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False-Positive Mammograms Associated With Anxiety, Willingness for Future Screening
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Anna N. A. Tosteson, Sc.D., call Linda Kennedy at 603-653-3612 or email Linda.S.Kennedy@Dartmouth.edu. Please visit our For the Media site (https://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related commentary. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Bottom Line: Mammograms with false-positive results were associated…
Study Examines Patient Care Patterns in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author J. Michael McWilliams, M.D., Ph.D., call David Cameron at 617-432-0441 or email David_Cameron@hms.harvard.edu. To contact commentary author Paul B. Ginsburg, Ph.D., call Sadena Thevarajah at 213-821-7978 or email thevaraj@healthpolicy.usc.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: A third of Medicare beneficiaries assigned…
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Weight Gain in Children Occurs After Tonsil Removal, Not Linked to Obesity
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Kay W. Chang, M.D., call Erin Digitale at 650-724-9175 or email digitale@stanford.edu. Bottom Line: Weight gain in children after they have their tonsils removed (adenotonsillectomy) occurs primarily in children who are smaller and younger at the time of…
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Free Drug Samples Can Change Prescribing Habits of Dermatologists
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Alfred T. Lane, M.D., M.A., call Krista Conger at 650-725-5371 or email kristac@stanford.edu. To contact editorial author Kenneth A. Katz, M.D., M.Sc., call Janet Byron at 510-891-3115 or email janet.l.byron@kp.org. JAMA Dermatology Bottom Line: The availability of free medication…
Atypical Brain Connectivity Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Inna Fishman, Ph.D., call Natalia Elko 619-594-2585 or email natalia.elko@mail.sdsu.edu. Please see the JAMA Psychiatry web site http://bit.ly/1boZNiZ when the embargo lifts for a podcast with one of the authors. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Bottom Line: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in…
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Collaborative Care Model Manages Depression, Anxiety in Patients with Heart Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Jeff C. Huffman, M.D., call Kristen Chadwick at 617-643-3907 or email kschadwick@partners.org. Please visit our For the Media site (https://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related commentary. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Bottom Line: A telephone-based collaborative care model helped manage…
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Patients Over 65 Have More Complications after Colorectal Cancer Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Michael J. Stamos, M.D., call John Murray at 714-456-7759 or email jdmurray@uci.edu. JAMA Surgery Study Highlight Bottom Line: Most colorectal cancer surgeries are performed on patients older than 65 years, and older patients have worse outcomes than…
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Cortisol Levels Associated With Crash and Near-Crash Rates for Teen Drivers
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Marie Claude Ouimet, Ph.D., call Maryse Provençal at 819-821-8000 x72751 or email Maryse.Provencal@USherbrooke.ca. To contact editorial author Dennis R. Durbin, M.D., M.S.C.E., call Dana Weidig at 267-426-6092 or email weidigd@email.chop.edu. JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line: Teenage drivers with a…
Viewpoint Offers Details of BRAIN Initiative
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Cornelia I. Bargmann, Ph.D., call Zach Veilleux at 212-327-8982 or email zveilleux@rockefeller.edu. JAMA Neurology Viewpoint Highlight JAMA Neurology is publishing online a Viewpoint written by Cornelia I. Bargmann, Ph.D., of Rockefeller University, New York, and William T. Newsome,…
Uninsured Low Income Adults in States Expanding and Not Expanding Medicaid
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Sandra L. Decker, Ph.D., call the National Center for Health Statistics press office at 301-458-4800 or email PAOQuery@cdc.gov. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: Low-income uninsured adults in states that opted not to expand Medicaid eligibility as part of…
Access to Primary Care Appointments Varies by Insurance Status
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Karin V. Rhodes, M.D., M.S., call Jessica Mikulski at 215-349-8369 or email Jessica.Mikulski@uphs.upenn.edu. To contact commentary author Andrew B. Bindman, M.D., call Karin Rush-Monroe at 415-502-6397 or email Karin.Rush-Monroe@ucsf.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: Individuals posing as patients…
State Medicaid Expansions Did Not Erode Perceived Access to Care or Increase Emergency Services
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Amal N. Trivedi, M.D., M.P.H., call David Orenstein at 401-863-1862 or email david_orenstein@brown.edu. To contact editorial author Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., please call JAMA media relations at 312-464-5262 or email jamanetwork@mediarelations.org. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: Previous…
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Hearing Aids in Children Associated with Improved Speech, Language Abilities
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014 To contact author J. Bruce Tomblin, Ph.D., call 319-335-8745 or email j-tomblin@uiowa.edu. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlight Bottom Line: Fitting children with mild to severe hearing loss (HL) with hearing aids (HAs) appears to be associated with better speech and language…
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Study Suggests Symptoms of Childhood Eczema Persist, Likely a Lifelong Illness
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author David J. Margolis, M.D., Ph.D., call Kim Menard 215-662-6183 or email Kim.Menard@uphs.upenn.edu. Please visit our For the Media website http://bit.ly/QbIRTK for a related editorial. JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights Bottom Line: Children diagnosed with atopic dermatitis (AD or eczema)…
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Increasing Hospitalist Workload Linked to Longer Length of Stay, Higher Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Daniel J. Elliott, M.D., M.S.C.E., call Hiran J. Ratnayake at 302-327-3327 or email HRatnayake@ChristianaCare.org. To contact commentary author Robert M. Wachter, M.D., call Karin Rush-Monroe at 415.502.NEWS (6397) or email Karin.Rush-Monroe@ucsf.edu. A podcast with authors will be available on the…
HIV Treatment While Incarcerated Helped Prisoners Achieve Viral Suppression
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jaimie P. Meyer, M.D., call Helen Dodson at 203-436-3984 or email Helen.dodson@yale.edu. To contact commentary author Michael Puisis, D.O., email mpuisis@gmail.com. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: Treating inmates for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while they were…
Aspirin Use Appears Linked With Improved Survival After Colon Cancer Diagnosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Gerrit Jan Liefers, M.D., email g.j.liefers@lumc.nl. To contact commentary author Alfred I. Neugut, M.D., Ph.D., call Karin Eskenazi 212-342-0508 or email ket2116@cumc.columbia.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: Taking low doses of aspirin (which inhibits platelet function) after a…
Antihypertensive ACEIs Associated With Reduced Cardiovascular Events, Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jianghua Chen, M.Med., email chenjianghua@zju.edu.cn. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: The blood pressure medication angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) appear to reduce major cardiovascular events and death, as well death from all other causes, in patients with diabetes,…
β-Amyloid Deposits Increase With Age, Associated With Artery Stiffness
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Timothy M. Hughes, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Marguerite Beck at 336-716-4587 or email marbeck@wakehealth.edu. Please visit our For the Media website http://bit.ly/QbIRTK for a related editorial. JAMA Neurology Study Highlight Bottom Line: Stiffening of the arteries appears to be associated…
Study Finds Parental Monitoring of Children’s Media Use is Beneficial
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Douglas A. Gentile, Ph.D., call Angie Hunt at 515-294-8986 or email amhunt@iastate.edu. JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line: Parental monitoring of the time children spend watching television, playing video games and being online can be associated with more sleep, improved school…
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Smartphone App Helps Support Recovery After Treatment for Alcoholism
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact David H. Gustafson, Ph.D., call Renee Meiller at 608-262-2481 or email meiller@engr.wisc.edu. JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights Bottom Line: A smartphone application appears to help patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) reduce risky drinking days compared to patients who received usual care…
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Violent Video Games Associated With Increased Aggression in Children
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Craig A. Anderson, Ph.D., call Angie Hunt at 515-294-8986 or email amhunt@iastate.edu. JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line: Habitually playing violent video games appears to increase aggression in children, regardless of parental involvement and other factors. Author: Douglas A….
Natalizumab Treatment in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Associated with JC Virus Infection
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Elliot M. Frohman, M.D., Ph.D., call Remekca Owens at 214-648-3404 or email remekca.owens@utsouthwestern.edu. An author podcast will be available when the embargo lifts at http://bit.ly/LSa1MM. JAMA Neurology Bottom Line: Treatment with natalizumab in patients with multiple sclerosis…
E-Cigarettes Not Associated With More Smokers Quitting, Reduced Consumption
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Pamela M. Ling, M.D., M.P.H., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@uscf.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) by smokers is not associated with greater rates of quitting cigarettes or…
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Differences Seen in HPV Positive, Negative in Squamous Cell Head, Neck Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Terry A. Day, M.D., call Tony Ciuffo at 843-792-2626 or email ciuffo@musc.edu. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Study Highlight Bottom Line: Neck mass and sore throat appear to be the initial symptoms in patients with oropharyngeal (mouth and throat)…
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Supplements Not Associated with Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Denise E. Bonds, M.D., M.P.H., call 301-496-4236 or email nhlbi_news@nhlbi.nih.gov. Please visit our For the Media site (https://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related commentary. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Bottom Line: Daily dietary supplements of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (also found…
Study Finds High Utilization of Neuroimaging for Headaches Despite Guidelines
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Brian C. Callaghan, M.D., M.S., call Kara Gavin at 734-764-2220 or email kegavin@umich.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Bottom Line: Neuroimaging for headaches is frequently ordered by physicians during outpatient visits, despite guidelines that recommend against such routine…
Two Studies in JAMA Pediatrics Examine Electronic Media Use by Children
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author (study No. 1) Stefaan De Henauw, Ph.D., email stefaan.dehenauw@ugent.be. To contact corresponding author (study No. 2) Paulina Nowicka, Ph.D., email paulina.nowicka@ki.se. JAMA Pediatrics Electronic Media Associated With Poorer Well-Being in Children Bottom Line: The use of…
COPD Associated With Increased Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Michelle M. Mielke, Ph.D., call Nick Hanson at 507-266-4945 or email hanson.nicholas@mayo.edu. JAMA Neurology Bottom Line: A diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in older adults was associated with increased risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI),…
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Blood Biomarkers Could Help Guide Return to Play for Athletes After Concussion
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9 A.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Pastun Shahim, M.D., email pashtun.shahim@neuro.gu.se. To contact corresponding editorial author Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, M.D., Ph.D., call Gwendolyn Smalls at 301-295-3981 or email gwendolyn.smalls@usuhs.edu. JAMA Neurology Bottom Line: Ice hockey players in Sweden with a sports-related concussion had higher…
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Insulin-Related Hypoglycemia, Errors Related to Emergencies, Hospitalizations
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Andrew I. Geller, M.D., call Melissa Dankel at 404-639-4718 or email mdankel@cdc.gov. Please visit our For the Media site (https://media.jamanetwork.com) for a related commentary. JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlight Bottom Line: Elderly patients with diabetes treated with insulin…
Children Who Watch More Television Sleep Less
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Marcella Marinelli, M.Sc., Ph.D., email marcella.marinelli@gmail.com. JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlight Bottom Line: Pre-school and school-aged children who spent more time watching television got less sleep. Author: Marcella Marinelli, M.Sc., Ph.D., of the Center for Research in Environmental…