EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Andrew Fenelon, 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 for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2015.15564 Andrew…
Task-Oriented Rehab Program Does Not Result in Greater Recovery from Stroke
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Carolee J. Winstein, Ph.D., call Zen Vuong at 213-740-5277 or email zvuong@usc.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.2016.0276 The use…
Study Compares Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jason N. Doctor, Ph.D., call Emily Gersema at 213-740-0252 or email gersema@usc.edu. To contact Jeffrey S. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D., call Natalie Virgilio at 267-426-6246 or email virgilion@email.chop.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your…
Hospitalization at VA Hospitals for Heart Attack, Heart Failure Associated with Lower Risk of Death, Higher Readmission Rate
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., S.M., call Mark Dantonio at 203-688-2493 or email Mark.Dantonio@ynhh.org. To contact Ashish K. Jha, M.D., M.P.H., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…
JAMA:02092016
Drug Does Not Significantly Reduce Duration of Mechanical Ventilation for Patients With COPD
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Christophe Faisy, M.D., Ph.D., email christophe.faisy@egp.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.2016.0019 Among mechanically ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary…
Airway Disorder Among Smokers Associated With Worse Respiratory Quality of Life
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Surya P. Bhatt, M.D., call Bob Shepard at 205-934-8934 or email bshep@uab.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.2015.19431 Among current…
High Rate of Office Visits and Cumulative Costs Prior to Colonoscopies For Colon Cancer Screening
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Kevin R. Riggs, M.D., M.P.H., email Marin Hedin at mhedin2@jhmi.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.2015.15278 Kevin R. Riggs, M.D.,…
Medication Shows Effectiveness in Treating Nasal Polyps for Patients With Chronic Sinusitis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Claus Bachert, M.D., Ph.D., email Claus.Bachert@UGent.be. 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.2015.19330 Use of the medication dupilumab resulted in improvement…
Higher Levels of Mercury in Brain Not Linked With Increased Risk of Alzheimer Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Martha Clare Morris, Sc.D., call Nancy Di Fiore at 312-942-5159 or email Nancy_Difiore@rush.edu. To contact editorial co-author Edeltraut Kroger, Ph.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 and editorial in…
JAMA:02022016
Serious Adverse Drug Reactions Rare from Using Beta Blocker to Treat Vascular Tumor in Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Sorilla Prey, M.D., email sorilla.prey@chu-bordeaux.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.2015.13969 Sorilla Prey, M.D., of the Université de Bordeaux, France…
Comparison of Smoking Cessation Therapies Finds Similar Quit Rates
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact co-author Michael C Fiore, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., call Christopher Hollenback at 608-262-3902 or email ch3@ctri.wisc.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.2015.19284…
Findings Suggest Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy May Not Reduce Risk of Asthma, Wheezing in Offspring
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Hans Bisgaard, M.D., D.M.Sc., email bisgaard@copsac.com. To contact Augusto A. Litonjua, M.D., M.P.H., call Johanna Younghans at 617- 525-6373 or email Jyounghans@partners.org. To contact editorial co-author Erika von Mutius, M.D., M.Sc., email erika.von.mutius@med.lmu.de. To place an electronic embedded link to…
Screening For Depression Recommended For Adults, Including Pregnant and Postpartum Women
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 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 contact editorial author Michael E. Thase, M.D., call Lee-Ann Donegan at 215-349-5660 or email Leeann.Donegan@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study…
JAMA:01262016
Physicians Receive Less Aggressive End-Of-Life Care, Less Likely to Die in a Hospital
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Joel S. Weissman, Ph.D., call Lori Schroth at 617-525-6374 or email Ljschroth@partners.org. To contact Saul Blecker, M.D., M.H.S., call Elaine Meyer at 646-501-2895 or email Elaine.Meyer@nyumc.org. To place an electronic embedded link to these studies in your story This link…
Study Compares Health Care Usage, Costs in Developed Countries for Patients Dying With Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., email Katie Delach at Katharine.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.2015.18603 The first international comparative…
Findings Suggest Earlier Hospice Enrollment, Avoidance of ICU Admissions, Hospital Deaths Would Improve Quality of End-Of-Life Care
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Alexi A. Wright, M.D., M.P.H., call Anne Doerr at 617-632-4090 or email Anne_Doerr@dfci.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.2015.18604 Among…
JAMA:01192016
Source of Stem Cells Used for Bone Marrow Failure Treatment Varies Worldwide
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ayami Yoshimi, M.D., Ph.D., email ayami.yoshimi@uniklinik-freiburg.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.2015.13706 Ayami Yoshimi, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of…
Kidney Failure Risk Equations Show Accuracy in Geographically Diverse Patient Population
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Josef Coresh, M.D., Ph.D., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-7619 or email sdesmon1@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.2015.18202 Kidney failure…
Frozen vs Fresh Fecal Transplantation for C difficile Infection Shows Similar Effectiveness
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Christine H. Lee, M.D., call Veronica McGuire at 905- 525-9140, ext. 22169, or email vmcguir@mcmaster.ca. To contact editorial co-author Preeti N. Malani, M.D., M.S.J., email Shantell Kirkendoll at smkirk@med.umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial…
Mental Health Conditions Common Among Bariatric Surgery Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Aaron J. Dawes, M.D., call Enrique Rivero at 310-794-2273 or email erivero@mednet.ucla.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.2015.18118 Mental health…
Treatment for Severe Emphysema Improves Exercise Capacity
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Gaetan Deslee, M.D., Ph.D., email gdeslee@chu-reims.fr. To contact editorial co-author Frank C. Sciurba, M.D., call Anita Srikameswaran at 412-578-9193 or email Srikamav@upmc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the…
JAMA:01122016
Increase Seen in Subsequent Maltreatment in Children With Disabilities After an Unsubstantiated Report for Neglect
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Caroline J. Kistin, M.D., M.Sc., call Ellen Slingsby at 617-638-8489 or email ellen.slingsby@bmc.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.2015.12912 Caroline…
Long-Term Follow-up of Risk of Cancer Among Twins
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Lorelei A. Mucci, Sc.D., M.P.H., email lmucci@hsph.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.2015.17703 In a long-term follow-up study among approximately…
Use of Oral Antifungal Medication During Pregnancy Associated With Increased Risk of Spontaneous Abortion
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ditte Molgaard-Nielsen, M.Sc., email dnl@ssi.dk. 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.2015.17844 In an analysis of approximately 1.4 million pregnancies in…
Findings Raise Questions About the Implications of Notifying Patients of Incidental Genetic Findings
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Dan M. Roden, M.D., email Craig Boerner at craig.boerner@Vanderbilt.Edu. To contact editorial author William Gregory Feero, M.D., Ph.D., email w.gregory.feero@mainegeneral.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study will…
Exercise and Diet Improves Ability to Exercise for Patients with Common Type of Heart Failure
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Dalane W. Kitzman, M.D., call Marguerite Beck at 336-716-2415 or email marbeck@wakehealth.edu. To contact editorial author Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., call Jennifer Johnson at 404-727-5696 or email jennifer.johnson@emory.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…
JAMA:01052016
Researchers Examine Cases in California of Neurological Illness Affecting Limbs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Keith Van Haren, M.D., call Erin Digitale at 650-724-9175 or email digitale@stanford.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.2015.17275 There have…
Study Compares Effectiveness of Pain Medications for Patients Receiving Treatment for Lung Condition
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Najib M. Rahman, D.Phil., email Najib.Rahman@ndm.ox.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.2015.16840 Use of NSAIDs vs opiates resulted in no…
Low-Rate of Job Retention Following Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Arden M. Morris, M.D., M.P.H., call Nicole Fawcett at 734-764-2220 or email nfawcett@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.2015.12383 Nearly…
Long-Term Outcomes of Preventing Premature Menopause During Chemotherapy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Lucia Del Mastro, M.D., email lucia.delmastro@hsanmartino.it. To contact editorial author Ann H. Partridge, M.D., M.P.H., call John Noble at 617-632-4090 or email johnw_noble@dfci.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to…
Findings Suggest Increased Number of IVF Cycles Can Be Beneficial
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Debbie A. Lawlor, Ph.D., email d.a.lawlor@bristol.ac.uk. To contact editorial author Evan R. Myers, 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 and editorial in your story This link to…
JAMA:12222015
Decrease Seen in Newly Registered NIH-Funded Trials, While Industry-Funded Trials Have Increased Substantially
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Stephan Ehrhardt, M.D., M.P.H., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-7619 or email sdesmon1@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.2015.12206 From 2006…
Stem Cell Transplantation Does Not Provide Significant Improvement for Crohn Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Christopher J. Hawkey, F.Med.Sci., email cj.hawkey@nottingham.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.2015.16700 Among adults with difficult to treat Crohn disease…
Use of Type of Electromagnetic Field Therapy Improves Survival For Patients With Brain Tumor
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Roger Stupp, M.D., email roger.stupp@usz.ch. To contact editorial author John H. Sampson, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.Sc., M.B.A., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link…
JAMA:12152015
Placement of U.S. Medical School Graduates Into Graduate Medical Education Remains Stable
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Henry M. Sondheimer, M.D., email Jamila Vernon at jvernon@aamc.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.2015.15702 The percentage of U.S. M.D….
Improving Educational Interventions for Physicians to Provide High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Lorette A. Stammen, M.D., email l.stammen@maastrichtuniversity.nl. To contact editorial author Deborah Korenstein, M.D., call Nicole McNamara at 646-227-3633 or email mcnamarn@mskcc.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study…
Presence of Medical Students in Emergency Department Associated With Small Increase in Patient Length of Stay
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Kevin R. Scott, M.D., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email Katharine.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.2015.16476 An analysis…
Newly Trained Family Physicians Want to Provide Broader Scope of Practice Compared to Practicing Physicians
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Lars E. Peterson, M.D., Ph.D., email lpeterson@theabfm.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.2015.13734 Graduating family medicine residents have indicated they…
Study Finds High Rate of Depression Among Resident Physicians
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Douglas A. Mata, M.D., M.P.H., call Elaine St. Peter at 617-525-6375 or email estpeter@partners.org. To contact editorial author Thomas L. Schwenk, M.D., call Susan Hill at 775-784-6006 or email susanhill@medicine.nevada.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and…
JAMA:12082015
JAMA_OF:12052015
Transfusion with Red Blood Cells Stored Longer Shows Similar Outcomes For Treating Condition Caused by Severe Anemia
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10:30 A.M. (ET) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Walter H. Dzik, M.D., call Michael Morrison at 617-724-6425 or email mdmorrison@mgh.harvard.edu. To contact Philip C. Spinella, M.D., F.C.C.M., call Judy Martin at 314-286-0105 or email Martinju@wustl.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your…
Treatments for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Show Similar Reductions in Blood Pressure
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Malcolm Kohler, M.D., email malcolm.kohler@usz.ch. 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.2015.16303 Among patients with obstructive sleep apnea, a comparison of…
Adults with Cerebral Palsy More Likely to Have Chronic Health Conditions
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Mark D. Peterson, Ph.D., M.S., email Kylie O’Brien at kylieo@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.2015.11025 Adults with cerebral palsy…
Metformin Does Not Improve Glycemic Control for Overweight Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Kellee M. Miller, Ph.D., email t1dstats@jaeb.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.2015.16174 In a randomized trial that included overweight…
Studies Examine Cesarean Delivery Rates, Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Alex B. Haynes, M.D., M.P.H., call Deborah O’Neil at 305-215-5675 or email doneil@ariadnelabs.org; to contact Thomas G. Weiser, M.D., M.P.H., call Ruthann Richter at 650-725-8047 or email richter1@stanford.edu. To contact Mairead Black, M.R.C.O.G., email mairead.black@abdn.ac.uk. To contact editorial co-author Mary E….
JAMA_OF:11302015
JAMA:12012015
JAMA:11242015
Study Examines Prevalence of Severe Malnutrition Among Women in Low and Middle Income Countries
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Fahad Razak, 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 for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2015.15666 Among women in 60…
Changes in Cervical Cancer Stage at Diagnosis and Initial Treatment Among Young Women Before and After ACA
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Xuesong Han, Ph.D., email Evelyn Barella at evelyn.barella@cancer.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.2015.10546 Although based on early data, study…
Study Compares Risk of Anaphylaxis Among Marketed IV Iron Products
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Cunlin Wang, M.D., Ph.D., call Sarah Peddicord at 301-796-2805 or email sarah.peddicord@fda.hhs.gov. 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.2015.15572 Cunlin Wang,…
Early Administration of Azithromycin for Children with Recurrent, Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Illness May Reduce Severity of Illness
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Leonard B. Bacharier, M.D., call Judy Martin at 314-286-0105 or email Martinju@wustl.edu. To contact editorial co-author Robyn T. Cohen, M.D., M.P.H., call Elissa Snook at 617- 638-6823 or email Elissa.Snook@bmc.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and…
Studies Find Decline in Rates of PSA Screening, Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Ahmedin Jemal, D.V.M., Ph.D., email David Sampson at david.sampson@cancer.org. To contact Jesse D. Sammon, D.O., call Tammy Battaglia at 248-881-0809 or email Tammy.Battaglia@hfhs.org. To contact editorial author David F. Penson, M.D., M.P.H., call Craig Boerner at 615-322-4747 or email craig.boerner@vanderbilt.edu. …
JAMA:11172015
Injection Instead of Laser Photocoagulation May Be Viable Treatment Option for Diabetic Retinopathy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 5:50 P.M. (ET) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Lee M. Jampol, M.D., DRCR Network Chair, email l-jampol@northwestern.edu; to contact Adam R. Glassman, M.S., Director DRCR.net Coordinating Center, email aglassman@jaeb.org. To contact editorial author Timothy W. Olsen, M.D., call Joy Bell at 404-778-3711 or email JBELL@emory.edu. Video and Audio…
JAMA_OF:11132015
Study Compares Outcomes for Different Methods of Drug-Releasing Stent Implantation
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10:45 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Myeong-Ki Hong, M.D., Ph.D., email mkhong61@yuhs.ac. 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.2015.15454 Myeong-Ki Hong, M.D., Ph.D., of the Yonsei University…
Combination Therapy Reduces Occurrence, Number of Migraines Following Cardiac Procedure
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9:00 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Josep Rodes-Cabau, M.D., email Josep.Rodes@criucpq.ulaval.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.2015.13919 Josep Rodes-Cabau, M.D., of Laval University, Quebec City, Canada, and…
Reduction Seen in Number of Coronary Angioplasties Classified as Inappropriate Since Publication of Guidelines
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9:00 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Nihar R. Desai, M.D., M.P.H., call Karen Peart at 203-432-1326 or email karen.peart@yale.edu. To contact editorial author Robert A. Harrington, M.D., email Tracie White at traciew@stanford.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story…
Energy Drink Increases Blood Pressure, Norepinephrine Levels
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 4:00 P.M. (ET) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Anna Svatikova, M.D., Ph.D., call Traci Klein at 507-990-1182 or email Klein.Traci@mayo.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.2015.13744 Anna Svatikova,…
Study Evaluates Effectiveness of Drug to Improve Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Patients With Worsening Chronic Heart Failure
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3:45 P.M. (ET) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Mihai Gheorghiade, M.D., email Marla Paul at marla-paul@northwestern.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.2015.15734 Mihai Gheorghiade, M.D., of the Northwestern…
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Revascularization Before Exercise Program Improves Walking for Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact M.G. Myriam Hunink, M.D., Ph.D., email m.hunink@erasmusmc.nl. To contact editorial author Mary McGrae McDermott, M.D., email Marla Paul at marla-paul@northwestern.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study will…
Low Rate of Patient Monitoring Found Following Initiation of Therapy for Heart Failure
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Adrian F. Hernandez, M.D., M.H.S., 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 for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2015.11904 Although…
Study Examines Prevalence of ‘Silent’ Heart Attacks in Population
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact David A. Bluemke, M.D., Ph.D., email Molly Freimuth at molly.freimuth@nih.gov. 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.2015.14849 In a multiethnic, middle-aged…
Shared Financial Incentives for Physicians and Patients Result in Improved LDL Cholesterol Levels
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Kevin G. Volpp, M.D., Ph.D., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email Katharine.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.2015.14850 In…
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Study Examines Effectiveness of Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-Infected Children
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Louise Kuhn, Ph.D., call Stephanie Berger at 212-305-4372 or email sb2247@columbia.edu. To contact editorial author Ram Yogev, M.D., call Julie Pesch at 312-227-4261 or email jpesch@luriechildrens.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This…
Pertussis Infection in Children Associated With Small Increased Risk of Epilepsy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Morten Olsen, M.D., Ph.D., email mo@clin.au.dk 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.2015.13971 Although the absolute risk was low, researchers found…
Study Examines Bacterial Susceptibility to Antibiotics Used to Treat Gonorrhea
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Robert D. Kirkcaldy, M.D., M.P.H., email Brian Katzowitz at wxq5@cdc.gov. 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.2015.10347 Although gonorrhea susceptibility to…
Endovascular Intervention Associated with Improved Functional Outcomes Following Stroke Compared to Standard Treatment
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Saleh A. Almenawer, M.D., call Veronica McGuire at 905-525-9140, ext. 22169 or email vmcguir@mcmaster.ca. To contact editorial co-author Joanna M. Wardlaw, M.D., F.R.C.R., email joanna.wardlaw@ed.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This…
Increase Seen in Prescription Drug Use in U.S.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Elizabeth D. Kantor, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Nicole McNamara at 646-227-3633 or email mcnamarn@mskcc.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.2015.13766 Between…
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Study Examines Lack of Specialists in Insurance Plans of Affordable Care Act
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact co-author Benjamin D. Sommers, M.D., Ph.D., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.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.2015.9375 …
Study Compares Combination Treatments for Black Adults with Asthma
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Elliot Israel, M.D., 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.2015.13277 Among…
Decreases Seen in Leading Causes of Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Jiemin Ma, Ph.D., M.H.S., email David Sampson at david.sampson@cancer.org. To contact editorial author J. Michael McGinnis, M.D., M.P.P., email Jennifer Walsh at jwalsh@nas.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to…
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Survey of Youth Finds That Majority Who Used Tobacco Started With Flavored Product
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Bridget K. Ambrose, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Michael Felberbaum at 240-402-9548 or email michael.felberbaum@fda.hhs.gov. 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.2015.13802 JAMA…
No Association Found Between Duration of Storage of Red Blood Cells Transfused for Cardiac Surgery and Risk of Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Ulrik Sartipy, M.D., Ph.D., email ulrik.sartipy@karolinska.se. 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.2015.8690 Although some studies have suggested that transfusion of…
Tdap Vaccination During Pregnancy Following Other Recent Tetanus-Containing Vaccine Not Associated With Adverse Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Lakshmi Sukumaran, M.D., M.P.H., call Melissa Brower at 404-639-4718 or email mbrower@cdc.gov. 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.2015.12790 Among women…
Preeclampsia Associated With Increased Risk of Heart Defects in Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Nathalie Auger, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C., email William Raillant-Clark at w.raillant-clark@umontreal.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.2015.12505 An analysis of more…
Muscle Relaxant or Opioid Combined With NSAID Does Not Improve Low Back Pain
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Benjamin W. Friedman, M.D., M.S., call Helene Guss at 718-920-4712 or email hguss@montefiore.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.2015.13043 Among…
New Guideline Recommends Later Age for First Screening Mammogram for Women with Average Risk of Breast Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Robert A. Smith, Ph.D., of the American Cancer Society, email David Sampson at david.sampson@cancer.org. To contact editorial co-author Nancy L. Keating, M.D., M.P.H., email David Cameron at David_Cameron@hms.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and…
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Benefit of Early Physical Therapy for Low-Back Pain Appears Modest
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Julie M. Fritz, Ph.D., P.T., call Julie Kiefer at 801-587-1293 or email julie.kiefer@utah.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.2015.11648 Early…
Substance Abuse Treatment Remains Low for Opioid Use Disorders
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Brendan Saloner, Ph.D., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-7619 or email sdesmon1@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.2015.10345 During the decade…
Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use Disorders, Frequency of Use and Deaths Increase in the U.S.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Beth Han, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., call Bradford Stone at 240-276-2140 or email Bradford.Stone@SAMHSA.hhs.gov. To contact editorial co-author Lewis S. Nelson, M.D., call Rob Magyar at 212-404-3591 or email Robert.magyar@nyumc.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial…