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…

JAMA:10042016

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…

JAMA:09272016

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…

JAMA_OF:09222016

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…

JAMA_09162016

JAMA_OF:09192016

JAMA:09202016

JAMA_OF:09152016

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

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jouke T. Annema, M.D., Ph.D., email j.t.annema@amc.uva.nl   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.2016.10349   In a study appearing in the September 13 issue of…

New Set of Recommendations Developed to Improve Quality of Cost-Effectiveness Analyses

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Gillian D. Sanders, Ph.D., call Ellen de Graffenreid at 919-660-1922 or email ellen.degraffenreid@duke.edu. To contact editorial author Mark S. Roberts, M.D., M.P.P., email Allison Hydzik at hydzikam@upmc.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your…

Implementation of Value-Driven Outcomes Program Associated With Reduced Costs, Improved Quality

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Vivian S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., email Julie Kiefer at julie.kiefer@hsc.utah.edu. To contact editorial co-author Thomas H. Lee, M.D., M.Sc., email Jon Siegal at PressGaney@mslgroup.com.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story  These…

JAMA:09132016

JAMA_OF:09092016

Nasal Sprays Not Effective in Reducing Duration, Frequency of Nosebleeds Caused by Blood Vessel Disorder

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Sophie Dupuis-Girod, M.D., Ph.D., email sophie.dupuis-girod@chu-lyon.fr. To contact Kevin J. Whitehead, M.D., email Julie Kiefer at julie.kiefer@hsc.utah.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to these studies in your story  These links will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.11387  http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.11724…

Findings Suggest Electric Fan Use by Elderly During Extreme Heat Could Be Harmful

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Craig G. Crandall, Ph.D., call Cathy Frisinger at 214-648-7228 or email Cathy.Frisinger@UTSouthwestern.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.2016.10550   In a study appearing in…

Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Recommended for Those at Increased Risk

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 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://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.11046   The U.S….

MRIs During Pregnancy and Outcomes for Infants, Children

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Joel G. Ray, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C., call Maria Feldman at 416-864-5047 or email feldmanm@smh.ca.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story  These links will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.12126   In…

JAMA:09062016

JAMA_OF:08302016

JAMA_OF:08292016

Factors Associated With Improvement in Survival Following Heart Attack

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 2:30 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Marlous Hall, Ph.D., email m.s.hall@leeds.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.2016.10766   Among nearly 400,000 patients hospitalized with a certain type of heart attack in…

Study Examines Unnecessary Angiography Rates Among Strategies to Guide Care of Suspected CHD

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact John P. Greenwood, Ph.D., email j.greenwood@leeds.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.2016.12680   In a study published online by JAMA, John P. Greenwood, Ph.D., of…

Use of Electric Power Morcellation for Hysterectomy Declines Following FDA Warning

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jason D. Wright, M.D., email Karin Eskenazi at ket2116@cumc.columbia.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.2016.9432   In a study appearing in the August 23/30…

Studies Explore Use of Genetics to Help Determine Appropriate Treatment for Fever in Children

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Michael Levin, F.R.C.P.C.H., email m.levin@imperial.ac.uk. To contact Octavio Ramilo, M.D., call Gina Bericchia at 614-355-0495 or email MediaRelations@NationwideChildrens.org. To contact Howard Bauchner, M.D., email mediarelations@jamanetwork.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to these studies and editorial in your story  These…

Integrated Team-Based Care Shows Potential for Improving Health Care Quality, Use and Costs

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Brenda Reiss-Brennan, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., email Daron Cowley at daron.cowley@imail.org. To contact editorial author Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D., call Anne McMillin at 775-682-9254 or email amcmillin@med.unr.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story  These…

Study Examines Reasons for High Cost of Prescriptions Drugs in U.S., Approaches to Reduce Costs

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Aaron S. Kesselheim, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., call Elaine St. Peter at 617-525-6375 or email estpeter@partners.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story  These links will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.11237  …

JAMA:08232016

Use of Feeding Tubes Decreases among Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Susan L. Mitchell, M.D., M.P.H., call Courtney Howe at 617-363-8267 or email CourtneyHowe@hsl.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.2016.9374   In a study appearing…

Recently Approved Cholesterol Medication Not Cost-Effective; Could Substantially Increase U.S. Health Care Costs

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Ph.D., M.D., M.A.S., email Scott Maier at Scott.Maier@ucsf.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.2016.11004   Although the recently FDA approved cholesterol-lowering drugs,…

Expanded Prenatal Genetic Testing May Increase Detection of Carrier Status for Potentially Serious Genetic Conditions

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Imran S. Haque, Ph.D., call Andrew Padgett at 415-318-4301 or email Press@counsyl.com. To contact editorial author Wayne W. Grody, M.D., Ph.D., call Elaine Schmidt at 310- 267-8323 or email eschmidt@mednet.ucla.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and…

Injected Drug Reduces Risk of Fracture among Women with Osteoporosis

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Paul D. Miller, M.D., call 303-925-4514 or email millerccbr@aol.com. To contact editorial co-author Anne R. Cappola, M.D., Sc.M., email Abbey Anderson at Abbey.Anderson@uphs.upenn.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story  These links will…

JAMA:08162016

Most Patients Taking Warfarin Long-Term Do Not Maintain Stable INR Values

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Eric D. Peterson, M.D., M.P.H., 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  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.9356   In a study appearing…

Overall Prevalence of Diabetic Kidney Disease Does Not Change Significantly in U.S.

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ian H. de Boer, M.D., M.S., call Bobbi Nodell at 206-543-7129 or email bnodell@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.2016.10924   Among U.S. adults…

Device Reduces Risk of Brain Injury after Heart Valve Replacement

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Axel Linke, M.D., email Axel.Linke@medizin.uni-leipzig.de. To contact editorial co-author Steven R. Messe, M.D., email Lee-Ann Donegan at Leeann.Donegan@uphs.upenn.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story  These links will be live at the embargo…

Evidence Insufficient to Make Recommendation Regarding Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 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://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.9852   The U.S….

JAMA:08092016

Low Rate of Internet Use by Seniors for Health Purposes

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact David M. Levine, M.D., M.A., call Lori Schroth at 617-525-6374 or email Ljschroth@partners.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.9124   In…

Study Compares Treatments to Improve Kidney Outcomes for Patients with Septic Shock

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact co-author Stephen J. Brett, M.D., email stephen.brett@imperial.ac.uk.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.10485   Early use of vasopressin to treat septic…

Drug Does Not Improve Outcomes for Patients with Advanced Heart Failure

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Kenneth B. Margulies, M.D., call Abbey Anderson at 215-349-8369 or email abbey.anderson@uphs.upenn.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.2016.10260   Among patients recently hospitalized with…

Study Examines Use of Off-Site Monitoring of Cardiac Telemetry and Clinical Outcomes

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Daniel J. Cantillon, M.D., call Andrea Pacetti at 216-444-8168 or email Pacetta@ccf.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.10258   Among non-critically…

JAMA:08022016

Survival, Surgical Interventions for Children with Rare, Genetic Birth Disorder

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Katherine E. Nelson, M.D., email Suzanne Gold at suzanne.gold@sickkids.ca.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.9819   Among children born with the…

Trends in Late Preterm, Early Term Birth Rates and Association with Clinician-Initiated Obstetric Interventions

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jennifer L. Richards, M.P.H., email Melva Robertson at melva.robertson@emory.edu. To contact editorial author Catherine Y. Spong, M.D., email Robert Bock at nichdpress@mail.nih.gov.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story  These links will be…

Study Compares Cognitive Outcomes for Treatments of Brain Lesions

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Paul D. Brown, M.D., email Joe Dangor at dangor.yusuf@mayo.edu. To contact editorial co-author Carey K. Anders, M.D., email Laura Oleniacz at laura_oleniacz@med.unc.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story  These links will be…

Evidence Insufficient to Make Recommendation Regarding Visual Skin Examination by a Clinician to Screen for Skin Cancer

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 26, 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 study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.8465…

JAMA:07262016

No Significant Difference Found Between Glucose-Lowering Drugs for Risk of Death

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Giovanni F.M. Strippoli, Ph.D., email gfmstrippoli@gmail.com.   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.2016.9400   Among nearly 120,000 adults with type 2 diabetes, there were no…

Estimated Prevalence of Diabetes among Adolescents Higher than Previously Reported

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Andy Menke, Ph.D., email Mona Feldman at MFeldman@s-3.com.   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.2016.8544   In a study appearing in the July 19 issue…

IVF Treatment Not Associated With Increased Risk of Breast Cancer

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Alexandra W. van den Belt-Dusebout, Ph.D., email Nadine Böke at n.boke@nki.nl.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.9389 Among women undergoing fertility…

Medication Implant May Improve Opioid Abstinence Among Adults with Opioid Dependence

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Richard N. Rosenthal, M.D., email Sasha Walek at sasha.walek@mountsinai.org. To contact editorial co-author Wilson M. Compton, M.D., M.P.E., email media@nida.nih.gov.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story  These links will be live at…

JAMA:07192016

United States Health Care Reform

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 5 P.M. (ET) MONDAY, JULY 11, 2016 For media inquiries: email press@who.eop.gov.   The article is available pre-embargo at the For the Media website.   To place an electronic embedded link to this article in your story  This link will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.9797     United States Health…

JAMA:07122016

Caregiver Assistance Increases Among Home-Dwelling Functionally Disabled Older Adults

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Claire K. Ankuda, M.D., M.P.H., email Kara Gavin at kegavin@med.umich.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.6824   In a study appearing…

2016 Recommendations for Antiretroviral Drugs for the Treatment and Prevention of HIV Infection in Adults

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact co-author Paul A. Volberding, M.D., email Jeff Sheehy at jeff.sheehy@ucsf.edu; to contact co-author Michael S. Saag, M.D., email Alicia Rohan at ARohan@uab.edu. To contact editorial co-author Kenneth H. Mayer, M.D., email Christopher Viveiros at cviveiros@fenwayhealth.org.   To place an electronic embedded…

Increasing Rates of Medical Male Circumcision, Female ART Coverage Linked with Lower Rates of HIV Infection among Men

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Xiangrong Kong, Ph.D., email Stephanie Desmon (sdesmon1@jhu.edu) or Barbara Benham (bbenham1@jhu.edu).   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.7292   In a study…

Interventions Do Not Improve Viral Suppression Among Hospitalized Patients with HIV Infection and Substance Use

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Lisa R. Metsch, Ph.D., call Stephanie Berger at 212-305-4372 or email sb2247@columbia.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.8914   In a…

Study Examines Risk of HIV Transmission from Condomless Sex With Virologically Suppressed HIV-Infected Individuals

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Alison J. Rodger, M.D., email alison.rodger@ucl.ac.uk. To contact editorial co-author Eric S. Daar, M.D., email edaar@labiomed.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story  These links will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.5148 …

No Association Found Between Contrast Agents Used for MRIs and Nervous System Disorder

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Blayne Welk, M.D., M.Sc., email Jeff Renaud at jrenaud9@uwo.ca.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.8096   In a study appearing in…

Palliative Care-Led Meetings Do Not Reduce Anxiety, Depression of Families of Patients with Chronic Critical Illness

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Shannon S. Carson, M.D., call Caroline Curran at 984-974-1146 or email Caroline.Curran@unchealth.unc.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.8474   Among families…

Drug Helps Control Involuntary, Sudden Movements of Huntington Disease

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Samuel Frank, M.D., email communications@hms.harvard.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.8655   In a study appearing in the July 5 issue…

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Increasingly Being Legalized, Although Still Relatively Uncommon

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.8499   Euthanasia…

JAMA:07052016

Lack of Voluntary Data Sharing from Industry-Funded Clinical Trials

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Isabelle Boutron, M.D., Ph.D., email isabelle.boutron@aphp.fr.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.6310   In a study appearing in the June 28…

Intervention Does Not Improve Mental Health-Related Quality of Life among Survivors of Sepsis

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jochen Gensichen, M.D., M.Sc., M.P.H, email jochen.gensichen@med.uni-jena.de.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.7207 In a study appearing in the June 28…

Rehabilitation Therapy While in ICU for Respiratory Failure Does Not Reduce Hospital Length of Stay

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Peter E. Morris, M.D., email Laura Dawahare at laura.dawahare@uky.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.7201   In a study appearing in…

Antidepressant Does Not Reduce Hospitalization, Death, or Improve Mood for Heart Failure Patients with Depression

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Christiane E. Angermann, M.D., email Angermann_C@ukw.de.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.7635   In a study appearing in the June 28…

JAMA:06282016

JAMA_OF:06232016

Medications to Prevent Additional Stroke May Be Less Effective for Patients with Certain Gene Variants

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 P.M. (ET) THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Yongjun Wang, M.D., email yongjunwang1962@gmail.com.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.8662   In a study published online by JAMA, Yongjun Wang,…

Study Examines Drop in Mass Shootings, Gun Deaths in Australia since Gun Law Reforms

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Simon Chapman, Ph.D., email simon.chapman@sydney.edu.au or call +(61) 438-340-304. To contact editorial author Daniel W. Webster, Sc.D., M.P.H., call Alicia Samuels at 914-720-4635 or email asamuels@jhu.edu.   To place electronic embedded links to this study and editorial in your story  Links…

JAMA_OF:06222016

Protein-Based Risk Score May Help Predict Cardiovascular Events Among Patients with Heart Disease

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Peter Ganz, M.D., email Scott Maier at Scott.Maier@ucsf.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.5951   In a study appearing in the…

Study Finds Decrease in Uninsured Hospital Patients, Increase in Those With Medicaid

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew M. Davis, M.D., M.A.P.P., email Kara Gavin at kegavin@med.umich.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.6303   In a study appearing…

Some Plant-Based Therapies Associated with Modest Improvement in Menopausal Symptoms

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Taulant Muka, M.D., Ph.D., email t.muka@erasmusmc.nl or call +31-6-252-030-92 or +31-10-7044-228.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.8012   An analysis of…

Improvement Seen In U.S. Diet, Although Disparities Persist in Quality by Race/Ethnicity, Education and Income

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., Dr.P.H., call Siobhan Gallagher at 617-636-6586 or email siobhan.gallagher@tufts.edu. To contact editorial author Margo A. Denke, M.D., email denke@att.net.   To place electronic embedded links to this study and editorial in your story  These links will be live…

JAMA:06212016

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Updates Recommendations Regarding Screening for Colorectal Cancer

  FOR RELEASE: JUNE 15, 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 is the link to the report: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2529486   Note: A list of related content appears…

Study Finds Increase in Severity of Firearm Injuries, In-Hospital Fatality Rate

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Angela Sauaia, M.D., Ph.D., call Mark Couch at 303-724-5377 or email Mark.Couch@ucdenver.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.2016.5978   In a study appearing in the…

Study Compares Effectiveness of Weight-Loss Drugs

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact  Siddharth Singh, M.D., M.S., call Michelle Brubaker at 619-471-9049 or email mmbrubaker@ucsd.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.2016.7602   In an analysis that included nearly…

Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids Associated With Increased Risk of Death

 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact  Wayne A. Ray, Ph.D., call Craig Boerner at 615-322-4747 or email 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://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.7789   Prescription of long-acting opioids for chronic…

JAMA:06142016

Screening for Syphilis Recommended for Persons at Increased Risk of Infection

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 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 study in your story  This link for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2016.5824…

Findings Suggest Small Increase in Obesity Among U.S. Teens in Recent Years

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Cynthia L. Ogden, Ph.D., call the NCHS Press Office at 301-458-4800 or email paoquery@cdc.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.2016.6361   Among U.S. children…

Prevalence of Obesity in the U.S. Increases Among Women, But Not Men

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Katherine M. Flegal, Ph.D., call the NCHS Press Office at 301-458-4800 or email paoquery@cdc.gov. To contact editorial co-author Jody W. Zylke, M.D., email Jim Michalski at jim.michalski@jamanetwork.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your…

JAMA:06072016