About The Study: Researchers found in this systematic review of 155 head and neck cancer clinical trials from 2010 to 2020 that only 57% of the studies reported race or ethnicity. A comparison of these trials with the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registries indicated that Black and Asian or Pacific Islander patients were underrepresented.
Authors: Linda X. Yin, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2022.1028)
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About The Study: In this study of 38 children’s hospitals and more than 12 million emergency department visits, hospitals with a higher percentage of patients from minoritized groups had larger differences in imaging between non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic white patients, with non-Hispanic white patients consistently more likely to receive diagnostic imaging.
Authors: Margaret E. Samuels-Kalow, M.D., M.Phil., M.S.H.P., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13951)
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About The Study: Researchers investigated how rates of experiencing and perpetrating sexual violence vary by gender identity and the characteristics associated with perpetration within gender identity categories in this study of nearly 4,200 youth ages 14 to 16.
Authors: Michele L. Ybarra, M.P.H., Ph.D., of the Center for Innovative Public Health Research in San Clemente, California, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15863)
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Authors: Giovanni Pellacani, M.D., of Sapienza University of Rome, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.1570)
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Authors: Ligang Xing, M.D., Ph.D., of the Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences in Shandong, China, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.1736)
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About The Study: The findings of this analysis suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been associated with worsened disparities in filled buprenorphine and naltrexone prescriptions for opioid use disorder among members of racial and ethnic minority groups compared with white patients.
Authors: Sumedha Gupta, Ph.D., of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.14765)
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About The Study: Researchers compared the demographics of the U.S. population with the demographics of the physician workforce and estimated rates at which medical school matriculation would have to increase for Black and Hispanic medical students to reach equal representation in the workforce.
Authors: Hector Mora, M.D., of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15485)
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About The Study: This survey study found disparities in receiving smoking cessation assistance, including by region of the United States, urban versus rural, health insurance status, and having a usual place to receive preventive care.
Authors: Robert J. Volk, Ph.D., of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15681)
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Authors: Sean D. Pokorney, M.D., M.B.A., of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.14321)
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About The Study: Using pooled data for 623,000 Asian individuals, researchers found that being unmarried was associated with an increased risk of death, with the higher risk particularly pronounced among men and people younger than age 65.
Authors: Manami Inoue, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control in Tokyo, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.14181)
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About The Study: This analysis of a large clinical data set of patients with COVID-19 found significant and persistent overestimation of arterial oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry among Asian, Black and Hispanic patients compared with non-Hispanic white patients. Black and Hispanic patients were more likely to experience unrecognized and delayed recognition of eligibility to receive COVID-19 therapy.
Authors: Ashraf Fawzy, M.D., M.P.H., of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.1906)
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About The Study: Researchers assessed whether children exposed prenatally to antiseizure medications have an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in a study that included nearly 4.5 million children.
Authors: Marte-Helene Bjørk, M.D., Ph.D., of Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.1269)
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About The Study: Data from the Global Burden of Disease study were used to determine changes in the incidence and mortality of neonatal preterm birth at the global, regional and national levels from 1990 to 2019.
Authors: Min Liu, Ph.D., of Peking University in Beijing, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1622)
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About The Study: This survey study of 18,500 medical students found that those who reported mistreatment and discrimination in the first two years of medical school were more likely to subsequently leave medical school.
Authors: Mytien Nguyen, M.S., of the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1637)
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Authors: Maninder K. Kahlon, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Austin, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12973)
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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 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 The Study: The results of this analysis of 1,958 acute care hospitals and 702,000 patients suggest that hospitals that provide more registered nurse hours of care could likely decrease the likelihood of mortality in Medicare patients with sepsis.
Authors: Jeannie P. Cimiotti, Ph.D., of Emory University in Atlanta, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1173)
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About The Study: The findings in this study of 2.6 million Chicago residents suggest that zip codes with low vaccination rates were associated with more deaths during the Alpha and Delta waves of COVID-19 and that inequitable vaccination coverage exacerbated existing racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths.
Authors: William F. Parker, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Chicago, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.14753)
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About The Study: Changes in catastrophic health care expenditures associated with chronic diseases in U.S. households from 2008 to 2018 were evaluated in this study.
Authors: Young-Rock Hong, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the University of Florida in Gainesville, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.14923)
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About The Study: Researchers found in this study of 22 high-income countries that cancer care spending in 2020 was not associated with age-standardized cancer mortality rates, and that although the United States spent more on cancer care than any other country, this expenditure was not associated with substantially lower cancer mortality rates.
Authors: Cary P. Gross, M.D., of the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1229)
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Authors: Danny Vesprini, M.D., M.Sc., of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.1479)
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Authors: Agnes Floel, M.D., of University Medicine Greifswald in Greifswald, Germany, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13875)
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About The Study: In this study conducted within an existing community-based COVID-19 testing program, integrating rapid testing for diabetes was feasible, reached low-income Latinx individuals and identified many people with prediabetes and diabetes, most of whom lacked access to services in formal health care settings.
Authors: Carina Marquez, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of California, San Francisco, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.14163)
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About The Study: Researchers examined airway injuries and the long-term consequences of button battery ingestion among 195 children.
Authors: Nikolaus E. Wolter, M.D., M.Sc., of the University of Toronto, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0848)
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About The Study: The findings of this study that included 430 adults in Korea suggest that macular retinal nerve fiber layer thickness could be considered a predictive biomarker for evaluating cognitive function in older adults.
Authors: Se Joon Woo, M.D., Ph.D., and Ki Woong Kim, M.D., Ph.D., of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital in Seongnam, Republic of Korea, are the corresponding authors.
(doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.1563)
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About The Study: In this cohort study of 173 health care workers, inpatients, and guardians and 45 participants in a community facility, secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was significantly less common, and viable virus was detected for a shorter duration in fully vaccinated individuals than in partially vaccinated or unvaccinated individuals.
Authors: Sung-Han Kim, M.D., of the University of Ulsan College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, and Man-Seong Park, Ph.D., of Korea University in Seoul, South Korea, are the corresponding authors.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13606)
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Authors: Anders Grontved, Ph.D., of the University of Southern Denmark in Odense, Denmark, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1519)
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Authors: Jennifer S. Brach, Ph.D., P.T., of the University of Pittsburgh, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12921)
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Authors: Fan Qu, M.D., Ph.D., of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13261)
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Authors: Pamela J. Goodwin, M.D., of Sinai Health System in Toronto, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.6147)
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022
Media advisory: To contact the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, email the Media Coordinator at Newsroom@USPSTF.net or call 301-951-9203. The full report and related articles are linked to this news release.
Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to make a recommendation about screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults. This recommendation applies to asymptomatic adults age 65 or older who present in primary care without known impaired visual acuity and are not seeking care for vision problems. Impairment of visual acuity is a serious public health problem in older adults. The number of adults age 60 years or older with impaired visual acuity (defined as best corrected visual acuity worse than 20/40 but better than 20/200) was estimated at 2.9 million in 2015. The USPSTF routinely makes recommendations about the effectiveness of preventive care services, and this recommendation concurs with its 2016 statement on screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.7015)
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About The Study: This analysis of nearly 500,000 daytime operations performed by 1,131 surgeons found no significant association between operating the previous night and the incidence of in-hospital death or major complications for daytime operations performed the subsequent day.
Authors: Anupam B. Jena, M.D., Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.1563)
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About The Study: Researchers examined whether patient race and ethnicity and level of socioeconomic disadvantage were associated with no-show rates for in-person and telemedicine clinic visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: McGreggor Crowley, M.D., of Boston Children’s Hospital, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1510)
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About The Study: Using national data on nearly 3.5 million patients undergoing major surgery, researchers found the reduction in elective surgery case volumes during the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services moratorium on elective operations was not greater for Black individuals, Asian individuals, and individuals of other races than for white individuals.
Authors: Laurent G. Glance, M.D., of the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13527)
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About The Study: To assess the effectiveness of COVID-19 prevention measures in New York City public schools against the Delta variant, this study measured the secondary attack rate for COVID-19 cases diagnosed in students, teachers and staff from October to December 2021 and analyzed the likely direction of transmission for secondary cases, stratified by vaccination status.
Authors: Jay K. Varma, M.D., of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13276)
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022
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Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to make a recommendation about screening for primary open-angle glaucoma in adults, the most common form of glaucoma. Glaucoma affects an estimated 2.7 million people in the United States and is the second-leading cause of irreversible blindness in the U.S. and the leading cause of blindness in Black and Hispanic/Latino individuals. The USPSTF routinely makes recommendations about the effectiveness of preventive care services, and this recommendation concurs with its 2013 statement on screening for glaucoma.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.7013)
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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: Patients with alcohol use disorder who received medical addiction therapy had a significantly lower risk of developing alcohol-associated liver disease, according to the results of this study that included 9,635 patients.
Authors: Jay Luther, M.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13014)
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About The Study: This study of 401 patient safety reports examined whether there is bias in how events are reported based on the race and ethnicity, gender or faculty rank of the physician who is the subject of the event report.
Authors: Elan Burton, M.D., M.H.A., of the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13234)
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About The Study: Researchers found no evidence of a net association between the COVID-19 pandemic and medical debt, overall or across areas with different incomes and pandemic severity, results that are consistent with any increase being offset by decreases in elective medical procedures and new health care–related governmental policies.
Authors: Neale Mahoney, Ph.D., of Stanford University in Stanford, California, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1031)
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Authors: Desmond A. Nunez, M.D., M.B.A., of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0927)
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About The Study: Researchers found in this cross-sectional study that there were substantial decreases in cancer death rates among Black individuals in the United States from 1999 to 2019, however these rates in 2019 were higher than in other racial and ethnic groups included in the analysis.
Authors: Wayne R. Lawrence, Dr.P.H., of the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Maryland, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.1472)
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About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that from 2008 to 2017, extreme heat was associated with higher all-cause mortality in the contiguous United States, with a greater increase seen among older adults, men and non-Hispanic Black individuals.
Authors: Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12957)
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About The Study: In this study of 6,500 physicians, mistreatment and discriminatory behaviors by patients, families and visitors were common, especially for female and racial and ethnic minority physicians, and associated with higher rates of burnout.
Authors: Liselotte N. Dyrbye, M.D., M.H.P.E., of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13080)
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About The Study: Anti-SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody levels at six months after receiving two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were inversely correlated with body weight in this study that included 50 people.
Authors: Su Youn Nam, M.D., Ph.D., of the Kyungpook National University Hospital in Daegu, South Korea, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12996)
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Authors: Kerri N. Boutelle, Ph.D., of the University of California San Diego, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12354)
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Authors: Mai N. Nguyen-Huynh, M.D., M.A.S., of the Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12397)
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About The Study: The results of this study that included 28,000 patients suggest that female trauma patients experienced slightly longer delays in trauma care and had a higher likelihood of discharge to long-term care facilities than male patients.
Authors: Martha-Conley E. Ingram, M.D., M.P.H., of Northwestern University in Chicago, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1550)
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About The Study: This qualitative study assessed fertility knowledge and family planning concerns among female physicians, factors contributing to delayed childbearing and the impact of family planning on career decisions.
Authors: Kathryn S. Smith, B.S., of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13337)
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About The Study: Researchers in this case series study of COVID-19 data from a U.S. university examined the effectiveness of various vaccination, testing and surveillance measures to mitigate spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.
Authors: Genevive R. Meredith, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12906)
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Authors: James W. F. Catto, Ph.D., of the University of Sheffield in England, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.7393)
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About The Study: This study assessed the key design characteristics of the pivotal trials supporting 49 novel drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2020.
Authors: Jonathan J. Darrow, S.J.D., J.D., M.B.A., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12454)
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About The Study: In this cohort study, some previous or preexisting cardiovascular conditions, including cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, heart surgery, cardiopulmonary disease, heart failure, hypotension, nontraumatic cerebral hemorrhage, pericarditis and biventricular defects, were associated with increased COVID-19 severity in US pediatric patients.
Authors: Louis Ehwerhemuepha, Ph.D., of Children’s Health of Orange County in Orange, California, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12686)
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About The Study: Researchers examined changes in age-specific COVID-19 mortality rates in the United States from March 2020 to October 2021 by sex, race and ethnicity.
Authors: Irma T. Elo, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12686)
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Authors: William D. Toff, M.D., of the University of Leicester in Leicester, England, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.5776)
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Authors: Hong Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., of Peking University First Hospital in Beijing, and Vlado Perkovic, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., of the University of New South Wales in Sydney, are the corresponding authors.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.5368)
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About The Study: Researchers compared antispike antibody titers after the 2-dose Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in incrementally immunosuppressed patients. These individuals, such as people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases and solid organ transplant recipients, have decreased immune responses to these vaccines.
Authors: Dorry Segev, M.D., Ph.D., of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.11897)
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About The Study: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently recommended lowering the starting age for diabetes screening to 35 to facilitate earlier detection and treatment. This study estimated the proportion of asymptomatic adults eligible for screening based on new versus current USPSTF and ADA screening guidelines, overall and among those with prediabetes or undiagnosed diabetes.
Authors: Elizabeth Selvin, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.5185)
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Authors: Waleed Alhazzani, M.D., M.Sc., of McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.7993)
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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 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: In this study of 856 individuals considering abortion and seeking abortion care online, living 50 miles or more from an abortion facility was associated with still being pregnant (still seeking an abortion or planning to continue pregnancy) four weeks later.
Authors: Ushma D. Upadhyay, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the University of California, San Francisco, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12065)
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About The Study: Researchers found in this randomized clinical trial conducted at three hospitals that expansion of 10 common medical abbreviations in patient health records significantly increased overall comprehension of the abbreviations, suggesting that post hoc or automated expansion of medical abbreviations and acronyms can improve patient understanding of their health information.
Authors: Lisa Grossman Liu, Ph.D., of Columbia University in New York, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12320)
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About The Study: The results of this study that included 2,163 hospitals suggest that although hospitals experienced a sizeable reduction in operating margins in 2020, their overall profit margins remained similar to those in prior years, suggesting that the COVID-19 relief fund effectively offset the financial losses for hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Government, rural and smaller hospitals generated higher overall profit margins during 2020 than in prior years.
Authors: Ge Bai, Ph.D., C.P.A., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1018)
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Authors: Pierre Heudel, M.D., M.Sc., L.L.M., of the Centre Léon Bérard in Lyon, France, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.1047)
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Authors: Debu Tripathy, M.D., of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.0514)
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About The Study: Researchers found that a significant proportion of 89 patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who were daily smokers at the time of diagnosis continued to smoke two years after treatment. Those who quit were most likely to do so in the first six months.
Authors: Samir S. Khariwala, M.D., M.S., of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0810)
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About The Study: In this qualitative study of 36 Black veterans with chronic kidney disease, participants described feeling angry and resentful and experiencing stress as a result of encounters with racism. Some veterans also expressed a strong sense of distrust in the health care system coupled with a need to be hypervigilant during clinical encounters.
Authors: Shimrit Keddem, Ph.D., of the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, is the corresponding author.
(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.11900)
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Authors: Sean D. Pokorney, M.D., M.B.A., of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, is the corresponding author.
