JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017 Media advisory: To contact Gabriele Saccone, M.D., email gabriele.saccone.1990@gmail.com. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this report in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.18956 Bottom Line: Pregnant women with a…
Electric Fields Therapy Improves Survival for Patients with Brain Tumor
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017 Media advisory: To contact Roger Stupp, M.D., email Kristin Samuelson at kristin.samuelson@northwestern.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this report in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.18718 Bottom Line: Patients…
Thyroid Medication Did Not Improve Pregnancy Outcomes for Women in China Undergoing IVF
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017 Media advisory: To contact Jie Qiao, M.D., Ph.D., email jie.qiao@263.net; to contact Tianpei Hong, M.D., Ph.D., email tpho66@bjmu.edu.cn. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this report in your story? Link will be live at the…
Hormone Therapy Not Recommended for Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017 Media advisory: To contact the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, email the Media Coordinator at Newsroom@USPSTF.net or call 202-572-2044. The full report is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this report in your story? Link will be live at…
Artificial Intelligence Detects Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Diseases among Patients with Diabetes
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Tien Yin Wong, M.D., Ph.D., email wong.tien.yin@snec.com.sg. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this report in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.18152 …
Findings Show Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence in Detecting Spread of Breast Cancer
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017 Media advisory: To contact Babak Ehteshami Bejnordi, M.S., email ehteshami@babakint.com. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Video and Audio Content: There is a JAMA Report video for this study. It is available at this link, and includes broadcast-quality downloadable video files,…
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Study Examines FDA’s Expedited Programs and Development Time of New Drugs to Treat Serious Diseases
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Aaron S. Kesselheim, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., email Elaine St. Peter at estpeter@bwh.harvard.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the…
Implementation of Newborn Screening for Congenital Heart Disease Associated With Decrease in Infant Cardiac Deaths
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Rahi Abouk, Ph.D., email Theresa Ross at RossT@wpunj.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.17627 …
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Delaying Surgery for Hip Fracture for More Than One Day Associated with Small Increased Risk of Death
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Daniel Pincus, M.D., email Heidi Singer at Heidi.Singer@utoronto.ca. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.17606 …
Comparison of Fecal Transplant Using Capsule vs Colonoscopy to Prevent Clostridium Difficile Infection
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Dina Kao, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., email Ross Neitz at rneitz@ualberta.ca. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.17077…
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Emergency Department Visits for Self-Inflicted Injuries Increase among Young U.S. Females
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Melissa C. Mercado, Ph.D., M.Sc., M.A., contact CDC Media Relations. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time…
Can an Insulin Pill Delay or Prevent Type 1 Diabetes?
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Jeffrey P. Krischer, Ph.D., email Tina Meketa at tmeketa@usf.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.17070…
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From Sgt. Pepper to Dreamachines: My Scientific Odyssey With William S. Burroughs
This Arts and Medicine essay explores the relevance of writer and artist William S. Burroughs to clinical medicine, and his importance to the author’s career as a Parkinson disease researcher. Also available for viewing, the documentary video: Mentored by a Madman – The William Burroughs Experiment. The video was produced by Ben Crowe for Advances…
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Does Unhealthy Weight Before Pregnancy Increase the Risk for Severe Illness or Death for the Mother?
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Sarka Lisonkova, M.D., Ph.D., email Heather Amos at heather.amos@ubc.ca. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.16191…
Improvement in Glycemic Control Among Patients With Diabetes May Have Plateaued
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Saeid Shahraz, M.D., Ph.D., email Bethany Romano at bromano@brandeis.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.11927…
Early Trial of Peanut Patch for Peanut Allergy Shows Promise
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Hugh A. Sampson, M.D., email Rachel Zuckerman at rachel.zuckerman@mountsinai.org. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.16591 …
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Marijuana Extract Products Sold Online Often Do Not Contain Content as Indicated
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, Ph.D., email Stephanie Simon at Stephanie.Simon@uphs.upenn.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story?: Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.11909…
No Significant Difference in Pain Relief for Opioids vs Non-Opioid Analgesics for Treating Arm or Leg Pain
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Andrew K. Chang, M.D., M.S., email Sue Ford Rajchel at fords@mail.amc.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story?: Link will be live at the embargo…
Factors Associated With Increases in U.S. Health Care Spending
JAMA EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 Media advisory: To contact corresponding author Joseph L. Dieleman, Ph.D., email Kelly Bienhoff at kbien@uw.edu. The full study is available on the For The Media website. Want to embed a link to this study in your story? Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.15927 …
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Study Finds Increase of Herbicide in Older Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Paul J. Mills, Ph.D., email Yadira Galindo at ygalindo@ucsd.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.11726 JAMA Among a sample of older adults living…
Prehospital Blood Transfusion among Combat Casualties Associated With Improved Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Stacy A. Shackelford, M.D., email william.blankenship.5@us.af.mil. Related material: The editorial, “Prehospital Blood Transfusion for Combat Casualties,” by Eric A. Elster, M.D., and Jeffrey Bailey, M.D., of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, also is available…
Comparison of Outcomes for Robotic-Assisted vs Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author In Gab Jeong, M.D., Ph.D., email igjeong@amc.seoul.kr. To contact corresponding author David Jayne, M.D., email D.G.Jayne@leeds.ac.uk. Related material: The editorial, “Robotic-Assisted Surgery,” by Jason D. Wright, M.D., of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, also…
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Findings Add to Evidence of Association between Zika Virus and Guillain-Barré Syndrome
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Emilio Dirlikov, Ph.D., email KLT9@cdc.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.11483 JAMA An examination of cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome in Puerto Rico identified…
Pill for Glycemic Control for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Melanie Davies, M.D., email melanie.davies@uhl-tr.nhs.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.14752 JAMA Among patients with type 2 diabetes, the drug semaglutide taken by…
Receipt of Blood Transfusion From Previously Pregnant Donor Associated with Increased Risk of Death Among Male Recipients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Rutger A. Middelburg, Ph.D., email r.a.middelburg@lumc.nl. Related material: The editorial, “Blood Transfusions From Previously Pregnant Women and Mortality,” by Ritchard G. Cable, M.D., of the American Red Cross Blood Services, Connecticut Region, Farmington, and Gustaf Edgren, M.D., Ph.D., of…
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Effect of Stopping Behavioral Interventions on Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jason N. Doctor, Ph.D., email Emily Gersema at gersema@usc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.11152 JAMA In the 12 months after removing behavioral interventions, inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for…
Biomarkers Indicating Diminished Reserve of Eggs not Associated with Reduced Fertility
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Anne Z. Steiner, M.D., M.P.H., email Courtney Mitchell at Courtney.Mitchell@unchealth.unc.edu. Related material: The editorial, “Using Antimullerian Hormone to Predict Fertility,” by Nanette Santoro, M.D., of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, also is available at the For…
Insulin Pumps Associated With Lower Risk of Serious Complications among Young Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Beate Karges, M.D., email bkarges@ukaachen.de. To place an electronic embedded link in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.13994 JAMA Compared with insulin injections, insulin pump therapy among young patients with type 1 diabetes was associated…
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Study Finds Differences in End-of-Life Care for Recent Immigrants in Canada
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 12 P.M. (ET) MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Robert A. Fowler, M.D.C.M., M.S.(Epi), email media.relations@utoronto.ca. Related material: The editorial, “End-of-Life Care Among Immigrants – Disparities or Differences in Preferences?” by Michael O. Harhay, Ph.D., and Scott D. Halpern, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine,…
Blood-Thinning Medications Associated With Increased Risk of Complications from Having Blood in Urine
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Robert K. Nam, M.D., M.Sc., email Alexis Dobranowski at Alexis.dobranowski@sunnybrook.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.13890 JAMA Use of blood-thinning medications among older adults was…
Use of Non-Vitamin K Blood-Thinners with Certain Medications Associated With Increased Risk of Major Bleeding
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Chang-Fu Kuo, M.D., Ph.D., email zandis@gmail.com. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.13883 JAMA Among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, concurrent use of certain commonly prescribed…
Incidence of Measles in the United States
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Nakia S. Clemmons, M.P.H., email Ian Branam at yfi1@cdc.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.9984 JAMA From 2001 to 2015, the overall annual incidence of…
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Findings Suggest Genetic Factors May Explain Most of the Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Sven Sandin, Ph.D., email Rachel Zuckerman at rachel.zuckerman@mountsinai.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.12141 JAMA Reanalysis of data from a previous study on the familial…
About Twenty Percent of Teens Report Having Had a Concussion in their Lifetime
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Phil Veliz, Ph.D., email Jared Wadley at jwadley@umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.9087 JAMA In a survey that included more than 13,000 adolescents, about…
Large Increase in Recent Decades in Rate of Death from Chronic Respiratory Diseases in U.S.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Christopher J. L. Murray, M.D., D.Phil., email Kelly Bienhoff (kbien@uw.edu) or Dean Owen (dean1227@uw.edu). Related material: The editorial, “Using Big Data to Reveal Chronic Respiratory Disease Mortality Patterns and Identify Potential Public Health Interventions,” by David M. Mannino, M.D., and Wayne…
Use of Genetics to Guide Warfarin Dosing Reduces Risk of Adverse Outcomes after Hip or Knee Replacement
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Brian F. Gage, M.D., M.Sc., email Diane Williams at williamsdia@wustl.edu. Related material: The editorial, “Pharmacogenomic Testing and Warfarin,” by Jon D. Emery, M.B.B.Ch., of the University of Melbourne, Australia, also is available at the For The Media website. To place an…
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Antibiotics Following C-Section among Obese Women Reduces Risk of Surgical Infection
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Carri R. Warshak, M.D., email Amanda Nageleisen at Amanda.Nageleisen@UCHealth.com. Related material: The editorial, “Postoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Following Cesarean Delivery in Obese Women,” by David P. Calfee, M.D., M.S., and Amos Grunebaum, M.D., of Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, also is available…
Contribution of Opioid-Related Deaths to the Change in Life Expectancy in the U.S.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Deborah Dowell, M.D., M.P.H., email Media@cdc.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.9308 JAMA Between 2000 and 2015 in the U.S., life expectancy increased overall but…
Community Intervention among Low-Income Patients Results in Improved Blood Pressure Control
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Jiang He, M.D., Ph.D., email Keith Brannon at kbrannon@tulane.edu. Related material: The editorial, “Improving Blood Pressure Control and Health Systems With Community Health Workers,” by Mark D. Huffman, M.D., M.P.H., of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, and colleagues…
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Clinical Trials Often Unregistered, Unpublished
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact An-Wen Chan, M.D., D.Phil., email Lindsay Jolivet at lindsay.jolivet@wchospital.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.13001 JAMA An analysis of more than 100 clinical trials found…
Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery Associated With High Rate of Recurrence of GERD
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact John Maret-Ouda, M.D., email john.maret.ouda@ki.se. Related material: The editorial, “The Durability of Antireflux Surgery,” by Stuart J. Spechler, M.D., of the Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, also is available at the For The Media website. To place an electronic embedded…
Long-Term Follow-up Finds No Increased Overall Risk of Death with Menopausal Hormone Therapy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact JoAnn E. Manson, M.D., Dr.P.H., email Elaine St. Peter at estpeter@bwh.harvard.edu. Related material: The editorial, “Menopausal Hormone Therapy – Understanding Long-term Risks and Benefits,” by Melissa McNeil, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Pittsburgh, also is available at the For The…
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Recommendations Vary for Vision Screening in Young Children
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, email the Media Coordinator at Newsroom@USPSTF.net or call 202-572-2044. To place an electronic embedded link to this report in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.11260 Note: A list of…
Outreach Interventions Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Amit G. Singal, M.D., M.S., email Cathy Frisinger at Cathy.frisinger@utsouthwestern.edu. To contact Cedric Rat, M.D., Ph.D., email cedric.rat@univ-nantes.fr. Related material: The editorial, “Using Outreach to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening,” by Michael Pignone, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Texas, Austin, and…
Change in Medical Exemptions from Immunization after Elimination of Personal Belief Exemptions in California
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Paul L. Delamater, Ph.D., email Kim Weaver Spurr at spurrk@email.unc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.9242 JAMA An increase in California in medical exemptions from immunization…
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Updated Analysis Finds Newer Type of LDL-C Reducing Drugs Still Not Cost-Effective
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Ph.D., M.D., M.A.S., email Laura Kurtzman at laura.kurtzman@ucsf.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.9924 JAMA An updated analysis of the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol…
Oral Steroid Does Not Reduce Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Symptoms in Nonasthmatic Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Alastair D. Hay, F.R.C.G.P., email Helen Bolton at helen.bolton@bristol.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.10572 JAMA Among adults without asthma who developed an acute lower…
Medicaid Patients Continue High Prescription Opioid Use After Overdose
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Julie M. Donohue, Ph.D., email Allison Hydzik at hydzikam@upmc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.7818 JAMA Despite receiving medical attention for an overdose, patients in…
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Articles Describe How to Safely View the Solar Eclipse, Risks of Improper Viewing
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2017 To place an electronic embedded link to these articles in your story. Links will be live at the embargo time. For the JAMA Patient Page: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.9495 JAMA Ophthalmology Viewpoint: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2017.2936 JAMA Ophthalmology case report: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2017.2907 Articles from the JAMA Network describe how to safely view the…
Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Provides Modest Improvement in Glycemic Control, Reduced Need for Medication for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Mathias Ried-Larsen, Ph.D., email mathias.ried-larsen@regionh.dk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.10169 JAMA A high amount and intensity of exercise along with a diet plan resulted in…
Study Examines Quality of Evidence for Drugs Granted Accelerated FDA Approval
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Huseyin Naci, Ph.D., M.H.S., email h.naci@lse.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.9415 JAMA Among drugs granted accelerated approval by the FDA in 2009-2013, efficacy was…
Lower-Quality Studies Often Used to Support Changes to High-Risk Medical Devices
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Rita F. Redberg, M.D., M.Sc., email Bennett Mcintosh at Bennett.Mcintosh@ucsf.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.9414 JAMA Among clinical studies used to support FDA approval…
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Music Therapy for Children with Autism Does Not Improve Symptoms
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Christian Gold, Ph.D., email christian.gold@uni.no. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.9478 JAMA Among children with autism spectrum disorder, improvisational music therapy resulted in no significant…
Racial Differences for Trends in Colorectal Cancer Mortality Rates
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Rebecca L. Siegel, M.P.H., email David Sampson at david.sampson@cancer.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.7630 JAMA Colorectal cancer mortality rates have decreased since 1970 in…
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Study Examines Fees, Finances of Medical Specialty Boards
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Brian C. Drolet, M.D., email Craig Boerner at craig.boerner@vanderbilt.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.7464 JAMA Although many physicians have objected to high certification fees…
Steroid Treatment for Type of Kidney Disease Associated with Increased Risk for Serious Infections
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Hong Zhang, Ph.D., email hongzh@bjmu.edu.cn; to contact Vlado Perkovic, Ph.D., email vperkovic@georgeinstitute.org.au. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.9362 JAMA Among patients with IgA nephropathy and…
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Genetic Predisposition to Higher Calcium Levels Linked With Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Attack
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Susanna C. Larsson, Ph.D., email susanna.larsson@ki.se. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.8981 JAMA A genetic predisposition to higher blood calcium levels was associated with an…
Mobile Health Intervention Improves Adherence to Safe Sleep Practices for Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Rachel Y. Moon, M.D., email Joshua Barney at JDB9A@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu. Related material: The editorial, “Interventions to Improve Infant Safe Sleep Practices,” by Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, also is available at the…
High Prevalence of Evidence of CTE in Brains of Deceased Football Players
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Ann C. McKee, M.D., email Gillian Smith (grsmith@bu.edu) or Pallas Wahl (pallas.wahl@va.gov). Video Content: There is a JAMA Report video for this study. It is available under embargo at this link, and includes broadcast-quality downloadable video files, B-roll, scripts and other…
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Reduction in Hospital Readmission Rate Not Associated With Increased Risk of Death Following Discharge
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Kumar Dharmarajan, M.D., M.B.A., email Ziba Kashef at ziba.kashef@yale.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.8444 JAMA Although there has been the concern that the reduction…
Structured Physical Activity Results in Small Reduction in Sedentary Time among Older Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Todd M. Manini, Ph.D., email Rossana Passaniti at passar@shands.ufl.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.7203 JAMA In older adults with mobility impairments, long-term, moderate-intensity physical…
High-Dose Vitamin D Does Not Reduce Risk of Common Cold among Young Children
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Jonathon L. Maguire, M.D., M.Sc., email Leslie Shepherd at ShepherdL@smh.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.8708 JAMA Among children 1 to 5 years of age,…
Weight Gain From Early to Middle Adulthood Linked to Increased Risk of Major Chronic Diseases, Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Frank B. Hu, M.D., Ph.D., email Todd Datz at tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.7092 JAMA Weight gain from early adulthood (age 18 or…
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USPSTF Recommendation Regarding Behavioral Counseling for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, email the Media Coordinator at Newsroom@USPSTF.net or call 202-572-2044. To place an electronic embedded link to this report in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.7171 JAMA The U.S. Preventive…
Use of Osteoporosis Drug with Anti-Inflammatory Medication Linked to Lower Risk of Hip Fracture
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Mattias Lorentzon, M.D., Ph.D., email mattias.lorentzon@medic.gu.se. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.8040 JAMA Among older patients using medium to high doses of the anti-inflammatory steroid…
Study Compares Switching Meds vs an Additional Med for Patients Unresponsive to an Antidepressant
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Somaia Mohamed, M.D., Ph.D., email Pamela Redmond at Pamela.Redmond@va.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.8036 JAMA Among patients unresponsive to an antidepressant medication, adding the…
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Certain OTC, Less Expensive Hearing Aids Provide Benefit Similar to Conventional Hearing Aid
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, JULY 3, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Nicholas S. Reed, Au.D., email Vanessa McMains at vmcmain1@jhmi.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2017.6905 JAMA A comparison between less-expensive, over-the-counter hearing assistance devices and…