Findings Do Not Support Chlorhexidine Bathing in ICUs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 5:15 P.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Michael J. Noto, M.D., Ph.D., email Craig Boerner at craig.boerner@Vanderbilt.Edu. To contact editorial co-author Didier Pittet, M.D., M.S., email didier.pittet@hcuge.ch. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study will…
Use of Sedation Protocol Does Not Reduce Time on Ventilator for Children With Respiratory Failure
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 5:15 P.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Martha A.Q. Curley, R.N., Ph.D., email Christine Coleman at chrcol@nursing.upenn.edu. To contact editorial author Sangeeta Mehta, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., email Sally Szuster at sszuster@mtsinai.on.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to…
Working Collaboratively May Help Reduce Medical Errors
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Juliane E. Kämmer, Ph.D., email kaemmer@mpib-berlin.mpg.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.2014.15770. Working Collaboratively May Help Reduce…
Use of IVF Procedure for Male Infertility Has Doubled, Although Not Associated With Improved Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Sheree L. Boulet, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., call Brittany Behm at 404-639-3286 or email 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.2014.17985. …
Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Potential for Reducing Disability in Patients with MS
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Richard K. Burt, M.D., call Bret Coons at 312-926-2955 or email bcoons@nm.org. To contact editorial author Stephen L. Hauser, M.D., call Pete Farley at 415- 502-4608 or email peter.farley@ucsf.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial…
Hospitalization for Pneumonia Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Sachin Yende, M.D., M.S., email Richard Pietzak at pietzakr@upmc.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.2014.18229. Hospitalization for…
JAMA:01132015
Use of Surgical Procedure to Facilitate Child Birth Declines
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Alexander M. Friedman, M.D., email amf2104@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.2014.14774. Use of Surgical Procedure to Facilitate Child…
Asthma Associated With Increased Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Mihaela Teodorescu, M.D., M.S., call Gian Galassi at 608-263-5561 or email ggalassi@uwhealth.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.2014.17822. Asthma…
Breast Cancer Diagnoses, Survival Varies by Race, Ethnicity
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Steven A. Narod, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., call Julie Saccone at 416-323-6400, ext. 4054, or email julie.saccone@wchospital.ca. To contact editorial co-author Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, M.B.B.S., F.A.C.P., call John Easton at 773-795-5225 or email john.easton@uchospitals.edu. To place an electronic embedded link…
Rate of Investment in Medical Research has Declined in U.S., Increased Globally
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Hamilton Moses III, M.D., Hamilton Moses III, M.D., call Heather Dewar at 410-502-9463 or email hdewar@jhmi.edu. To contact author Victor J. Dzau, M.D., call Jennifer Walsh at 202-334-2183 or email jwalsh@nas.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study…
Community-Wide Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Programs Associated with Reductions in Hospitalizations, Deaths, Over a 40 Year Period
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Roderick E. Prior, M.D., email reprior@fchn.org. To contact editorial co-author Darwin R. Labarthe, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., email Marla Paul at marla-paul@northwestern.edu. Please Note: A press conference regarding this study will be held at noon ET Tuesday, January 13,…
JAMA:01062015
Study Finds Low Rate of Complications with Assisted Reproductive Technology Procedures
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Jennifer F. Kawwass, M.D., email Holly Korschun at hkorsch@emory.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.2014.14488. Study Finds Low Rate…
HPV Vaccination Not Associated With Increased Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Nikolai Madrid Scheller, M.B., email nims@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.2014.16946. HPV Vaccination Not Associated With Increased Risk…
Scottish Study Finds Substantially Shorter Life Expectancy for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Helen M. Colhoun, M.D., email h.colhoun@dundee.ac.uk. To contact editorial co-author Lori Laffel, M.D., M.P.H., email Jeff Bright at jeff.bright@joslin.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study…
Bariatric Surgery Associated With Improved Long-Term Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact David E. Arterburn, M.D., M.P.H., email Rebecca Hughes at hughes.r@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.2014.16968 Bariatric Surgery Associated…
Intensive Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes Associated With Decreased Risk of Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET) TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Trevor J. Orchard, M.D., email Allison Hydzik at hydzikam@upmc.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.2014.16107 Intensive Treatment for Type…
JAMA:12232014
Many Patients with Gout Do Not Receive Recommended Treatment
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Chang-Fu Kuo, M.D., email zandis@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.2014.14484. Many Patients with Gout Do Not Receive Recommended…
Maternal Supplementation with Multiple Micronutrients, Compared With Iron-Folic Acid, Does Not Reduce Infant Mortality
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Keith P. West Jr., Dr.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.2014.16819. …
Longer Duration, Deeper Body Cooling for Newborns with Neurological Condition Does Not Reduce Risk of Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Seetha Shankaran, M.D., email Philip Van Hulle at pvanhulle@med.wayne.edu. To contact editorial co-author Neil Marlow, D.M., F.Med.Sci., email N.Marlow@ucl.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study will be…
Extreme Heat in U.S. Associated With Increased Risk of Hospitalization Among Older Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Francesca Dominici, 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.2014.15715. …
Comprehensive Care for High-Risk, Chronically Ill Children Reduces Serious Illnesses, Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Ricardo A. Mosquera, M.D., email Deborah Mann Lake at deborah.m.lake@uth.tmc.edu. To contact editorial author James M. Perrin, M.D., call Cassandra Aviles at 617-724-6433 or email cmaviles@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story …
JAMA:12162014
Study Compares Effectiveness of Antiviral Drugs to Prevent Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatitis among Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Lymphoma
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Tongyu Lin, M.D., Ph.D., email tongyulin@hotmail.com. To contact editorial co-author Jeremy S. Abramson, M.D., call Terri Ogan at 617-726-0954 or email togan@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link…
Low-Glycemic Index Carbohydrate Diet Does Not Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Insulin Resistance
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Frank M. Sacks, M.D., call Jessica Caragher at 617-525-6373 or email jcaragher@partners.org. To contact editorial author Robert H. Eckel, M.D., call Mark Couch at 303-724-5377 or email mark.couch@ucdenver.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…
JAMA_OF:12102014
Many Breast Cancer Surgery Patients Do Not Receive Shorter, Less Costly Radiation Treatment
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10:00 A.M. (CT) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Justin E. Bekelman, M.D., call Steve Graff at 215-349-5653 or email stephen.graff@uphs.upenn.edu. Many Breast Cancer Surgery Patients Do Not Receive Shorter, Less Costly Radiation Treatment Although the use of a type of radiation treatment that is shorter in duration and…
JAMA:12092014
Study Finds Greater Emergency Department Resource Use by Supervised Residents vs. Attending Physicians Alone
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Stephen R. Pitts, M.D., M.P.H., email Janet Christenbury at JMCHRIS@emory.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.2014.16172. Study Finds Greater…
Number of Medical Schools with Student-Run Free Clinics Has More Than Doubled
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Sunny Smith, M.D., call Jacqueline Carr at 619-543-6427 or email jcarr@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.2014.16066. Number of…
Studies Examine Effect on Patient Care and Costs of Requirements for Maintaining Board Certification
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Bradley M. Gray, Ph.D., call Lorie Slass at 215-399-4005 or email lslass@abim.org. To contact John Hayes, M.D., email Gary Kunich at gary.kunich@va.gov. To contact editorial author Thomas H. Lee, M.D., M.Sc., email Kristen Berry at kberry@ariamarketing.com. To place an electronic…
Gap Exists Between Languages Spoken by Medical Residency Applicants and U.S. Patients with Limited English Proficiency
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Lisa Diamond, M.D., M.P.H., call Courtney DeNicola Nowak at 212-639-3573 or email denicolc@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.2014.15444. …
Region of Medical Residency Training May Affect Future Spending Patterns of Physician
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact co-author Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., call Kathy Fackelmann at 202-994-8354 or email kfackelmann@gwu.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.2014.15973. Region…
Resident Duty Hour Reforms Do Not Appear to Have Had Significant Effect on Patient Outcomes or on Resident Board Examination Scores
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Mitesh S. Patel, M.D., M.B.A., M.S., call Anna Duerr at 215-349-8369 or email anna.duerr@uphs.upenn.edu. To contact the corresponding author for the 2nd study, Karl Y. Bilimoria, M.D., M.S., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. To contact editorial co-author James…
JAMA:12022014
Prescriptions for Drugs to Strengthen Bones Remains Low Despite Recommended Use for Men Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Shabbir M. H. Alibhai, M.D., M.Sc., call Jane Finlayson at 416-946-2846 or email jane.finlayson@uhn.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:…
JAMA:11252014
Study Examines FDA Influence on Design of Pivotal Drug Studies
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Lisa M. Schwartz, M.D., M.S., call Annmarie Christensen at 603-653-0897 or email Annmarie.Christensen@dartmouth.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.2014.13329….
Full-Day Preschool Associated With Increased School Readiness, Reduced Absences, Compared with Part-Day
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Arthur J. Reynolds, Ph.D., call Andrea Cournoyer at 612-625-9436 or email acournoy@umn.edu. To contact editorial author Lawrence J. Schweinhart, Ph.D., email schweinhart@att.net. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the…
JAMA_OF:11172014 – 10:45
JAMA_OF:11172014 – 07:00
Findings Do Not Support Routine Screening of Patients with Diabetes for Coronary Artery Disease with CT Angiography
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10:45 A.M. (CT) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Joseph B. Muhlestein, M.D., email Jess Gomez at Jess.Gomez@imail.org. To contact editorial author Raymond J. Gibbons, M.D., call Traci Klein at 507-990-1182 or email Klein.Traci@mayo.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link…
Once-Daily, Low-Dose Aspirin Does Not Reduce Risk of CV Death and Other Adverse Outcomes in Older Patients with Certain Risk Factors
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10:45 A.M. (CT) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Yasuo Ikeda, M.D., email yikeda@aoni.waseda.jp. To contact editorial co-author J. Michael Gaziano, M.D., M.P.H., call Jessica Caragher at 617-525-6373 or email jcaragher@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study…
Drug Helps Lower High Potassium Levels Associated With Potentially Lethal Cardiac Arrhythmias
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 7 A.M. (CT) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Mikhail Kosiborod, M.D., call Laurel Gifford at 816-502-8532 or email lgifford@saint-lukes.org. To contact editorial author Bradley S. Dixon, M.D., call Tom Moore at 319-356-3945 or email thomas-moore@uiowa.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story…
JAMA_OF:11152014
Administration of Antibiotic Following Kidney Transplantation Does Not Prevent Virus Infection
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 8:30 A.M. (CT) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author John S. Gill, M.D., M.S., email Dave Lefebvre at dlefebvre@providencehealth.bc.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.2014.14721. Administration of Antibiotic Following…
Use of Aspirin or Blood Pressure Medication Before and After Surgery Does Not Reduce Risk of Kidney Injury
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 8:30 A.M. (CT) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Amit X. Garg, M.D., Ph.D., email Crystal Mackay at crystal.mackay@schulich.uwo.ca. To contact editorial co-author Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, M.D., M.P.H., Sc.D., email Julia Parsons at Julia.Parsons@bcm.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link…
JAMA:11162014
Follow-up Testing Indicated After Initial Negative Test for Inherited Cardiac Syndrome That Can Cause Sudden Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Giulio Conte, M.D., email giulioconte.cardio@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.2014.13752 Follow-up Testing Indicated After Initial Negative Test for Inherited Cardiac Syndrome…
Comparison of Outcomes, Complications For Methods to Achieve Artery Closure Following Coronary Angiography
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Stefanie Schulz-Schupke, M.D., email schulzs@dhm.mhn.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.2014.15305 Comparison of Outcomes, Complications For Methods to Achieve Artery Closure Following…
Study Examines Prevalence, Risk of Death of Type of Coronary Artery Disease in Heart Attack Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Manesh R. Patel, M.D., 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.2014.15095 Study Examines…
Use of Beta-Blockers by Patients with Certain Type of Heart Failure Associated With Improved Rate of Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Lars H. Lund, M.D., Ph.D., email lars.lund@alumni.duke.edu. To contact editorial co-author Marc A. Pfeffer, M.D., Ph.D., 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 This link…
Implanted Device Shows Potential as Alternative to Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D., call Lauren Woods at 646-634-0869 or email Lauren.Woods@mountsinai.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.2014.15192 Implanted Device Shows Potential…
Overall Death Rate from Heart Disease Declines, Although Increase Seen for Certain Subtypes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew D. Ritchey, D.P.T., call Kate Grusich at 770-488-3337 or email yhb3@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.2014.11344 Overall Death Rate from…
Risk of Death May Be Higher if Heart Attack Occurs in a Hospital
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author George A. Stouffer, M.D., call Tom Hughes at 984-974-1151 or email Tom.Hughes@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.2014.15236 Risk of…
JAMA_OF:11132014
Sickle Cell Trait Among African Americans Associated With Increased Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3:30 P.M. (CT) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact co-author Alexander P. Reiner, M.D., call Kristen Lidke Woodward at 206-972-4333 or email kwoodwar@fredhutch.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.2014.15063 Sickle Cell…
JAMA:11112014
Study Examines Life Expectancy Among Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Cirrhosis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Adriaan J. van der Meer, M.D., Ph.D., email a.vandermeer@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.2014.12627 Study Examines Life Expectancy Among Patients With…
Use of Hospice Care by Medicare Patients Associated With Lower Rate of Hospitalization, ICU Admission, Invasive Procedures and Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Ziad Obermeyer, M.D., M.Phil., call Elaine St. Peter at 617-525-6375 or email estpeter@partners.org. To contact editorial co-author Joan M. Teno, M.D., M.S., call David Orenstein at 401-863-1862 or email david_orenstein@brown.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial…
Administration of Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy Not Associated With Increased Risk of Preterm Delivery, Small Birth Size
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Elyse O. Kharbanda, M.D., M.P.H., email Patricia Lund at Patricia.A.Lund@healthpartners.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.2014.14825 Administration of Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy…
JAMA_OF:11012014
JAMA:11042014
Long-term Risks and Benefits of Bariatric Surgery
Long-term Risks and Benefits of Bariatric Surgery (For Immediate Release) Bruce M. Wolfe, M.D., of the Oregon Health and Science University, Portland and Steven H. Belle, Ph.D., of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, discuss the research challenges presented for determining long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery. They write that “metabolic/bariatric surgery offers…
Behavioral Treatment of Obesity in Patients Encountered in Primary Care Settings
Behavioral Treatment of Obesity in Patients Encountered in Primary Care Settings (Embargoed for Release: 3 p.m. CT Tuesday, November 4, 2014) Thomas A. Wadden, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, and colleagues conducted a systematic review of behavioral counseling for overweight and obese patients recruited from primary care, as delivered…
Study Finds Google Glasses May Partially Obstruct Peripheral Vision
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Tsontcho Ianchulev, M.D., M.P.H., call Scott Maier at 415-476-3595 or email 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.2014.13754 Study Finds Google Glasses…
Combination Treatment for Metastatic Melanoma Results in Longer Overall Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact F. Stephen Hodi, M.D., call Teresa Herbert at 617-632-5653 or email teresa_herbert@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.2014.13943 Combination Treatment for Metastatic…
Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease Associated With Increased Risk of Heart Attack, Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Thomas M. Maddox, M.D., M.Sc., call Daniel Warvi at 303-393-5205 or email Daniel.Warvi@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.2014.14681 Nonobstructive Coronary Artery…
Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin More Cost-Effective than Unfractionated Heparin for Preventing Blood Clots in Critically Ill Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11:30 A.M. (CT) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Robert A. Fowler, M.D.C.M., M.S., call Laura Bristow at 416-480-4040 or email laura.bristow@sunnybrook.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.2014.15101 Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin More…
JAMA_OF:10262014
Genetic Predisposition to Elevated LDL-C Associated With Narrowing of the Aortic Valve
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 2:30 P.M. (CT) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author George Thanassoulis, M.D., email Julie Robert at julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca or Jane-Diane Fraser at JFraser@hsf.ca. Genetic Predisposition to Elevated LDL-C Associated With Narrowing of the Aortic Valve In an analysis that included approximately 35,000 participants, genetic predisposition to elevated low-density lipoprotein…
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Study Finds High Percentage of Recalled Dietary Supplements Still Have Banned Ingredients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Pieter A. Cohen, M.D., call David Cecere at 617-591-4044 or email dcecere@challiance.org. Study Finds High Percentage of Recalled Dietary Supplements Still Have Banned Ingredients About two-thirds of FDA recalled dietary supplements analyzed still contained banned drugs at least 6 months after…
Study Examines Differences Between Types of Physician Practice Ownership and Expenditures
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact James C. Robinson, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Sarah Yang at 510- 643-7741 or email scyang@berkeley.edu. Study Examines Differences Between Types of Physician Practice Ownership and Expenditures From the perspective of the insurers and patients, between 2009 and 2012, hospital-owned physician organizations in…
More Competition Among Physicians Related to Lower Prices Paid By Private PPOs For Office Visits
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Laurence C. Baker, Ph.D., call Becky Bach at 530-415-0507 or email retrout@stanford.edu. More Competition Among Physicians Related to Lower Prices Paid By Private PPOs For Office Visits An examination of the relationship between physician competition and prices paid by private preferred…
Hospital Switch to For-Profit Status Associated With Improvements in Financial Health, But Not With Differences in Quality of Care, Mortality Rates
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Karen E. Joynt, M.D., M.P.H., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact editorial author David M. Cutler, Ph.D., email Peter Reuell at preuell@fas.harvard.edu. Hospital Switch to For-Profit Status Associated With Improvements in Financial Health, But Not With Differences…
Making Health Services Prices Available Linked to Lower Total Claims Payments
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Neeraj Sood, Ph.D., call Robert Perkins at 213-740-9226 or email perkinsr@usc.edu. To contact editorial author Uwe E. Reinhardt, Ph.D., email B. Rose Huber at brhuber@Princeton.EDU. Making Health Services Prices Available Linked to Lower Total Claims Payments Searching a health service pricing…
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Type of Exome Sequencing Associated With Higher Molecular Diagnostic Yield than Certain Other Diagnostic Methods
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Stanley F. Nelson, M.D., call Elaine Schmidt at 310-794-2272 or email ESchmidt@mednet.ucla.edu. To contact editorial co-author Jonathan S. Berg, M.D., Ph.D., call Katy Jones at 919-962-3405 or email katy_jones@med.unc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and…
Whole-Exome Sequencing Shows Potential as Diagnostic Tool
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Christine M. Eng, M.D., call Glenna Picton at 713-798-7973 or email picton@bcm.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.2014.14601 Whole-Exome Sequencing…
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Study Shows Increase in Use of Emergency Departments by Children and Teens, Regardless of Insurance Type, Status
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Renee Y. Hsia, M.D., M.Sc., email Elizabeth Fernandez at efernandez@pubaff.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.2014.9905 Study Shows Increase in Use of…
Better Performance on Quality Measures for Skilled Nursing Facilities May Not Result in Better Outcomes for Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Mark D. Neuman, M.D., M.Sc., email Lee-Ann Donegan at Leeann.Donegan@uphs.upenn.edu. To contact editorial co-author Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Ph.D., call Albert Martinez at 510-625-2124 or email albert.martinez@kp.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This…
Study Indicates Need for More Obstetric Quality of Care Measures at Hospitals
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Elizabeth A. Howell, M.D., M.P.P., call Sid Dinsay at 212-241-9200 or email Sid.Dinsay@mountsinai.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.2014.13381 Study Indicates Need…
Study Shows Feasibility of Treating Clostridium difficile Infection With Oral Administration of Frozen Encapsulated Fecal Material
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 2 P.M. (CT) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Ilan Youngster, M.D., M.M.Sc., call Noah Brown at 617- 643-3907 or email nbrown9@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.2014.13875 Study Shows Feasibility…
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After Discontinuation of Audit and Feedback, Initial Benefits of Intervention to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions Lost
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 8:45 A.M. (CT) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Jeffrey S. Gerber, M.D., Ph.D., call Rachel Salis-Silverman at 267-426-6063 or email salis@email.chop.edu. After Discontinuation of Audit and Feedback, Initial Benefits of Intervention to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions Lost The initial benefits of an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship intervention designed to reduce…
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Study Examines Effect of Different Levels of Antibiotic Susceptibility on Risk of Death Among Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Andre C. Kalil, M.D., M.P.H., call Tom O’Connor at 402-559-4690 or email toconnor@unmc.edu. Study Examines Effect of Different Levels of Antibiotic Susceptibility on Risk of Death Among Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection In an analysis of more than 8,000 episodes…
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Tobacco Use Associated With Increased Risk of Oral HPV-16 Infection
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding authors Carole Fakhry, M.D., M.P.H., or Gypsyamber D’Souza, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-7619 or email Sdesmon1@jhu.edu. Tobacco Use Associated With Increased Risk of Oral HPV-16 Infection Study participants who reported tobacco use or had higher levels of…
E coli Outbreak at Hospital Associated With Contaminated Specialized Gastrointestinal Endoscopes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Lauren Epstein, M.D., M.Sc., call Melissa Brower at 404-639-4718 or email mbrower@cdc.gov. To contact editorial co-author William A. Rutala, PhD., M.P.H., call Tom Hughes at 984-974-1151 or email Tom.Hughes@unchealth.unc.edu. E coli Outbreak at Hospital Associated With Contaminated Specialized Gastrointestinal Endoscopes Despite…
Studies Examine Vaccination Strategies For Prevention, Control of Avian Flu
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Mark J. Mulligan, M.D., call Holly Korschun at 404-727-3990 or email Hkorsch@emory.edu. To contact Robert B. Belshe, M.D., call Nancy Solomon at 314-977-8017 or email solomonn@slu.edu. To contact editorial author John J. Treanor, M.D., call Emily Boynton at 585-273-1757 or email…
Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals Appears to Be Common
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Shelley S. Magill, M.D., Ph.D., call Melissa Brower at 404-639-4718 or email mbrower@cdc.gov. Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals Appears to Be Common A one-day prevalence survey of 183 hospitals found that approximately 50 percent of hospitalized patients included in the survey were…