Study Examines Association Between Small-Vessel Disease, Alzheimer Pathology
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Maartje I. Kester, M.D., Ph.D., email m.kester@vumc.nl. JAMA Neurology Bottom Line: Cerebral small-vessel disease (SVD) and Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology appear to be associated. Author: Maartje I. Kester, M.D., Ph.D., of the VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands,…
Low Rate of Adverse Events Associated With Male Circumcision
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Charbel El Bcheraoui, Ph.D., email charbel@uw.edu JAMA Pediatrics Study Highlight Bottom Line: A low rate of adverse events (AEs) was associated with male circumcision (MC) when the procedure was performed during the first year of life, but the risk was…
College Students Drive, Ride After Marijuana, Alcohol Use
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Jennifer M. Whitehill, Ph.D., call Janet Lathrop at 413-545-2989 or email Jlathrop@admin.umass.edu. To contact editorial author Mark Asbridge, Ph.D., call Allison Gerrard at 902-494-1789 or email allison.gerrard@dal.ca. JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line: Underage college students are likely to drive after using marijuana…
Resveratrol in Red Wine, Chocolate, Grapes Not Associated With Improved Health
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 12, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Richard D. Semba, M.D., M.P.H., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-8665 or email sdesmon1@jhmi.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: The antioxidant resveratrol found in red wine, chocolate and grapes was not associated with longevity or the incidence of cardiovascular disease, cancer…
Study Measures Low-Value Care in Medicare, May Reflect Broad Overuse
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 12, 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. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: A substantial number of Medicare beneficiaries receive low-value medical services that provide little or no benefit to patients, such as some…
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Multidimensional Frailty Score Helps Predict Postoperative Outcomes in Older Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Kwang-il Kim, M.D., Ph.D., email kikim907@snu.ac.kr. Please see our For the Media website https://media.jamanetwork.com/ for a related Invited Commentary. JAMA Surgery Study Highlight Bottom Line: A multidimensional frailty score may help predict postoperative outcomes in older adults….
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Two JAMA Internal Medicine Viewpoints
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 5, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Karen Smith-McCune, M.D., Ph.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu . To contact author Sarah Feldman, M.D., call Lori J. Schroth at 617-525-6374 or email ljschroth@partners.org. A podcast with the authors will be available on the JAMA Internal…
Study Looks at Predicting Fracture Risk After Women Stop Bisphosphonate Therapy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 5, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Douglas C. Bauer, M.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@ucsf.edu. To contact commentary author Margaret L. Gourlay, M.D., call Stephanie Mahin at 919-966-2860 or email Stephanie.Mahin@unchealth.unc.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: Age and testing of hip…
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Research Letter Examines UV Nail Salon Lamps, Risk of Skin Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Lyndsay R. Shipp, M.D., call Jennifer Scott at 706-721-8604 or email jscott1@gru.edu. JAMA Dermatology Study Highlight Bottom Line: Using higher-wattage ultra violet (UV) lamps at nail salons to dry and cure polish was associated with more UV-A…
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High Doses of Antidepressants Appear to Increase Risk of Self-Harm in Children, Young Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Matthew Miller, M.D., Sc.D., call Marge Dwyer at 617-432-8416 or email mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact commentary author David A. Brent, M.D., call Gloria Kreps at 412-586-9764 or email krepsga@upmc.edu. JAMA Internal Medicine Bottom Line: Children and young adults who…
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Surveys Indicate Decline in Children’s Exposure to Violence
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author David Finkelhor, Ph.D., call Erika Mantz at 603-862-1567 or email erika.mantz@unh.edu. To contact editorial author John R. Lutzker, Ph.D., call Frances Marine at 404-413-1504 or email francesmarine@gsu.edu. An author interview will be available on the JAMA Pediatrics website https://bit.ly/1adWrco when…
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Increased Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Children with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ruggiero Francavilla, M.D., Ph.D., email rfrancavilla@gmail.com. To contact corresponding editorial author Mitchell B. Cohen, M.D., call Terry Loftus at 513-636-9682 or email terrence.loftus@cchmc.org. JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line: There appears to be an increased prevalence of celiac disease among…
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 https://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 https://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 https://bit.ly/QbIRTK for a related editorial. JAMA Neurology Study Highlight Bottom Line: Stiffening of the arteries appears to be associated…