activity in Older Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Deborah E. Barnes, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Juliana Bunim at 415-502-6397 or email Juliana.Bunim@ucsf.edu. To contact commentary author Nicola T. Lautenschlager, M.D., email nicolatl@unimelb.edu.au. CHICAGO – A randomized controlled trial finds that 12 weeks of physical plus mental activity in inactive…