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Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults ages 40 to 75 who have one or more CVD risk factors (i.e., dyslipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, or smoking), clinicians should prescribe a statin for those with an estimated 10-year CVD risk of 10% or greater and selectively offer a statin for those with an estimated risk of 7.5% to less than 10%. The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to make a recommendation about initiating a statin for the primary prevention of CVD events and mortality in adults age 76 or older. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, the cause of more than 1 of every 4 deaths. The USPSTF routinely makes recommendations about the effectiveness of preventive care services, and this recommendation replaces and is generally consistent with its 2016 recommendation.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.13044)
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About The Study: This study of 2.8 million commercially insured adults found an association between chronic disease diagnoses and adverse credit report outcomes, with increasing rates of medical debt in collections, nonmedical debt in collections, total delinquent debt, low credit score and recent bankruptcy as an individual’s number of chronic conditions increased.
Authors: Nora V. Becker, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3687)
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About The Study: This study of nearly 660,000 children who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 by antigen or polymerase chain reaction examined the symptoms, diagnosed health conditions and medications associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection four weeks or more following the initial test.
Authors: Suchitra Rao, M.B.B.S., M.S.C.S., of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2800)
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About The Study: The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis of 141 articles suggest that with the evolution of mutant strains, the incubation period of COVID-19 decreased gradually from Alpha (5 days) to Omicron variant (3.42 days). Identifying the incubation period of different variants is a key factor in determining the isolation period.
Authors: Min Liu, Ph.D., of Peking University in Beijing, and Wannian Liang, Ph.D., of Tsinghua University in Beijing, are the corresponding authors.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.28008)
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About The Study: In this survey study of 135,000 adults, less than half (48.5%) of individuals who had been fully vaccinated nationwide had received a booster dose. Marked variations were seen across geographic locations, occupation types, and other sociodemographic characteristics. Targeted efforts at populations with low uptake may be needed to improve booster vaccine coverage.
Authors: Israel T. Agaku D.M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., Ph.D., of NYC Health + Hospitals in New York, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27680)
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About The Study: In this observational study of nearly 720,000 pharmacy claims data, out-of-pocket cost of naloxone had been an increasingly substantial barrier to naloxone access for uninsured patients, potentially limiting use among this population, which constituted approximately 20% of adults with opioid use disorder.
Authors: Evan D. Peet, Ph.D., of the RAND Corporation in Pittsburgh, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2663)
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About The Study: Researchers compared the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) among women born in the 1980s versus the 1990s and a pre-HPV vaccination period (2005-2006) versus a recent vaccination period (2015-2016).
Authors: Ashish A. Deshmukh, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health in Houston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2706)
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Authors: Chigusa Morizane, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.3395)
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About The Study: Researchers compared visual acuity testing at home with visual acuity testing in a clinical setting.
Authors: Michael D. Crossland, Ph.D., of the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology in London, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.3182)
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About The Study: The results of this survey of health departments suggest that the annual incidence rate of COVID-19 was lower among people experiencing homelessness than in the general population at state and local levels. A national estimate and the extent of under- or overestimation of the incidence rate remain unknown.
Authors: Ashley A. Meehan, M.P.H., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27248)
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About The Study: This analysis at a large urban hospital found a severe decline in surgical procedure volumes across a multitude of subspecialties during the COVID-19 peak and that after the peak and vaccine release periods the overall volume did not fully recover, with inconsistent recovery rates across subspecialties. Further research and hospital-level changes are needed to address the backlog of surgical services.
Authors: Marc D. Succi, M.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27443)
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About The Study: In this systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 26 studies from five continents totaling more than 100,000 women, the risk of developing postpartum depression was almost twice as high among mothers who had a family history of psychiatric disorders compared with mothers without a family history.
Authors: Mette-Marie Zacher Kjeldsen, M.Sc., of Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark, is the corresponding author.
(10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.2400)
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About The Study: The results of this study in Los Angeles County of 210 adults with recent Omicron variant infection suggest that more than half were unaware of their infectious status and that awareness was higher among health care employees than nonemployees, yet it was still low overall. Unawareness may be a key contributor to rapid transmission of the virus within communities.
Authors: Susan Cheng, M.D., M.P.H., of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27241)
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About The Study: Researchers estimated the long-term effectiveness associated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection and critical infection among 3.2 million adolescents in South Korea.
Authors: Young-Joon Park, M.D., M.P.H., of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency in Cheongju, South Korea, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27205)
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Authors: Deborah F. Tate, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26561)
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About The Study: This analysis of 1,977 clinical trials investigating therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19 found that most were funded by public sources (58%), followed by industry (27%) and public-private partnerships (15%). Most of these clinical trials focused on COVID-19 therapeutics (85%) as opposed to vaccines (15%).
Authors: Elias Mossialos, Ph.D., of the London School of Economics and Political Science, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26892)
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Authors: Hui-Sheng Chen, M.D., of the General Hospital of Northern Theatre Command in Shenyang, China, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.13123)
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Authors: Mark J. Pletcher, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of California, San Francisco, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3355)
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About The Study: In this study of rural communities in 10 states, 79% of people using drugs reported past-30-day methamphetamine use. Nonfatal overdose was greatest in people using both methamphetamine and opioids vs opioids or methamphetamine alone. People using both substances reported the least access to treatment. These findings suggest that harm reduction and substance use disorder treatment interventions must address methamphetamine use as well as opioids to decrease overdose in rural communities.
Authors: P. Todd Korthuis, M.D., M.P.H., of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26544)
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About The Study: Gout was more common in adults self-reporting Black race during a recent 10-year period compared with their white counterparts in this nationally representative study. These racial differences may be explained by sex-specific differences in diet and social determinants of health and clinical factors. Culturally informed efforts focusing on these factors could reduce current gout-related disparities.
Authors: Natalie McCormick, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26804)
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About The Study: In this study of nearly 3,200 individuals who were injured while using electric scooters or bicycles in Oslo, Norway, electric scooter riders, compared with bicyclists, were younger, less frequently wearing a helmet, more often intoxicated and were more often injured at night. The rate of intoxication among electric scooter riders injured at night was high. Preventive measures, including awareness campaigns, regulating electric scooter availability, improving infrastructure, and implementing stricter helmet and alcohol policies, may prove effective for reducing injuries.
Authors: August Vincent Stray, M.D., D.D.S., of Oslo University Hospital in Oslo, Norway, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26701)
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About The Study: Researchers compared the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 among 2,900 health care workers by preferred mask type and level of exposure to patients with COVID-19.
Authors: Philipp Kohler, M.D., M.Sc., of Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26816)
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About JAMA Health Forum: JAMA Health Forum has transitioned from an information channel to an international, peer-reviewed, online, open access journal that addresses health policy and strategies affecting medicine, health and health care. The journal publishes original research, evidence-based reports and opinion about national and global health policy; innovative approaches to health care delivery; and health care economics, access, quality, safety, equity and reform. Its distribution will be solely digital and all content will be freely available for anyone to read.
About JAMA Network Open: JAMA Network Open is the new online-only open access general medical journal from the JAMA Network. On weekdays, the journal publishes peer-reviewed clinical research and commentary in more than 40 medical and health subject areas. Every article is free online from the day of publication.
About The Study: Among 127,000 patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, health care use was elevated six months after the acute infection compared with patients with negative SARS-CoV-2 test results. These findings suggest that health care systems should consider long-term strategic resource allocation in response to the expected elevated health care use experienced by patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Authors: Sara Y. Tartof, Ph.D., M.P.H., of Kaiser Permanente Southern California in Pasadena, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25657)
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About The Study: During the first 14 months of the COVID-19 pandemic there were small but significant increases in pregnancy-related complications and maternal death during delivery hospitalization in this study of more than 1.6 million pregnant patients across 463 hospitals. The number of live births decreased by 5.2%. Further efforts are needed to ensure risks potentially associated with the COVID-19 pandemic do not persist beyond the current state of the pandemic.
Authors: Rose L. Molina, M.D., M.P.H., of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26531)
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About The Study: Researchers examined the association of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs with consumer intentions and beliefs related to prescription drugs and health-related behaviors in this study that included 2,874 individuals at risk of cardiovascular disease.
Authors: Matthew D. Eisenberg, Ph.D., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2570)
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About The Study: In this study that included 584 immunocompromised patients with hematologic cancers, a third Moderna COVID-19 vaccination was associated with significantly improved SARS-CoV-2 antibody concentrations comparable to those obtained by healthy individuals after the standard two-dose Moderna vaccination schedule.
Authors: Mette D. Hazenberg, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Amsterdam, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.3227)
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About The Study: The findings of this survey study suggest that COVID-19 vaccine initiation is lower among adults with vision or hearing disabilities compared with adults without disabilities. This information may inform initiatives to promote equitable and accessible vaccination.
Authors: Kea Turner, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A., of the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.3041)
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Authors: Lize Xiong, M.D., Ph.D., of the Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine in Shanghai, and Hailong Dong, M.D., Ph.D., of the Fourth Military Medical University in Xi’an, China, are the corresponding authors.
(doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3338)
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Authors: Tariq Ahmad, M.D., M.P.H., of the Yale University School of Medicine in NewHaven, Connecticut, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2496)
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Authors: Philip P. Goodney, M.D., M.S., of the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, Vermont, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.2935)
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About The Study: This study of 68 adults who originally received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine found that being boosted with either the Janssen or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was associated with increased humoral and cellular immune responses. Boosting with the Janssen vaccine was associated with durable antibody and T-cell responses for at least four months.
Authors: Dan H. Barouch, M.D., Ph.D., of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26335)
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About The Study: In this study using national data of nearly 14 million vaccinated individuals in Malaysia, researchers assessed the risk of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with two doses of the CoronaVac (Sinovac Biotech) COVID-19 vaccine plus a third dose or a Pfizer-BioNTech booster compared with two or three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Authors: Ee Vien Low, Ph.D., of the Ministry of Health Malaysia in Shah Alam, Malaysia, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26046)
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Authors: Cun-Zhi Liu, M.D., Ph.D., of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in Beijing, and Zhi-Cheng Qu, M.D., Ph.D., of Capital Medical University in Beijing, are the corresponding authors.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25735)
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Authors: He Liu, Ph.D., of Huzhou Central Hospital in Huzhou, Zhejiang, China, and Yueying Zhang, M.D., of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China, are the corresponding authors.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25473)
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Authors: Francesca L. Beaudoin, M.D., Ph.D., of the Brown University School of Public Health in Providence, Rhode Island, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25582)
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Authors: Liqun Jiao, M.D., of Capital Medical University in Beijing, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.12000)
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Authors: Qingwu Yang, M.D., Ph.D., and Wenjie Zi, M.D., of the Army Medical University in Chongqing, China, are the corresponding authors.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.12584)
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Authors: Courtney M. Peterson, Ph.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3050)
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Authors: John D. Piette, M.Sc., Ph.D., of the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3178)
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About The Study: Tinnitus affects more than 740 million adults globally and is perceived as a major problem by more than 120 million people, according to the results of this systematic review and meta-analysis.
Authors: Silvano Gallus, Ph.D., of Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS in Milan, Italy, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.2189)
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About The Study: The results of this study of 140,000 class meetings suggest that in-class transmission of SAR-CoV-2 in an urban university with masking and vaccine protocols in-place was negligible.
Authors: Hannah E. Landsberg, M.S.N., M.P.H., of Boston University, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25430)
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About The Study: Researchers evaluated the cost-effectiveness of contemporary atrial fibrillation screening strategies, particularly wrist-worn wearable devices, in this simulation study.
Authors: Jagpreet Chhatwal, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2419)
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About The Study: In this study of 482,000 children and adolescents, no association was found between state laws limiting dose or duration, or both, in opioid prescriptions and the receipt of opioid prescriptions among children and adolescents. Alternative strategies, such as opioid prescribing guidelines tailored to youths, are needed.
Authors: Elizabeth Stone, M.S.P.H., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2461)
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About The Article: The role of New York State military forces in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic was examined in this article.
Authors: Kai Ruggeri, Ph.D., of Columbia University in New York, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2136)
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Authors: Chen Zhao, M.D., of Fudan University in Shanghai, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.2856)
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About The Study: In this study of 45,800 U.S. veterans, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening was associated with reduced risk of prostate cancer–specific mortality (PCSM) among non-Hispanic Black men and non-Hispanic white men. Compared with less frequent screening, annual screening was associated with decreased risk of PCSM among Black men but not among white men, suggesting that annual screening may be particularly important for Black men.
Authors: Brent S. Rose, M.D., of the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.2970)
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About The Study: In this study of 168 patients reporting a COVID-19–related smell or taste dysfunction, 88% completely recovered within 2 years. It took more than six months to recover for 11% of patients.
Authors: Paolo Boscolo-Rizzo, M.D., of the University of Trieste in Trieste, Italy, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2022.1983)
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About The Study: A comparison of gun-related deaths with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-reported COVID-19-related deaths suggests that the direct mortality effects of SARS-CoV-2 on children may be similar in magnitude to indirect outcomes mediated by gun violence. Factors that may have caused the observed increase in gun-related deaths among children are unknown and may include psychological and economic strain due to the pandemic as well as greater time spent at home due to school closures. These findings highlight the potential importance of indirect health outcomes in children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study limitations include analysis of a large gun violence database and confounding due to the study’s observational design.
Authors: Anupam B. Jena, M.D., Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25339)
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Authors: Luis Augusto Rohde, M.D., Ph.D., of the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre in Porto Alegre, Brazil, is the corresponding author.
(10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.2055)
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About The Study: The results of this survey study suggest that Asian patients with psoriasis receive significantly less face-to-face time with a dermatologist compared with patients of other races and ethnicities.
Authors: April W. Armstrong, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.2426)
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About The Study: The findings of this study including 3,168 adolescents suggest that two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were associated with high levels of protection against emergency department and urgent care encounters related to the Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the first few months after vaccination. However, effectiveness waned over time, especially against Omicron. A third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was associated with improved protection against Omicron beyond that seen initially after two doses, underscoring the importance of boosters for adolescents ages 12 to 17.
Authors: Sara Y. Tartof, Ph.D., M.P.H., of Kaiser Permanente Southern California in Pasadena, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25162)
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About The Study: In this cross-sectional study of 2,031 U.S. adults with children 6 months through 4 years old, half indicated they intended to get their child a COVID-19 vaccine at some point, but only one-fifth intended to do so within three months of the child’s eligibility. These findings suggest that considerable efforts to increase parental COVID-19 vaccine confidence for children in this age group may be needed to maximize COVID-19 vaccination for this age group.
Authors: Aaron M. Scherer, Ph.D., of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27437)
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About The Study: Researchers compared rates of rapid antigen test positivity, COVID-19 symptoms and positive viral culture starting day six after a COVID-19 diagnosis among 40 individuals.
Authors: Lisa A. Cosimi, M.D., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and Deborah T. Hung, M.D., Ph.D., of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, are the corresponding authors.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25331)
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About The Study: Researchers found that 4-dose recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had a lower risk of acquiring COVID-19 than 3-dose recipients during the peak Omicron variant wave in this study of 29,000 health care workers in Israel.
Authors: Allon E. Moses, M.D., of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24657)
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About The Study: This study found a substantial increase in adult and pediatric mechanical ventilators reported by acute care hospitals in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 compared with 2019.
Authors: Thomas C. Tsai, M.D., M.P.H., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24853)
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Authors: James H. McAuley, Ph.D., of Neuroscience Research Australia in Sydney, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.9930)
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About The Study: The results from this study of 173 supermarkets in a large regional chain indicate that calorie labeling was associated with small to moderate decreases in calories purchased from prepared bakery and deli items seven months after labeling implementation. These declines may lead to population-level health benefits if they translate to similar changes in consumption.
Authors: Joshua Petimar, Sc.D., of Harvard Medical School & Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.3065)
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About The Study: The findings of this study of 2,700 children in the Netherlands suggest that maternal smoking throughout pregnancy may be associated with suboptimal brain development among offspring in the long term.
Authors: Hanan El Marroun, Ph.D., of University Medical Center Rotterdam, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24701)
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About The Study: Researchers found in this study of 788,000 adult smokers that the annual prevalence of past-year quit attempts decreased in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the first decrease since 2011. Simultaneously, compared with expected sales, observed sales of nicotine replacement therapy brands from representative retail scanner data across 31 states decreased. These findings suggest that smokers experiencing disproportionately negative outcomes during the pandemic should be reengaged and assisted in quit attempts.
Authors: Priti Bandi, Ph.D., of the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25149)
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About The Study: This analysis of data that measures alcohol consumption among U.S. adults found that binge drinking and heavy alcohol consumption from 2011 through 2020 were higher among nonpregnant women than pregnant women, but the average annual percentage change for both behaviors was significantly greater among pregnant women.
Authors: Jeffrey T. Howard, Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24846)
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Authors: Kevin L. Kraemer, M.D., M.Sc., of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2263)
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About The Study: In this survey study of 1,086 adults, the share who believed that harassing or threatening public health officials because of business closures during the COVID-19 pandemic was justified increased from November 2020 to July and August 2021. There were increases in negative views over time among higher earners, political independents, those with more education, and those most trusting of science.
Authors: Rachel J. Topazian, B.A., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.23491)
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About The Study: This study of nursing homes in 38 states found that states with a vaccine mandate experienced an increase in staff vaccination coverage compared with facilities in states with no mandate and no worsening of reported staffing shortages following the mandates.
Authors: Brian E. McGarry, P.T., Ph.D., of the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2363)
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About The Study: Researchers assessed total and out-of-pocket costs associated with genetic counseling in a population of commercially insured adults with cancer and factors associated with experiencing out-of-pocket costs.
Authors: Mya L. Roberson, Ph.D., of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.2260)
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About The Study: This study investigated the associations of risk factors with cancer incidence in patients with type 1 diabetes on a daily regimen of insulin.
Authors: Yuanjie Mao, M.D., Ph.D., of Ohio University in Athens, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.2960)
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About The Study: In this survey study that included 2,269 adults, regular cannabis use was associated with a decreased likelihood of having sinonasal symptoms, such as congestion, runny nose and a change in smell. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms underlying this association.
Authors: Kevin Hur, M.D., of the Keck School of Medicine of USC in Los Angeles, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2022.2001)
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About The Study: Using data from 3,028 patients in a large COVID-19 oncology data registry, researchers found that multiple different patient demographic factors, such as race and ethnicity, underlying primary malignant neoplasm (diagnosis and extent of spread), multi-morbidity, geographic location, receipt of COVID-19 vaccine, severity of COVID-19 infection, and timing of COVID-19 diagnosis, were associated with delays in cancer treatment.
Authors: Samyukta Mullangi, M.D., M.B.A., of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24296)
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About The Study: Researchers examined changes in rates of opioid-involved overdose deaths from 1999 to 2020 in U.S. counties categorized from most urban to most rural.
Authors: Lori Ann Post, Ph.D., of Northwestern University in Chicago, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.23631)
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