Study Explores Potential Mechanisms for Cancer Resistance in Elephants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Joshua D. Schiffman, M.D., call Linda Aagard at 801-587-7639 or email linda.aagard@hci.utah.edu. To contact editorial author Mel Greaves, Ph.D., email Mel.Greaves@icr.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study…
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Examination of Two Therapies for Critically Ill Immunocompromised Patients With Respiratory Failure
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 8 A.M. (ET) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Elie Azoulay, M.D., Ph.D., email elie.azoulay@sls.aphp.fr. To contact editorial co-author John P. Kress, M.D., email John Easton at John.Easton@uchospitals.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study will be…
Alternative to Saline Does Not Reduce Risk of Kidney Injury or Failure for Patients in ICU
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 8 A.M. (ET) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Paul Young, F.C.I.C.M., email paul.young@ccdhb.org.nz. To contact editorial co-author John A. Kellum, M.D., email Anita Srikameswaran at srikamav@upmc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study will be live…
Study Questions Benefit of Exercise Program Following Immobilization of Ankle Fracture
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Anne M. Moseley, Ph.D., email amoseley@georgeinstitute.org.au. 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.2015.12180 A supervised exercise program and self-management advice, like…
Findings Do Not Support Routine Use of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Rectal Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact James Fleshman, M.D., call Craig Civale at 214-820-6251 or email Craig.Civale@baylorhealth.edu. To contact Andrew R. L. Stevenson, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.S., email admin@ausces.com. To contact editorial co-author Scott A. Strong, M.D., call Pat Tremmel at 847-491-4892 or email p-tremmel@northwestern.edu. To place an…
Study Examines Incidence of Serious, Highly Drug-Resistant Group of Bacteria
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Alexander J. Kallen, M.D., M.P.H., call Melissa Brower at 404-639-4718 or email mbrower@cdc.gov. To contact editorial author Mary K. Hayden, M.D., call Charlie Jolie at 312-217-1864 or email Charles_L_Jolie@rush.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial…
Patients With Flu-Associated Pneumonia Less Likely to Have Received Flu Vaccine
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Carlos G. Grijalva, M.D., M.P.H., 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 for the study will be live at the embargo time: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jama.2015.12160 Among…
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Study Raises Questions about Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Certain Prostate Cancer Cases
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Anthony V. D’Amico, M.D., Ph.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.2015.8577 Among…
DNR Orders Often Do Not Align with Poor Prognosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Timothy J. Fendler, M.D., M.S., call Laurel Gifford at 816-502-8532 or email lgifford@saint-lukes.org. To contact editorial co-author Derek C. Angus, M.D., M.P.H., call Allison Hydzik at 412-647-9975 or email hydzikam@upmc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and…
ICU Admission for Older, Low-Risk Patients With Pneumonia Associated With Improved Survival, With Little Difference in Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Thomas S. Valley, M.D., email Kara Gavin at kegavin@med.umich.edu. To contact Jeremy M. Kahn, M.D., M.S., call Allison Hydzik at 412-647-9975 or email hydzikam@upmc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link…
Lifestyle Focused Text Messaging Results in Improvement in LDL Cholesterol and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Clara K. Chow, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., email cchow@georgeinstitute.org.au. To contact editorial co-author Zubin J. Eapen, 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 and editorial in your story This link…
Combination Drug Treatment Reduces Agitation For Patients With Probable Alzheimer Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Jeffrey L. Cummings, M.D., Sc.D., email Janice Guhl at Guhlj@ccf.org. To contact editorial co-author Anne Corbett, Ph.D., email anne.corbett@kcl.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study will be…
Factors Examined That May Contribute to Higher Risk of Death Following Hip Fracture Surgery Compared to Hip Replacement
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Yannick Le Manach, M.D., Ph.D., call Susan Emigh at 905-525-9140, ext. 22555 or email emighs@mcmaster.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.2015.10842…
Studies Examine Sex Differences in Academic Faculty Rank, Institutional Support for Biomedical Research
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Anupam B. Jena, M.D., Ph.D., call David Cameron at 617-432-0441 or email David_Cameron@hms.harvard.edu. To contact Robert Sege, M.D., Ph.D., call David Ball at 617-243-9950 or email david@ballcg.com. To contact editorial co-author Carrie L. Byington, M.D., call Julie Kiefer at 801-587-1293 or…
Additional Time Spent Outdoors by Children Results in Decreased Rate of Developing Nearsightedness
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Mingguang He, M.D., Ph.D., email mingguang_he@yahoo.com. To contact editorial author Michael X. Repka, M.D., M.B.A., call Marin Hedin at 410-502-9429 or email mhedin2@jhmi.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to…
JAMA:09152015
Study Finds Lack of Adherence to Usability Testing Standards for Electronic Health Record Products
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Raj M. Ratwani, Ph.D., call Ann Nickels at 410-409-6399 or email ann.c.nickels@medstar.net. 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.2015.8372 The lack…
Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy Does Not Increase Risk of Malaria in Malaria-Endemic Region
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Martin N. Mwangi, Ph.D., email mart.mwangi@gmail.com. To contact editorial co-author Robert E. Black, 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 and editorial in your story This link to…
Outcomes Improve for Extremely Preterm Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Barbara J. Stoll, M.D., call Holly Korschun at 404-727-3990 or email hkorsch@emory.edu. To contact editorial author Roger F. Soll, M.D., call Jennifer Nachbur at 802-656-7875 or email jennifer.nachbur@uvm.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…
JAMA:09082015
Study Finds High Prevalence of Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes in U.S.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Andy Menke, Ph.D., call Mona Feldman at 301-628-3000 or email MFeldman@s-3.com. To contact editorial co-author William H. Herman, M.D., M.P.H., call Kylie O’Brien at 734-764-2220 or email kylieo@med.umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…
Incorporating Genomic Sequencing, Genetic Counseling into Pediatric Cancer Treatment Shows Benefit
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Arul M. Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., call Nicole Fawcett at 734-764-2220 or email nfawcett@umich.edu. To contact editorial co-author John M. Maris, M.D., call Alison Fraser at 267-426-6054 or email frasera1@email.chop.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial…
Inadequate Blood Pressure Control Associated With Increased Risk of Recurrence of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Jonathan Rosand, M.D., M.Sc., call Terri Ogan at 617-726-0954 or email togan@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.2015.10082 Survivors of…
Use of Newer Genetic Testing Methods May Provide Benefit For Children With Suspected Autism
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Stephen W. Scherer, Ph.D., call Suzanne Gold at 416-813-7654, ext. 202059, or email Suzanne.gold@sickkids.ca. To contact editorial author Judith H. Miles, M.D., Ph.D., call Stephanie Baehman at 573-884-3650 or email baehmans@health.missouri.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study…
JAMA:09012015
Increase Seen in Bicycle-Related Injuries, Hospital Admissions
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Benjamin N. Breyer, M.D., M.A.S., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@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.2015.8295 Between…
Medication Improves Measure of Kidney Disease in Patients with Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact George L. Bakris, M.D., call John Easton at 773-795-5225 or email John.easton@uchospitals.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.2015.10081 Among patients…
Clinical Risk Score May Help Predict Risk of Stroke, Blood Clot or Death in Heart Failure Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 7:45 A.M. (ET) SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Gregory Y. H Lip, M.D., email g.y.h.lip@bham.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.2015.10725 Among patients with heart failure with or…
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Delay in Administration of Adrenaline Associated With Decreased Survival for Children With In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Michael W. Donnino, M.D., call Kelly Lawman at 617-667-7305 or email klawman@bidmc.harvard.edu. To contact editorial co-author Adrienne G. Randolph, M.D., M.Sc., call Kristen Dattoli at 617-919-3110 or email kristen.dattoli@childrens.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…
Physical Activity, Nutrient Supplementation Interventions Fail to Have Significant Effect on Cognitive Function
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Kaycee M. Sink, M.D., M.A.S., call Marguerite Beck at 336-716-2415 or email marbeck@wakehealth.edu. To contact Emily Y. Chew, M.D., call Joe Balintfy at 301-496-5248 or email neinews@nei.nih.gov. To contact editorial co-author Sudeep S. Gill, M.D., M.Sc., email Anne Craig at anne.craig@queensu.ca….
Genetic Mutations Identified During Remission May Help Predict Risk of Relapse, Survival For Leukemia Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Timothy J. Ley, M.D., call Diane Duke Williams at 314-286-0111 or email williamsdia@wustl.edu. To contact editorial co-author Ross L. Levine, M.D., call Nicole McNamara at 646-227-3633 or email mcnamarn@mskcc.org. An author interview podcast also will be available when the embargo lifts on…
Misconduct-Related Separation from the Military Associated with Increased Risk of Being Homeless
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Adi V. Gundlapalli, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., call Jill Atwood at 801-584-1252 or email Jill.atwood@va.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.2015.8207 Among…
Study Compares Heparin to Warfarin for Treatment of Blood Clots in Patients with Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Agnes Y. Y. Lee, M.D., M.Sc., call Heather Amos at 604-822-3213 or email heather.amos@ubc.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.2015.9243 …
Drug Helps Patients with Diabetes Lose Weight
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Melanie J. Davies, M.D., email melanie.davies@uhl-tr.nhs.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.2015.9676 Among overweight and obese patients with type 2…
Teens Who Use E-Cigarettes May Be More Likely to Begin Smoking
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Adam M. Leventhal, Ph.D., call Leslie Ridgeway at 323-442-2823 or email lridgewa@usc.edu. To contact editorial author Nancy A. Rigotti, M.D., call Mckenzie Ridings at 617-726-0274 or email mridings@mgh.harvard.edu. To contact Viewpoint co-author Michele Barry, M.D., call Rosanne Spector at 650-725-5374 or…
JAMA:08182015
Prolonged Episodes of Respiratory Disorder Among Extremely Preterm Infants Associated With Adverse Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Christian F. Poets, M.D., email christian-f.poets@med.uni-tuebingen.de. To contact editorial author Lex W. Doyle, M.D., email lwd@unimelb.edu.au. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study will be live at the…
In Vitro Fertilization Using Frozen Eggs Associated With Lower Live Birth Rates
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Vitaly A. Kushnir, M.D., email Mat Probasco at mprobasco@thechr.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.2015.7556 Compared to using fresh oocytes…
Wide-Variation Found in Amount, Quality of Evidence for High-Risk Therapeutic Medical Devices Receiving FDA Premarket Approval
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Joseph S. Ross, M.D., M.H.S., call Ziba Kashef at 203-436-9317 or email Ziba.kashef@yale.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.2015.8761 Of…
Testosterone Supplementation Does Not Result in Progression of Atherosclerosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Shalender Bhasin, M.B.B.S., call Haley Bridger at 617-525-6383 or email hbridger@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.2015.8881 Among older men…
Study Finds Low Rate of Dialysis Facility Referral for Kidney Transplantation Evaluation
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Rachel E. Patzer, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Holly Korschun at 404-727-3990 or email Hkorsch@emory.edu. To contact editorial co-author Dorry L. Segev, M.D., Ph.D., email Ekaterina Pesheva at epeshev1@jhmi.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your…
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More Than One-Fourth of Female Sex Workers in Northern Mexican Cities Enter Sex Trade As Minors
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Jay G. Silverman, Ph.D., call Heather Buschman at 619-543-6163 or email hbuschman@ucsd.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.2015.7376 More than…
Longer-Term Followup Shows Intervention to Screen Women for Partner Violence Does Not Improve Health Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Joanne Klevens, M.D., Ph.D., call Courtney Lenard at 404-639-3286 or email clenard@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.2015.6755 Screening women…
Emergency Department Intervention Does Not Reduce Heavy Drinking or Intimate Partner Violence
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Karin V. Rhodes, M.D., M.S., 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.2015.8369 A…
Progress Has Been Made in Reducing Rates of Violence in U.S., Although Overall Numbers Remain High
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Steven A. Sumner, M.D., M.Sc., call Courtney Lenard at 404-639-3286 or email clenard@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.2015.8371 Even…
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy Decreases PTSD Symptom Severity Among Veterans
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Melissa A. Polusny, Ph.D., call Ralph Heussner at 612-467-3012 or email Ralph.heussner@va.gov. To contact editorial co-author David J. Kearney, M.D., call Chad Hutson at 206-764-2589 or email Chad.Hutson@va.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…
JAMA:08042015
Hemophilia Therapies Account for Largest Portion of Pharmacy Expenditures Among Publicly Insured Children With Serious Chronic Illness
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Sonja M. Swenson, B.A., call Adam Gorlick at 650-724-9842 or email agorlick@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.2015.7169 In an…
Report Examines Medicare and Medicaid Programs at 50 Years and Challenges Ahead
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Drew Altman, Ph.D., call Amy Jeter at 650-854-9400 or email amyj@kff.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.2015.7811 Although Medicare and…
Findings Question Measures Used to Assess Hospital Quality
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Karl Y. Bilimoria, M.D., M.S., email Bret Coons at bcoons@nm.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.2015.8609 Hospitals that were penalized more…
ACA Open Enrollment Periods Associated With Improved Coverage, Access to Care and Health
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Benjamin D. Sommers, M.D., Ph.D., call Veronica Jackson at 202-690-5488 or email veronica.jackson@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.2015.8421 Results…
Rates of Death, Hospitalizations and Expenditures Decrease for Medicare Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., S.M., email harlan.krumholz@yale.edu or call Karen Peart at 203-432-1326 or email karen.peart@yale.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.2015.8035 …
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Treatment with Antibiotic Dicloxacillin Associated with Decrease in INR Levels Among Patients Taking Vitamin K Antagonists
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Anton Pottegard, M.Sc.Pharm., Ph.D., email apottegaard@health.sdu.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.2015.6669 Researchers have found an association between treatment with…
Adjuvants Improve Immune Response to H7N9 Flu Vaccine
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Lisa A. Jackson, M.D., M.P.H., call Joan DeClaire at 206-287-2653 or email declaire.j@ghc.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.2015.7916 In…
Analyses Finds No Strong Association Between Use of Diabetes Drug Pioglitazone and Increased Risk of Bladder Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Assiamira Ferrara, M.D., Ph.D., call Janet Byron at 510-891-3115 or email Janet.L.Byron@kp.org. To contact editorial co-author Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D., call Barbara Benham at 410-614-6029 or email bbenham1@jhu.edu. To contact editorial co-author Phil B. Fontanarosa, M.D., M.B.A., call Jim Michalski at…
Studies Find Increase in Use of Bystander Interventions for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; Associated With Improved Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Shinji Nakahara, M.D., Ph.D., email snakahara-tky@umin.net. To contact Carolina Malta Hansen, M.D., call Samiha Khanna at 919-419-5069 or email samiha.khanna@duke.edu. To contact editorial co-author Graham Nichol, M.D., M.P.H., F.R.C.P., call Susan Gregg at 206-616-6730 or email sghanson@uw.edu. To place an…
JAMA:07212015
Few States Require HPV Vaccine
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Jason L. Schwartz, Ph.D., M.B.E., call Min Pullan at 609-258-9045 or email mpullan@princeton.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.2015.6041 An…
Drug Provides Improvement for Diabetic Kidney Disease Patients with High Potassium Levels
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact George L. Bakris, M.D., call John Easton at 773-795-5225 or email John.easton@uchospitals.edu. To contact editorial author Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, M.D., Sc.D., call Julia Parsons at 713-798-4738 or email Julia.Parsons@bcm.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial…
Studies Examine Cost-Effectiveness of Newer Cholesterol Guidelines and Accuracy in Identifying Increased Risk of CVD Events
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Udo Hoffmann, M.D., M.P.H., call McKenzie Ridings at 617-726-0274 or email mridings@partners.org. To contact Ankur Pandya, Ph.D., call Marge Dwyer at 617-432-8416 or email mhdwyer@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact editorial co-author Philip Greenland, M.D., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. …
JAMA:07142015
JAMA_OF:07132015
Study Examines Cases of Certain Abnormal Prenatal Testing Results and Subsequent Diagnosis of Maternal Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 4 P.M. (ET) MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Diana W. Bianchi, M.D., call Jeremy Lechan at 617-636-0104 or email JLechan@tuftsmedicalcenter.org. To contact editorial co-author Roberto Romero, M.D., D.Med.Sci., call 301-496-5133 or email Bob Bock (bockr@mail.nih.gov) or Katie Rush (katie.rush@nih.gov). To place an electronic embedded link to this study…
Study Examines Association Between Certain Genetic Condition, Hormonal Factors, and Risk of Endometrial Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Aung Ko Win, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., M.P.H., email awin@unimelb.edu.au. 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.2015.6789 Study Examines Association Between Certain…
Findings Suggest Improvement in Management of Localized Prostate Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew R. Cooperberg, M.D., M.P.H., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@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.2015.6036 …
Benefit of Extending Anticoagulation Therapy Lost After Discontinuation of Therapy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Francis Couturaud, M.D., Ph.D., email francis.couturaud@chu-brest.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.2015.7046 Benefit of Extending Anticoagulation Therapy Lost After…
Life Expectancy Substantially Lower With Combination of Diabetes, Stroke, or Heart Attack
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact co-author Emanuele Di Angelantonio, M.D., email erfc@phpc.cam.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.2015.7008 Life Expectancy Substantially Lower With Combination…
Stroke Associated With Both Immediate and Long-Term Decline in Cognitive Function
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Deborah A. Levine, M.D., M.P.H., call Kara Gavin at 734-764-2220 or email kegavin@umich.edu. To contact editorial co-author Philip B. Gorelick, call Sarina Gleason at 517-355-9742 or email sarina.gleason@cabs.msu.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…
JAMA:07072015
JAMA_OF:06292015
Error in JAMA paper, news release on dosing of edible medical marijuana products
Please Note: The JAMA paper and news release previously posted on this website on dosing of edible medical marijuana products, embargoed for 11 a.m. ET Tuesday, June 23, contained an error. In the following sentence, “Of 75 products purchased (47 different brands), 17 percent were accurately labeled, 23 percent were overlabeled, and 60 percent were…
Study Finds Inaccuracy in Dosing of Edible Medical Marijuana Products
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Ryan Vandrey, Ph.D., email Shawna Williams (shawna@jhmi.edu) or Vanessa McMains (vmcmain1@jhmi.edu). Study Finds Inaccuracy in Dosing of Edible Medical Marijuana Products An analysis of edible medical marijuana products from 3 major metropolitan areas found that many had lower amounts…
Mixed Findings Regarding Quality of Evidence Supporting Benefit of Medical Marijuana
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Penny F. Whiting, Ph.D., email penny.whiting@bristol.ac.uk. To contact editorial co-author Deepak Cyril D’Souza, M.B.B.S., M.D., email William Hathaway at william.hathaway@yale.edu. Mixed Findings Regarding Quality of Evidence Supporting Benefit of Medical Marijuana In an analysis of the findings of nearly…
Early Screening for Vascular Disorder Among Extremely Preterm Infants Associated With Lower Risk of In-Hospital Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact JeanChristophe Roze, M.D., Ph.D., email jcroze@chu-nantes.fr. Early Screening for Vascular Disorder Among Extremely Preterm Infants Associated With Lower Risk of In-Hospital Death Among extremely preterm infants, early screening for the vascular disorder patent ductus arteriosus before day 3 of…
Drug Used in Erectile Dysfunction Medications Associated With Small Increased Risk of Malignant Melanoma
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Stacy Loeb, M.D., M.Sc., call David March at 212-404-3528 or email david.march@nyumc.org. Drug Used in Erectile Dysfunction Medications Associated With Small Increased Risk of Malignant Melanoma Among men in Sweden, use of erectile dysfunctions drugs with phosphodiesterase type 5…
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Underused Among Older Patients After Heart Attack
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Sean D. Pokorney, M.D., M.B.A., call Samiha Khanna at 919-419-5069 or email samiha.khanna@duke.edu. To contact editorial author Robert G. Hauser, M.D., email Gloria O’Connell at gloria.oconnell@allina.com. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Underused Among Older Patients After Heart Attack Among Medicare patients who…
JAMA:06232015
Financing for Global Health
On Tuesday, June 23, from 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (ET) in Washington, D.C., Dr. Christopher Murray, Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, will present findings form IHME’s Financing Global Health 2014 report, “Shifts in Funding as the MDG Era Closes,” and results published June 16…
Extremely Preterm Infants Enrolled in RCTs Do Not Experience Worse Outcomes Compared to Infants Not Enrolled
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Elizabeth E. Foglia, M.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.2015.5734 Extremely…
Development Assistance for Health Has Increased Substantially Since 1990 for Low-Income Countries
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Joseph L. Dieleman, Ph.D., email Rhonda Stewart at stewartr@uw.edu. To contact editorial author Andy Haines, M.D., M.B., B.S., email andy.haines@lshtm.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study will…
Higher Quality Screening Colonoscopies Associated With Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer Death, Without Higher Overall Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Reinier G.S. Meester, M.Sc., email r.meester@erasmusmc.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.2015.6251 Higher Quality Screening Colonoscopies Associated With Lower…
Trial Compares Antibiotics vs Appendectomy for Treatment of Appendicitis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Paulina Salminen, M.D., Ph.D., email paulina.salminen@tyks.fi. To contact Edward Livingston, M.D., call Jim Michalski at 312-464-5785 or email jim.michalski@jamanetwork.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study will be…
JAMA:06162015
JAMA:06092015
Author Audio Interview – The ADA and the Supreme Court
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 Author Audio Interview – The ADA and the Supreme Court An author audio interview is available for the JAMA Viewpoint, “The ADA and the Supreme Court.” The podcast will also be posted on the JAMA website when the embargo lifts.
Gastroenteritis Hospitalization Rates for Children Drop Following Implementation of Rotavirus Vaccine
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Eyal Leshem, M.D., email the CDC’s media relations department at Media@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.2015.5571 Gastroenteritis Hospitalization…
MCAT Predicts Differently for Students Who Test with Extra Time; Suggests Need for Supportive Learning Environments
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Cynthia A. Searcy, Ph.D., call Brooke Bergen at 202-828-0419 or email bbergen@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.2015.5511 MCAT…
Control System Shows Potential for Improving Function of Powered Prosthetic Leg
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Levi J. Hargrove, Ph.D., call Molly Reynolds at 312-541-9300 (ext. 107) or email Molly.Reynolds@sikich.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.2015.4527 …
Overall Rate of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Remains Stable in U.S.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Nitin B. Jain, M.D., M.S.P.H., email Craig Boerner at craig.boerner@Vanderbilt.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.2015.6250 Overall Rate of…