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Spending on Personal Health Care, Public Health Increases Substantially
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Joseph L. Dieleman, Ph.D., email Kayla Albrecht at albrek7@uw.edu or call 206-897-3792. To contact editorial author Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., email Katie Delach at Katharine.Delach@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to these articles in your story These links…
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Studies Examine Marijuana Use Among Pregnant and Women of Reproductive Age, and Use For Medical Purposes
Embargoed for Release: 11 a.m. ET Monday, December 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Deborah S. Hasin, Ph.D., email Stephanie Berger at sb2247@columbia.edu. To contact Wilson M. Compton, M.D., M.P.E., email the NIDA Press Office at media@nida.nih.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to these studies in your story These links will be…
Medication May Provide Greater Virus Suppression, Reduction in Lesions for Patients with Genital Herpes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Anna Wald, M.D., M.P.H., email Susan Gregg at sghanson@uw.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.2016.18189 JAMA In a study appearing in the…
Routine Screening for Genital Herpes Infection Not Recommended
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2016 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.2016.16776 JAMA …
Physical Activity in Week after Concussion Associated With Reduced Risk of Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms for Children, Teens
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Roger Zemek, M.D., email Adrienne Vienneau at avienneau@cheo.on.ca. Video Content: There is a JAMA Report video for this study, and it will be available under embargo at this link at 2 p.m. ET Friday, December 16, and include broadcast-quality downloadable…
Association between Birth of an Infant with Major Congenital Anomalies and Subsequent Risk of Death in their Mothers
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Eyal Cohen, M.D., M.Sc., email Caitlin Johannesson at caitlin.johannesson@sickkids.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.2016.18425 JAMA In Denmark, having a child with…
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Estimates of Birth Defects among Fetuses, Infants of U.S. Women with Evidence of Possible Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy
RELEASED: DECEMBER 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Margaret A. Honein, Ph.D., email Belsie Gonzalez at 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.2016.19006 JAMA Among pregnant women in the United States with completed pregnancies and laboratory evidence…
Study Finds Large Differences in Mortality Rates between U.S. Counties
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Christopher J. L. Murray, M.D., D.Phil., email Kayla Albrecht at albrek7@uw.edu. Video Content: There is a JAMA Report video for this study, and it will be available under embargo at this link at 2 p.m. ET Friday, December 9, and…
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Prevalence of Disability among Students in U.S. Medical Schools
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Lisa M. Meeks, Ph.D., 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.2016.10544 JAMA New research has identified a higher…
Use of Recommended Strategies to Improve Resident Shift Handoffs in Internal Medicine Residency Programs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Charlie M. Wray, D.O., M.S., email Matthew Coulson at Matthew.Coulson@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.2016.17786 JAMA Survey responses from internal medicine…
End-of-Rotation Resident Transition in Care and Risk of Death among Hospitalized Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Joshua L. Denson, M.D., email David Kelly at david.kelly@ucdenver.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.2016.17424 JAMA Among patients admitted to internal medicine…
Study Finds High Rate of Depression, Suicidal Ideation among Medical Students
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Douglas A. Mata, M.D., M.P.H., email Elaine St. Peter at estpeter@partners.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.2016.17324 JAMA A review and analysis…
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Proposed Biosimilar Drug Shows Potential as Breast Cancer Treatment
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Hope S. Rugo, M.D., email Elizabeth Fernandez at Elizabeth.Fernandez@UCSF.edu. To contact Howard Bauchner, M.D., email Jim Michalski at jim.michalski@jamanetwork.org. To contact Deborah Schrag, M.D., M.P.H., email John Noble at johnw_noble@dfci.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to these articles in…
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Study Examines Use of Deep Machine Learning for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Lily Peng, M.D., Ph.D., email Charina Choi at charinac@google.com. Related material: Also available at the For the Media website, the editorial, “Artificial Intelligence With Deep Learning Technology Looks Into Diabetic Retinopathy Screening,” by Tien Yin Wong, M.D., Ph.D., of the Singapore…
Study Compares Immune Response of Two vs Three Doses of HPV Vaccine
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ole-Erik Iversen, M.D., Ph.D., email Ole-Erik.Iversen@uib.no. To contact editorial co-author Lauri E. Markowitz, M.D., email CDC Media Relations at media@cdc.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to these articles in your story These links will be live at the embargo…
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Study Examines Trends in Infectious Disease Mortality in U.S.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Heidi E. Brown, Ph.D., email Gerri Kelly at gkelly@email.arizona.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.2016.12423 In a study appearing in the November 22/29…
Palliative Care has Beneficial Effect on Quality Of Life Following Stem Cell Transplantation
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Areej El-Jawahri, M.D., email Katie Marquedant at kmarquedant@partners.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.2016.16786 Among patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing hematopoietic stem cell…
Study Examines Rates, Causes of Emergency Department Visits for Adverse Drug Events
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact co-author Daniel S. Budnitz, M.D., M.P.H., email CDC Media Relations at media@cdc.gov. To contact editorial co-author Chad Kessler, M.D., M.H.P.E., email Sarah Avery at sarah.avery@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to these articles in your story These links will…
Palliative Care Interventions Associated with Improvements in Patient Quality of Life, Symptom Burden, but not Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Dio Kavalieratos, Ph.D., email Lawerence Synett at synettl@upmc.edu. To contact Preeti N. Malani, M.D., M.S.J., email Shantell Kirkendoll at smkirk@umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to these articles in your story These links will be live at the embargo…
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Prevalence, Prognostic Implications of Coronary Artery Calcification in Women at Low Cardiovascular Disease Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3:45 P.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Maryam Kavousi, M.D., Ph.D., email m.kavousi@erasmusmc.nl. 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.2016.17020 JAMA Among women at low risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease…
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Behavioral Intervention Reduces Anxiety, Depression among Adults Impaired by Psychological Distress in a Conflict-Affected Area
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9:30 A.M. (ET) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Atif Rahman, Ph.D., email atif.rahman@liverpool.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.2016.17165 In a study published online by JAMA, Atif Rahman, Ph.D., of the…
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Rates Remain Stable, Substantial
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Mark L. Metersky, M.D., email Lauren Woods at lauren.woods@uconn.edu or call 860-987-2116. 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.2016.16226 In a study published online by…
Study Finds Large Decrease in Coronary Heart Disease in U.S.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Michael J. Pencina, Ph.D., email Sarah Avery at sarah.avery@duke.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.2016.13614 The incidence of coronary heart disease in the…
USPSTF Issues Recommendations Regarding Use of Statins for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, email the Media Coordinator at Newsroom@USPSTF.net or call 202-572-2044. Video Content: There will be a JAMA Report video for this report. It will be available under embargo at this link at 2 p.m. ET…
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More Frequent Vaping among Teens Linked to Higher Risk of Heavy Cigarette Smoking
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Adam M. Leventhal, Ph.D., email Zen Vuong at zvuong@usc.edu or call 213-740-5277. 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.2016.14649 In a study appearing in…
Tailored, Dense-Dose Chemotherapy for Early Breast Cancer Does Not Result in Significant Improvement in Recurrence-Free Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jonas Bergh, M.D., email jonas.bergh@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.2016.15865 Among women with high-risk early breast cancer, the use of tailored dose-dense…
Supplemental, Nutrient-Enriched Donor Milk Does Not Improve Neurodevelopment in VLBW Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Deborah L. O’Connor, Ph.D., R.D., email Suzanne Gold at suzanne.gold@sickkids.ca or call 416-813-7654, ext. 202059. 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.2016.16144 Among very…
No Association Found between Tdap Vaccination During Pregnancy and Microcephaly, Structural Birth Defects in Offspring
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Malini DeSilva, M.D., M.P.H., email Vineeta Sawkar at vineeta.s.sawkar@healthpartners.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.2016.14432 In an analyses that included more than 300,000…
Prescription of Psychotropic Medication after Prison Release Linked to Lower Rate of Violent Reoffending
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Seena Fazel, M.D., email seena.fazel@psych.ox.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.2016.15380 Among released prisoners in Sweden, rates of violent reoffending were lower during…
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Prevalence of Immunosuppression Among U.S. Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 12:30 P.M. (ET) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Rafael Harpaz, M.D., M.P.H., email Ian Branam at yfi1@cdc.gov or call 404-639-0316. 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.2016.16477 In a study published…
Study Finds Lack of Benefit of Cranberry in Reducing Urinary Tract Infections among Older Women
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Manisha Juthani-Mehta, M.D., email Ziba Kashef at ziba.kashef@yale.edu or call 203-436-9317. To contact editorial author Lindsay E. Nicolle, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., email Chris Rutkowski at Chris.Rutkowski@umanitoba.ca or call 204-474-9514. To place an electronic embedded link to these articles in your…
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Providing Interventions during Pregnancy and After Birth to Support Breastfeeding Recommended
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2016 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.2016.14697 The U.S….
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Study Examines Work Status, Productivity after Bariatric Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact David R. Flum, M.D., M.P.H., call Brian Donohue at 206-543-7856 or email bdonohue@uw.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.12040 In a study appearing…
Study Finds Mixed Results for Use of Mesh for Hernia Repair
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 5:45 P.M. (ET) MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Thue Bisgaard, M.D., D.M.Sc., email thue.bisgaard@gmail.com; to contact Dunja Kokotovic, M.B., email dunja.kokotovic@hotmail.com. To contact editorial author Kamal M. F. Itani, M.D., email Gina DiGravio-Wilczewski at ginad@bu.edu. To place electronic embedded links to these articles in your story These links…
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Updated AABB Guidelines for When to Perform Red Blood Cell Transfusion, Optimal Length of RBC Storage
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jeffrey L. Carson, M.D., call Jennifer Forbes at 732-235-6356 or email mullenjf@rwjms.rutgers.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.9185 In a report published online…
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Postmortem Genetic Testing May Help Determine Cause of Death after Sudden Unexpected Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ali Torkamani, Ph.D., email Anna Andersen at aanders@scripps.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.11445 In a study appearing in the October 11 issue…
Medicaid Expansion Associated With Increased Medicaid Revenue, Decreased Uncompensated Care Costs, and Improved Profit Margins for Hospitals
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Fredric Blavin, Ph.D., call Stu Kantor at 202-261-5709 or email skantor@urban.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.14765 In a study appearing in the…
Modified Cast Instead of Surgery Results in Similar Functional Outcomes for Ankle Fracture in Older Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Keith Willett, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., email keith.willett@nhs.net. To contact editorial author David W. Sanders, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C., email Crystal Mackay at crystal.mackay@schulich.uwo.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to these articles in your story These links will be live at the…
Use of Dietary Supplements Remains Stable in U.S.; Multivitamin Use Decreases
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Elizabeth D. Kantor, Ph.D., call Nicole McNamara at 646-227-3633 or email mcnamarn@mskcc.org. To contact editorial author Pieter A. Cohen, M.D., call David Cecere at 617- 591-4044 or email dcecere@challiance.org. To place an electronic embedded link to these articles in your…
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Certain LDL-C-Lowering Genetic Variants Associated with Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact co-author Nicholas J. Wareham, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., email nick.wareham@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.14568 In a study appearing in the October 4 issue…
Use of Therapeutic Hypothermia Associated With Lower Likelihood of Survival Following In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Paul S. Chan, M.D., call Laurel Gifford at 816-502-8532 or email lgifford@saint-lukes.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.14380 In a study appearing in…
Study Compares Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Cindy L. Amundsen, M.D., call Amara Omeokwe at 919-681-4239 or email amara.omeokwe@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.14617 In a study appearing in…
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Single-Blind vs Double-Blind Peer Review and Effect of Author Prestige
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Kanu Okike, M.D., M.P.H., email okike@post.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.11014 In a study appearing in the September 27 issue of JAMA,…
Study Compares Cardiovascular Risk Reduction of Statin vs Nonstatin Therapies Used for Lowering LDL-C
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Marc S. Sabatine, M.D., M.P.H., call Johanna Younghans at 617- 525-6373 or email jyounghans@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.13985 In a study…
Earlier Treatment with Surgery to Remove Blood Clot Associated With Less Disability Following Stroke
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Michael D. Hill, M.D., M.Sc., call Marta Cyperling at 403-210-3835 or email mcyperli@ucalgary.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.13647 In an analysis that…
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Viewpoint: Black Gains in Life Expectancy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Victor R. Fuchs, Ph.D., email Adam Gorlick at agorlick@stanford.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.14398 In a Viewpoint published online by JAMA, Victor…
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Hospital Participation in Medicare Bundled Payment Initiative Results in Reduction in Payments for Joint Replacement
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 Media Advisory: For media inquiries, email press@cms.hhs.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.12717 In a study published online by JAMA, Laura A. Dummit, M.S.P.H., of The Lewin…
Study Compares Treatments Options for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Following Inadequate Response to Anti-TNF Drug
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, M.D., Ph.D., email jacques-eric.gottenberg@chru-strasbourg.fr. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.13512 Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis previously treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor…
Physician Capacity to Treat Opioid Use Disorder with Buprenorphine-Assisted Treatment
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Bradley D. Stein, M.D., Ph.D., email Warren Robak at robak@rand.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.10542 In a study appearing in the September…
Study Examines Factors That Contribute to Antimicrobial Resistance, Strategies to Address Problem
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Hilary D. Marston, M.D., M.P.H., email niaidnews@niaid.nih.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.11764 Antimicrobial resistance poses significant challenges for current clinical care, and…
Early Egg or Peanut Introduction to Infant Diet Associated with Lower Risk of Developing Allergy to These Foods
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Robert J. Boyle, M.D., Ph.D., email r.boyle@nhs.net. To contact editorial author Matthew Greenhawt, M.D., M.B.A., M.Sc., email Hollon Kohtz at Hollon.Kohtz@childrenscolorado.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the…
Use of Wearable Device Does Not Improve Weight Loss
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact John M. Jakicic, Ph.D., email Anthony Moore at amm114@pitt.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.12858 Among overweight or obese young adults, the addition…
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Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes of Infective Endocarditis after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Josep Rodes-Cabau, M.D., call Jean-François Huppé at 418-656-7785 or email Jean-Francois.Huppe@dc.ulaval.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.12347 Among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve…
Study Examines Survival Outcomes after Different Lung Cancer Staging Methods
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New Set of Recommendations Developed to Improve Quality of Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
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Implementation of Value-Driven Outcomes Program Associated With Reduced Costs, Improved Quality
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Nasal Sprays Not Effective in Reducing Duration, Frequency of Nosebleeds Caused by Blood Vessel Disorder
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Findings Suggest Electric Fan Use by Elderly During Extreme Heat Could Be Harmful
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Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Recommended for Those at Increased Risk
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MRIs During Pregnancy and Outcomes for Infants, Children
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