JAMA_OF:10012014
Study Compares Effect of Topical Antibiotics on Antibiotic Resistance, Patient Outcomes in ICUs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 7:10 A.M. (CT) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Evelien A. N. Oostdijk, M.D., Ph.D., email e.a.n.oostdijk@umcutrecht.nl. To contact editorial co-author Marin H. Kollef, M.D., call Judy Martin at 314-286-0105 or email martinju@wustl.edu. Study Compares Effect of Topical Antibiotics on Antibiotic Resistance, Patient Outcomes in ICUs A comparison of prophylactic…
High-Dose Vitamin D for ICU Patients Who Are Vitamin D Deficient Does Not Improve Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 2:40 A.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Karin Amrein, M.D., M.Sc., email karin.amrein@medunigraz.at. High-Dose Vitamin D for ICU Patients Who Are Vitamin D Deficient Does Not Improve Outcomes Administration of high-dose vitamin D3 compared with placebo did not reduce hospital length of stay, intensive care unit (ICU) length…
Administration of Drug for Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery Does Not Reduce Need for Dialysis
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 9:00 A.M. (CT) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Giovanni Landoni, M.D., email Landoni.Giovanni@hsr.it. Administration of Drug for Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery Does Not Reduce Need for Dialysis Among patients with acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery, infusion with the antihypertensive agent fenoldopam, compared with placebo, did not reduce…
JAMA:09302014
Study Examines Medical Professional Liability Claims Related to Esophageal Cancer Screening
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Megan A. Adams, M.D., J.D., call Shantell Kirkendoll at 734-764-2220 or email smkirk@umich.edu. Study Examines Medical Professional Liability Claims Related to Esophageal Cancer Screening An analysis of liability claims related to esophageal cancer screening finds that the risks of claims arising…
Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes for Types of Aortic Valve Replacements Finds No Significant Difference in Rates of Death, Stroke
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Joanna Chikwe, M.D., call Lauren Woods at 646-634-0869 or email Lauren.woods@mountsinai.org. Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes for Types of Aortic Valve Replacements Finds No Significant Difference in Rates of Death, Stroke Among patients ages 50 to 69 years who underwent…
Following Hospital Discharge, Use of a ‘Virtual Ward’ Model of Care Does Not Reduce Readmissions, Risk of Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Irfan A. Dhalla, M.D., M.Sc., call Leslie Shepherd at 416-864-6094 or email shepherdl@smh.ca. To contact editorial author Peter A. Boling, M.D., call Cassie Williams Jones at 804-828-7028 or email cwjones@vcu.edu. Following Hospital Discharge, Use of a ‘Virtual Ward’ Model of Care…
Study Finds Acupuncture Does Not Improve Chronic Knee Pain
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact co-author Kim L. Bennell, Ph.D., email k.bennell@unimelb.edu.au. Study Finds Acupuncture Does Not Improve Chronic Knee Pain Among patients older than 50 years with moderate to severe chronic knee pain, neither laser nor needle acupuncture provided greater benefit on pain or function…
JAMA_OF:09222014
Study Examines Potential Adverse Health Effects of Climate Change
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 6 A.M. (CT) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Jonathan A. Patz, M.D., M.P.H., call Kelly Tyrrell at 608-262-9772 or email ktyrrell2@wisc.edu. To contact editorial co-author Howard Bauchner, M.D., email the JAMA Network Media Relations department at mediarelations@jamanetwork.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…
JAMA:09232014
Lung Cancer Diagnosis Test May Be Less Effective in Areas Where Infectious Lung Disease is More Common
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Eric L. Grogan, 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.2014.11488 Lung…
Use of Decision-Support Guide for Prenatal Genetic Testing and Removing Costs For Testing Results in Less Prenatal Test Use
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Miriam Kuppermann, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email Elizabeth.Fernandez@UCSF.edu. To contact editorial co-author Siobhan M. Dolan, M.D., M.P.H., call Deirdre Branley at 718-430-2923 or email dbranley@einstein.yu.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in…
Rate of Diabetes in U.S. May Be Leveling Off
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Linda S. Geiss, M.A., call Karen Hunter at 404-639-3286 or email ksh7@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.2014.11494 Rate of Diabetes in…
JAMA:09162014
Study Compares Effectiveness of Treatments for Blood Clots
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Marc Carrier, M.D., M.Sc., email Paddy Moore at padmoore@ohri.ca or Kina Leclair at kleclair@uOttawa.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.2014.10538….
Magnesium Sulfate During Pregnancy Does Not Show Long-Term Benefit on Various Outcomes for Very Preterm Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Lex W. Doyle, M.D., M.Sc., email lwd@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.2014.11189 Magnesium Sulfate During Pregnancy Does Not Show Long-Term Benefit…
Combination Therapy for COPD Associated With Better Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Andrea S. Gershon, M.D., M.Sc., call Deborah Creatura at 416-480-4780 or email deborah.creatura@ices.on.ca. To contact editorial author Peter M. A. Calverley, M.B.Ch.B., D.Sc., email pmacal@liverpool.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link…
Waistlines of U.S. Adults Continue to Increase
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Earl S. Ford, M.D., M.P.H., call 404-639-3286 or email Brittany Behm at jiz9@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.2014.8362. Waistlines of U.S….
JAMA:09092014
Reanalyses of Data From RCTs Can Lead to Different Conclusions
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author John P. A. Ioannidis, M.D., D.Sc., email Krista Conger at kristac@stanford.edu. To contact editorial co-author Eric D. Peterson, M.D., M.P.H., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial…
Long-Term Follow-up Shows Benefit of Statin Therapy for Children With Inherited Cholesterol Disorder
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Barbara A. Hutten, Ph.D., M.Sc., email b.a.hutten@amc.uva.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.2014.8892. Long-Term Follow-up Shows Benefit of Statin Therapy…
New Guideline Created for Managing Sickle Cell Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Barbara P. Yawn, M.D., M.Sc., M.S.P.H., call 507-287-2758 or email byawn@olmmed.org. To contact editorial author Michael R. DeBaun, 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 and editorial in your…
JAMA:09022014
Researchers Examine Effectiveness of Blocking Nerve to Help With Weight Loss
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Charles J. Billington, M.D., call Matt DePoint at 612-625-4110 or email mdepoint@umn.edu. To contact editorial co-author David E. Arterburn, M.D., M.P.H., call Rebecca Hughes at 206-287-2055 or email hughes.r@ghc.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and…
Study Finds Change in Type of Procedure Most Commonly Used for Bariatric Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Bradley N. Reames, M.D., M.S., 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.2014.7651. Study Finds Change…
Increase Seen in Use of Double Mastectomy, Although Procedure Not Associated With Reducing Risk of Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Scarlett L. Gomez, Ph.D., call Jana Cuiper at 510-608-5160 or email Jana.Cuiper@cpic.org. To contact editorial author Lisa A. Newman, 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 and…
Comparison of Named Diet Programs Finds Little Difference in Weight Loss Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Bradley C. Johnston, Ph.D., email Veronica McGuire at vmcguir@mcmaster.ca. To contact editorial author Linda Van Horn, Ph.D., R.D., call Marla Paul at 312-503-8928 or email marla-paul@northwestern.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This…
JAMA_OF:08302014
JAMA_OF:08312014
Inhibiting Inflammatory Enzyme After Heart Attack Does Not Reduce Risk of Subsequent Event
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 2 A.M. (CT) SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Michelle L. O’Donoghue, M.D., M.P.H., call Jessica Maki at 617-525-6373 or email jmaki3@partners.org. Inhibiting Inflammatory Enzyme After Heart Attack Does Not Reduce Risk of Subsequent Event In patients who experienced an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event (such as heart attack…
Medication Shows Mixed Results in Reducing Complications From Cardiac Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 6 A.M. (CT) SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Massimo Imazio, M.D., email massimo_imazio@yahoo.it. Medication Shows Mixed Results in Reducing Complications From Cardiac Surgery Administration of colchicine, a plant-based medication commonly used to treat gout, before and after cardiac surgery showed mixed results in reducing potential complications from this…
JAMA:08262014
Study Questions Generalizability of Findings of Cardiovascular Trials for Heart Attack Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Jacob A. Udell, M.D., M.P.H., call Heidi Singer at 416-978-5811 or email Heidi.Singer@utoronto.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.2014.6217. Study Questions Generalizability…
EPO May Help Reduce Risk of Brain Abnormalities in Preterm Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Petra Susan Huppi, M.D., email petra.huppi@hcuge.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.2014.9645. EPO May Help Reduce Risk of Brain Abnormalities…
Collaborative Care Intervention Improves Depression Among Teens
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Laura P. Richardson, M.D., M.P.H., email Rose Ibarra at rose.ibarra@seattlechildrens.org. To contact editorial co-author Mark A. Riddle, M.D., email Ekaterina Pesheva at epeshev1@jhmi.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the…
Hypertension Self-Management Program Helps Reduce Blood Pressure For High-Risk Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Richard J. McManus, F.R.C.G.P., email richard.mcmanus@phc.ox.ac.uk. To contact editorial co-author Peter M. Nilsson, M.D., Ph.D., email Peter.Nilsson@med.lu.se. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link to the study will be live at the…
JAMA:08192014
Prevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Decreases Among Pregnant Women in the Pacific Northwest
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Shani Delaney, M.D., email Susan Gregg at sghanson@uw.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.2014.9237. Prevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Decreases…
Study Examines Incidence, Survival Rate of Severe Immunodeficiency Disorder in Newborns
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jennifer M. Puck, M.D., email Juliana Bunim at juliana.bunim@ucsf.edu. To contact editorial author Neil A. Holtzman, M.D., M.P.H., call Ekaterina Pesheva at 410-502-9433 or email epeshev1@jhmi.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your…
Findings Suggest Over-Reliance on Pulse Oximetry for Determining Whether Children With Respiratory Infection Should Be Hospitalized
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Suzanne Schuh, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., call Matet Nebres at 416-813-6380 or email matet.nebres@sickkids.ca. To contact editorial co-author Robert Vinci, M.D., email Jenny Eriksen Leary at Jenny.Eriksen@bmc.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story This link…
Intervention Helps Smokers Quit Following Hospital Stay
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Nancy A. Rigotti, M.D., 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.2014.9237. Intervention Helps Smokers Quit…
JAMA:08122014
Approach Used to Conduct Meta-Analyses May Affect Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Agnes Dechartres, M.D., Ph.D., email agnes.dechartres@htd.aphp.fr. To contact editorial co-author Robert M. Golub, M.D., call Jim Michalski at 312-464-5785 or email jim.michalski@jamanetwork.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link for the study will be…
Delay in Correcting Irregular Cardiac Rhythm From Atrial Fibrillation Associated With Increased Risk of Complications
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author K. E. Juhani Airaksinen, M.D., Ph.D., email juhani.airaksinen@tyks.fi. 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.2014.3824. Delay in Correcting Irregular Cardiac Rhythm…
Experiencing Atrial Fibrillation While Hospitalized For Surgery Associated With Increased Long-Term Risk of Stroke
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Hooman Kamel, M.D., call Ashley Paskalis at 646-317-7378 or email asp2011@med.cornell.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.2014.9143. Experiencing Atrial Fibrillation…
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Reduces Colorectal Cancer Incidence, Rate of Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Øyvind Holme, M.D., email oyvind.holme@sshf.no. To contact editorial author Allan S. Brett, M.D., email Matt Splett at matt.splett@uscmed.sc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link for the study will be live at the embargo…
JAMA:08052014
Study Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Severe Skin Reactions to Commonly Used Antiepileptic Drug
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Wen-Hung Chung, M.D., Ph.D., email chung1@cgmh.org.tw; to contact Shuen-Iu Hung, Ph.D., email sihung@ym.edu.tw. 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.2014.7859. Study…
Using Long-Detection Interval for ICDs Associated With Reduction in Hospitalizations, Costs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Maurizio Gasparini, M.D., email maurizio.gasparini@humanitas.it. 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.2014.4783. Using Long-Detection Interval for ICDs Associated With Reduction in…
Enriching Feeding Tube Nutrition With Immune-Modulating Nutrients Does Not Reduce Risk of Infection Among ICU Patients
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Arthur R. H. van Zanten, M.D., Ph.D., email zantena@zgv.nl. To contact editorial author Todd W. Rice, M.D., M.Sc., 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…
Studies Find Brief Interventions Ineffective for Reducing Unhealthy, Problem Drug Use
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Peter Roy-Byrne, M.D., call 206-386-3103. To contact Richard Saitz, M.D., email Lisa Chedekel at chedekel@bu.edu. To contact editorial co-author Ralph Hingson, Sc.D., M.P.H., call the NIAAA Press Office at 301-443-3860 or email NIAAAPressOffice@mail.nih.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to these…
JAMA_OF:07222014
Study Examines Presence of Uterine Cancers Among Women At the Time of Hysterectomy Using Morcellation
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Jason D. Wright, M.D., email Lucky Tran at cumcnews@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.2014.9005 Among women undergoing a minimally invasive hysterectomy…
JAMA:07192014
JAMA_OF:07202014
Providing Economic Incentive Results in Modest Increase in Medical Male Circumcision Performed to Help Reduce Risk of HIV
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 10 P.M. (CT) SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Harsha Thirumurthy, Ph.D., call David Pesci at 919-962-2600 or email dpesci@email.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.2014.9087 Among uncircumcised men in…
Growth Hormone Analog Shows Potential For Reducing Risk of Fatty Liver Disease in HIV-Infected Patients
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Steven K. Grinspoon, M.D., call Cassandra Aviles at 617-724-6433 or email cmaviles@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.2014.8334 In…
Study Examines Effect on Pregnancy of Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy for Prevention of HIV
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jared M. Baeten, M.D., Ph.D., call Bobbi Nodell at 206-543-7129 or email bnodell@uw.edu. To contact editorial co-author David A. Cooper, M.D., D.Sc., email dcooper@kirby.unsw.edu.au. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link…
Offering Option of Initial HIV Care at Home Increases Use of Antiretroviral Therapy
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Peter MacPherson, Ph.D., email petermacp@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.2014.6493 Among adults in the African country of Malawi offered HIV…
Combination Treatment for Hepatitis C Associated With Favorable Response Among Patients With HIV
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Mark S. Sulkowski, M.D., call Lauren Nelson at 410-955-8725 or email lnelso35@jhmi.edu. To contact editorial co-author Michael S. Saag, M.D., email Nicole Wyatt at nwyatt@uab.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link for…
Overall HIV Diagnosis Rate Decreases Significantly in U.S. Over a Decade, Although Increase Seen for Certain Groups
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 10 A.M. (CT) SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Anna Satcher Johnson, M.P.H., call the CDC’s news media line at 404-639-8895 or email NCHHSTPMediaTeam@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.2014.8534…
JAMA:07152014
Common Treatment of Certain Autoimmune Disease Does Not Appear Effective
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, M.D., Ph.D., email jacques-eric.gottenberg@chru-strasbourg.fr; to contact Xavier Mariette, M.D., Ph.D., email xavier.mariette@bct.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.2014.7682…
Physicians Have Higher Rate of Organ Donation Registration than General Public
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact co-author Amit X. Garg, M.D., Ph.D., email Julia Capaldi at Julia.Capaldi@LawsonResearch.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.2014.2934 A study that included about…
History of Stroke Linked with Increased Risk of Adverse Outcomes after Non-Cardiac Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Mads E. Jørgensen, M.B., email mads.emil.joergensen@regionh.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.2014.8165 In an analysis that included more than 480,000 patients who…
Telecare Intervention Improves Chronic Pain
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Kurt Kroenke, M.D., email Lisa Welch at llwelch@regenstrief.org. To contact editorial co-author Gary E. Rosenthal, M.D., email Tom Moore at thomas-moore@uiowa.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link for the study will be live…
Study Finds Decrease in Incidence of Stroke, Subsequent Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Josef Coresh, M.D., Ph.D., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-7619 or email sdesmon1@jhu.edu. To contact editorial co-author Ralph L. Sacco, M.D., call Lisa Worley at 305-243-5184 or email lworley2@med.miami.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your…
JAMA:07082014
Study Estimates Rate of Survival Following Minimally Invasive Repair of Failed Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Danny Dvir, M.D., call Dave Lefebvre at 604-682-2344, ext. 66987; or email 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.2014.7246 In an analysis…
Removing Gall Bladder For Suspected Common Duct Stone Shows Benefit
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Pouya Iranmanesh, M.D., email pouya.iranmanesh@hcuge.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.2014.7587 Among patients with possible common duct stones, removal of the…
Study Does Not Find Increased Risk of Blood Clot Following HPV Vaccination
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Nikolai Madrid Scheller, M.B., email nmscheller@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.2014.2198 Although some data has suggested a potential association between receipt…
Antibiotics After Gall Bladder Surgery Do Not Appear to Reduce Risk of Infection
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Jean Marc Regimbeau, M.D., Ph.D., email regimbeau.jean-marc@chu-amiens.fr. To contact editorial author Joseph S. Solomkin, M.D., call Katy Cosse at 513-558-0207 or email kathryn.cosse@uc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story This link for the study will…
Varenicline Combined With Nicotine Patch Improves Smoking Cessation Rates
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Coenraad F. N. Koegelenberg, M.D., Ph.D., email coeniefn@sun.ac.za. 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.2014.7195. Combining the smoking cessation medication varenicline with…
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Whole-Exome Sequencing Helpful in Identifying Gene Mutations Linked to Certain Nervous System Diseases
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Patrick F. Chinnery, Ph.D., F.R.C.P., F.Med.Sci., email patrick.chinnery@ncl.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.2014.7184 Use of exome sequencing improved…
Among Patients with TBI, Maintaining Higher Hemoglobin Concentration or Receiving Hormone EPO Does Not Improve Neurological Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Claudia S. Robertson, M.D., call Graciela Gutierrez at 713-798-4710 or email ggutierr@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.2014.6490 In patients with a…
Drug Everolimus Does Not Improve Overall Survival in Patients with Advanced Liver Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Andrew X. Zhu, M.D., Ph.D., call Katie Marquedant at 617-726-0337 or email KMarquedant@mgh.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.2014.7189 Despite strong…
Bone Marrow Transplantation Shows Potential for Treating Adults with Severe Sickle Cell Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew M. Hsieh, M.D., or corresponding author John F. Tisdale, M.D., call Krysten Carrera at 301-435-8112 or email krysten.carrera@nih.gov. To contact editorial co-author John F. DiPersio, M.D., Ph.D., call Jim Goodwin at 314-286-0166 or email jgoodwin@wustl.edu. To place an electronic embedded…
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Stem Cell Transplantation For Severe Sclerosis Associated With Improved Long-term Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jacob M. van Laar, M.D., Ph.D., email j.m.vanlaar@umcutrecht.nl; or Dominique Farge, M.D., Ph.D., email dominique.farge-bancel@sls.aphp.fr. To contact editorial co-author Dinesh Khanna, M.D., M.Sc., call Beata Mostafavi at 734-764-2220 or email bmostafa@med.umich.edu. Among patients with a severe, life-threatening type of…
Use of Regional Anesthesia During Hip Fracture Surgery Not Associated With Lower Risk of Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Mark D. Neuman, M.D., M.Sc., call Lee-Ann Donegan at 215-349-5660 or email Leeann.Donegan@uphs.upenn.edu. Among more than 56,000 adults undergoing hip repair between 2004 and 2011, the use of regional anesthesia compared with general anesthesia was not associated with a lower risk…
Addition of 3-D Imaging Technique to Mammography Increases Breast Cancer Detection Rate
Media Advisory: To contact Sarah M. Friedewald, M.D., call Mickey Ramirez at 847-723-5637 or email Mickey.Ramirez@advocatehealth.com. To contact editorial co-author Etta D. Pisano, M.D., call Deborah Reynolds at 843-324-0984 or email reynodh@musc.edu. The addition of tomosynthesis, a 3-dimensional breast imaging technique, to digital mammography in more than 170,000 examinations was associated with a decrease…
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Compared to Chemotherapy, Treatment with Selumetinib not Associated with Improved Long Term Survival for Patients with an Uncommon Eye Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Richard D. Carvajal, M.D., call Courtney DeNicola Nowak at 212-639-3573 or email denicolc@mskcc.org. In patients with advanced uveal melanoma, treatment with the agent selumetinib, compared with chemotherapy, resulted in an improved cancer progression-free survival time and tumor response rate, but…
Use of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors for Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Not Associated With Increased Risk of Cancer
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Nynne Nyboe Andersen, M.D., email nyna@ssi.dk. In a study that included more than 56,000 patients with inflammatory bowel disease, use of a popular class of medications known as tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists was not associated with an increased risk…
Survey Suggests That Self-Reported Health of Young Adults Has Improved Since Health Reform Measure of 2010
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Kao-Ping Chua, M.D., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. Findings of a large survey indicate that since 2010, when young adults could be covered under their parents’ health insurance plans until age 26, self-reported health among this group…
Analysis Finds Mixed Results for Use of Thrombolytic Therapy for Blood Clot in Lungs
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jay Giri, M.D., M.P.H., call Lee-Ann Donegan at 215-349-5660 or email Leeann.donegan@uphs.upenn.edu. To contact editorial author Joshua A. Beckman, M.D., call Jessica Maki at 617-525-6373 or email jmaki3@partners.org. In an analysis that included data from 16 trials performed…
JAMA:06102014
Hydrolyzed Infant Formula Does Not Reduce Diabetes-Associated Autoantibodies in At-Risk Infants
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Mikael Knip, M.D., D.M.Sc., email mikael.knip@helsinki.fi. Among infants at risk for type 1 diabetes, the use of a hydrolyzed formula (one that does not contain intact proteins) compared with a conventional formula did not reduce the incidence of diabetes-associated autoantibodies after…
Gene Variant Associated With Type 2 Diabetes in Latino Population
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jose C. Florez, M.D., Ph.D., call Haley Bridger at 617-714-7968 or email hbridger@broadinstitute.org. A genetic analysis of DNA samples of approximately 3,700 Mexican and U.S. Latino individuals identified a gene variant that was associated with a 5-fold increase in…
Large Increase Seen in Insulin Use, Out-of-Pocket Costs for Type 2 Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Kasia J. Lipska, M.D., M.H.S., call Helen Dodson at 203-436-3984 or email helen.dodson@yale.edu. Largely attributable to the widespread adoption of insulin analogs, use of insulin among patients with type 2 diabetes increased from 10 percent in 2000 to 15 percent in…
For Patients Receiving Metformin to Treat Diabetes, Addition of Insulin Associated With Increased Risk of Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Christianne L. Roumie, M.D., M.P.H., call Craig Boerner at 615-322-4747 or email craig.boerner@vanderbilt.edu. To contact editorial author Monika M. Safford, M.D., call Bob Shepard at 205-934-8934 or email bshep@uab.edu. Among patients with diabetes who were receiving metformin, the addition of insulin…
Long-Term Follow-up After Bariatric Surgery Shows Greater Rate of Diabetes Remission
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Lars Sjostrom, M.D., Ph.D., email lars.v.sjostrom@medfak.gu.se. In a study that included long-term follow-up of obese patients with type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery was associated with more frequent diabetes remission and fewer complications than patients who received usual care, according to…
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Findings Show Benefit of Changing Measure of Kidney Disease Progression
EMBARGOED FOR EARLY RELEASE: 5:45 A.M. (CT) TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact Josef Coresh, M.D., Ph.D., call Barbara Benham at 410-614-6029 or email bbenham1@jhu.edu. Developing therapies for kidney disease can be made faster by adopting a new, more sensitive definition of kidney disease progression, according to a study published by JAMA. The…