Genome-wide Association Study of Cannabis Dependence

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author Joel Gelernter, M.D., call William Hathaway at  203-432-1322 or email william.hathaway@yale.edu. To contact corresponding editorial author James T. R. Walters, M.R.C.Psych., email waltersjt@cardiff.ack.uk Related material: An author audio interview is available for preview on the For The Media…

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Mediterranean Diet Associated with Small Reduction in Risk of Hip Fracture

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…

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Study Examines Patients’ Willingness to Pay to Fix Facial Deformities

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2015 Media advisory: To contact study corresponding author Lisa E. Ishii, M.D., M.H.S., call Vanessa McMains at 410-502-9410 or email vmcmain1@jhmi.edu. To contact commentary author Michael J. Brenner, M.D., call Shantell Kirkendoll at 734-764-2220 or email smkirk@umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study…

Economic Analysis of PSA Screening, Selective Treatment Strategies

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Ruth Etzioni, Ph.D., call Kristin Woodward at 206-667-5095  or email kwoodwar@fredhutch.org. To contact commentary author Andrew J. Vickers, Ph.D., call Nicole H. McNamara at 646-227-3633 or email mcnamarn@mskcc.org. Related Content: An author audio interview is available for preview…

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Longer-Time to Follow-Up With Patients After Heart Attack Associated With Worse Medication Adherence

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Tracy Y. Wang, M.D., M.H.S., M.Sc., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.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.2016.0001   JAMA Cardiology In a study…

Survey Finds Positive View Towards Living Kidney Donation; Offering Payment May Provide Motivation to Donate

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Thomas G. Peters, M.D., call Dan Leveton at 904-244-3268 or email daniel.leveton@jax.ufl.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.2016.0065   JAMA Surgery In a study published…

Overlap Between Genetic Factors Associated with Risk of Schizophrenia & Maternal Age at 1st Birth

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study corresponding author S. Hong Lee, Ph.D., email hong.lee@une.edu.au To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: https://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0129   JAMA Psychiatry The risk of schizophrenia in children associated with younger…

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Rosacea Linked to Increased Parkinson Disease Risk in Danish Population Study  

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Alexander Egeberg, M.D., Ph.D, email alexander.egeberg@gmail.com. To contact corresponding editorial author Thomas S. Wingo, M.D., call  Robin Reese at 404-727-9371 or email Robin.J.Reese@emory.edu. Related Content: An additional JAMA Neurology article and related editorial examines the association of antipsychotic use…

Articles Focus on OTC Medications, Dietary Supplements & Complementary/Alternative Medicine  

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,…

Psychiatric Diagnoses in Young Transgender Women

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Sari L. Reisner, Sc.D., call Bethany Tripp at  617-919-3656 or email bethany.tripp@childrens.harvard.edu. To contact editorial corresponding author Johanna Olson-Kennedy, M.D., call Ellin Kavanagh at 323-361-8505 or email ekavanagh@chla.usc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links…

Review and View of Future in Cancer in Adolescents, Young Adults

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ronald D. Barr, M.B., Ch.B., M.D, email rbarr@mcmaster.ca 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.2015.4689   JAMA Pediatrics A narrative review published online by JAMA Pediatrics examines…

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Risk Score May Help Identify Patients at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death After Acute Coronary Syndrome

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Pierluigi Tricoci, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.S., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.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.2015.0359   In a study published online…

Many AFib Patients at Highest Risk of Stroke Not Receiving Recommended Oral Anticoagulant Therapy

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jonathan C. Hsu, M.D., M.A.S., call Michelle Brubaker at 619-543-6163 or email mmbrubaker@ucsd.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.2015.0374   In a study published online…

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Setting a National Agenda for Surgical Disparities Research

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Adil H. Haider, M.D., M.P.H., call Lori Schroth at 617-525-6374 or email ljschroth@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this article in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: https://archsurg.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0014   JAMA Surgery Leading…

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Condom Use Among High School Girls Using Long-Acting Contraception

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Riley J. Steiner, M.P.H., call Brian Katzowitz at 404-639-1470 or email bkatzowitz@cdc.gov. To contact editorial corresponding author Julia Potter, M.D., call Jenny Eriksen Leary at 617-638-6841 or email jenny.eriksen@bmc.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links…

Multidrug-Resistant Organisms on Patients’ Hands in Post-Acute Care Facilities

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: https://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0142   JAMA Internal Medicine Patients commonly bring multidrug-resistant organisms…

What Does Your Smartphone Say When You Tell It You Were Raped?

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…

Obesity is Risk Factor for Rare Type of Stroke in Women Using Oral Contraceptives  

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jonathan M. Coutinho, M.D., Ph.D., email j.coutinho@amc.nl. To contact corresponding editorial author Chirantan Banerjee, M.D., M.P.H., call Tony Ciuffo at 843-792-2626 or email ciuffo@musc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links will be live at the…

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Revision Rates, Patient Characteristics in Those Undergoing Septorhinoplasty

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2015 Media advisory: To contact study corresponding author Shaun C. Desai, M.D., call Vanessa McMains at 410-502-9410 or email vmcmain1@jhmi.edu. Related material: An author audio interview is available for preview on the For The Media website. The audio interview will be live when the embargo lifts…

Higher Ozone, Lower Humidity Levels Associated With Dry Eye Disease, Although No Link with Certain Particulate Matter Level

  EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Dong Hyun Kim, M.D., email amidfree@gmail.com. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: https://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2016.0139   JAMA Ophthalmology In a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology, Dong Hyun Kim,…

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Study Examines Incidence, Risk Factors for Traumatic Intracranial Bleeding in Older Adults Newly Prescribed Warfarin

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact John A. Dodson, M.D., M.P.H., email Allison Clair at Allison.clair@nyumc.org.   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.2015.0345   John A. Dodson, M.D., M.P.H., of the New…

Model Developed to Help Predict Risk of In-Hospital Death after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Fred H. Edwards, M.D., email Daniel Leveton at Daniel.Leveton@jax.ufl.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.2015.0326   In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, Fred…

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Neighborhood Features Associated with Decreased Odds of Homicide in Adolescents

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Alison J. Culyba, M.D., M.P.H., call Joey McCool Ryan at 267-426-6070 or email mccool@email.chop.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.2015.4697   JAMA Pediatrics Neighborhood features including…

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Vitamin D Deficiency During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of MS in Children

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Kassandra L. Munger, Sc.D., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact editorial author Benjamin M. Greenberg, M.D., M.H.S., call Gregg Shields at 214-648-9354 or email Gregg.Shields@utsouthwestern.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Links…

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Using Streaming Online Media Such as YouTube to Learn New Surgical Techniques

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2015 To contact study corresponding author Anita Sethna, M.D., email asethna@emory.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: https://archfaci.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamafacial.2016.0007   JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery A small survey American Academy of…

How Effective is Twitter to Share Cancer Clinical Trial Information and Recruit

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Mina S. Sedrak, M.D., M.S.H.P., call Steve Graff at 215-349-5653 or email Stephen.Graff@uphs.upenn.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.2015.5475   JAMA Oncology Could Twitter be a…

Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked to Lower Risk for Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Andrew T. Chan, M.D., M.P.H., call Katie Marquedant at 617 726-0337 or email kmarquedant@partners.org. To contact commentary corresponding author Ernest T. Hawk, M.D., M.P.H., call Clayton R. Boldt, Ph.D. at 713-792-9518 or email crboldt@mdanderson.org. Video and Audio Content:…

Study Examines Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Developing Country

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Thomas Pilgrim, M.D., email thomas.pilgrim@insel.ch.   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.2015.0292   Thomas Pilgrim, M.D., of Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland, and colleagues conducted a…

High LDL-C Levels in Women Prior to Childbirth Associated With Increased Risk of High Levels in Adult Offspring

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Michael M. Mendelson, M.D., Sc.M., call Gina DiGravio-Wilczewski at 617-638-8480 or email ginad@bu.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.2015.0304   In a study published online…

Study of Patients with Melanoma Finds Most Have Few Moles

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Alan C. Geller, M.P.H., R.N., 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: https://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.0027   JAMA Dermatology Most patients with melanoma…

How Well Did an Instant Blood Pressure App Work?

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: https://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0157   JAMA Internal Medicine A blood pressure (BP) smartphone…

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Study Examines Flibanserin for Treatment of Low Sexual Desire in Women

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact study author Loes Jaspers, M.D., call 31-6-38046883 or email l.jaspers@erasmusmc.nl. To contact corresponding editorial author Steven Woloshin, M.D., M.S., call Paige Stein at 603-653-1971 or email Paige.Stein@Dartmouth.edu. Related content: An audio interview with study author Ellen T.M. Laan, Ph.D., and editorial author Steven…

Is Pulse Oximetry Effective to Predict Return for Care in Kids with Bronchiolitis?

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Suzanne Schuh, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., call Caitlin Johannesson at 416-813-7654  ext 201436  or email caitlin.johannesson@sickkids.ca. To contact editorial corresponding author Lalit Bajaj, M.D., M.P.H., call Mark Couch at 303-724-5377 or email mark.couch@ucdenver.edu. Related content: An audio interview with the authors is…

History of Fainting Associated with Double the Risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding study author Anna-Karin Numé, M.D., email annakarin.nume@gmail.com. To contact corresponding commentary author Donald A. Redelmeier, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., M.S.H.S.R., email dar@ices.on.ca. Related content: A graphic is available for use on the For The Media website. To place an electronic embedded link…

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Study Examines Heart Structure, Function of NBA Players

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact David J. Engel. M.D., call Linda Kamateh at 212-305-5587 or email lib9027@nyp.org. To contact Aaron L. Baggish, M.D., email Julie Cunningham at jcunningham0@mgh.harvard.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and commentary in your story: Links will be…

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Models Appear to Work Well in Black Adults

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ervin R. Fox, M.D., M.P.H., call Karen Bascom at 601-815-3940 or email kbascom@umc.edu. To contact Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., Sc.M., email Marla Paul at marla-paul@northwestern.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story: Links…

Quality of Care for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Varies Among U.S. Hospitals

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Monique L. Anderson, M.D., M.H.S., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.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.2015.0275   Adherence to recommended care following…

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