January 24, 2017 Issue of JAMA

January 24/31, 2017, Vol 317, No. 4, Pages 333-450

This Week in JAMA

Highlights

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):333-335. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.12965

Podcast: Continuous glucose monitoring in type 1 diabetes, disparities in cancer mortality, screening for COPD, and more

Original Investigation

Effect of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Glycemic Control in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Using Insulin Injections: The DIAMOND Randomized Clinical Trial

Roy W. Beck, MD, PhD; Tonya Riddlesworth, PhD; Katrina Ruedy, MSPH; et al.

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):371-378. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19975

This randomized clinical trial evaluated the effectiveness of continuous glucose monitoring vs usual care on hemoglobin A_1c levels in adults with type 1 diabetes who use multiple daily insulin injections.

Editorial
Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Taking Insulin Injections
Mayer B. Davidson, MD

JAMA

Continuous Glucose Monitoring vs Conventional Therapy for Glycemic Control in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Treated With Multiple Daily Insulin Injections: The GOLD Randomized Clinical Trial

Marcus Lind, MD, PhD; William Polonsky, PhD; Irl B. Hirsch, MD; et al.

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):379-387. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19976

This randomized clinical trial compares the effects of continuous glucose monitoring vs conventional treatment for glycemic control in adult patients with type 1 diabetes treated with multiple daily insulin injections.

Editorial
Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Taking Insulin Injections
Mayer B. Davidson, MD

JAMA

Trends and Patterns of Disparities in Cancer Mortality Among US Counties, 1980-2014

Ali H. Mokdad, PhD; Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, MPH; Christina Fitzmaurice, MD, MPH; et al.

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):388-406. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20324

This cancer epidemiology study uses National Center for Health Statistics population data to estimate trends in age-standardized cancer mortality rates by US county between 1980 and 2014.

Editorial
Translating Cancer Surveillance Data Into Effective Public Health Interventions
Stephanie B. Wheeler, PhD, MPH; Ethan Basch, MD, MSc

JAMA

Research Letter

Change in Distance to Nearest Facility and Abortion in Texas, 2012 to 2014

Daniel Grossman, MD; Kari White, PhD, MPH; Kristine Hopkins, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):437-439. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.17026

This study uses data from the Texas Department of State Health Services to determine the association between change in distance to a facility that offers abortion after passage of a state law leading to closure of some facilities and percentage change in the number of abortions between 2012 and 2014.

US Preventive Services Task Force

Recommendation Statement

Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

US Preventive Services Task Force

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):407-414. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20325

This Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force concludes that current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for obstructive sleep apnea in asymptomatic adults (I statement).

Podcast: Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults

Editorial
Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Implications for the Sleep Health of the Population
Susan Redline, MD, MPH

JAMA
USPSTF Recommendation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening in Adults
Kathleen Yaremchuk, MD, MSA

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Important to Find, but How Hard Should We Look?
Sachin R. Pendharkar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Dipl ABIM (Sleep); Fiona M. Clement, PhD

JAMA Intern Med

Evidence Report

Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

Daniel E. Jonas, MD, MPH; Halle R. Amick, MSPH; Cynthia Feltner, MD, MPH; et al.

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):415-433. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19635

This Evidence Report to support a 2016 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement summarizes evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for obstructive sleep apnea in asymptomatic adults.

Editorial
Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Implications for the Sleep Health of the Population
Susan Redline, MD, MPH

JAMA
USPSTF Recommendation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening in Adults
Kathleen Yaremchuk, MD, MSA

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Important to Find, but How Hard Should We Look?
Sachin R. Pendharkar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Dipl ABIM (Sleep); Fiona M. Clement, PhD

JAMA Intern Med

Viewpoint

The Emerging Market of Smartphone-Integrated Infant Physiologic Monitors

Christopher P. Bonafide, MD, MSCE; David T. Jamison, MBA, BSEE, PMP; Elizabeth E. Foglia, MD, MSCE

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):353-354. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19137

This Viewpoint discusses the growing popularity of infant physiologic monitors despite the lack of publicly available evidence supporting their safety, accuracy, or effectiveness.

The Microbiome and Risk for Obesity and Diabetes

Anthony L. Komaroff, MD

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):355-356. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20099

This Viewpoint discusses mechanisms by which the human microbiome might influence risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis, and ways in which the microbiome might be manipulated to reduce those risks.

Surgical Decision Making: Challenging Dogma and Incorporating Patient Preferences

Karan R. Chhabra, MD; Greg D. Sacks, MD, MPH, PhD; Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):357-358. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.18719

This Viewpoint discusses challenges to broader adoption of shared decision making in surgery despite early evidence suggesting that efforts to explain risks and benefits of treatment options, elicit patient values, and incorporate patient preferences into routine care improves surgical outcomes.

The Ethics of Interventional Procedures for Patients Too Ill for Surgery

Michael Nurok, MBChB, PhD; Raj Makkar, MD; Bruce Gewertz, MD

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):359-360. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20288

This Viewpoint discusses ethical considerations around use of nonoperative, catheter-based procedures for patients too ill for open surgery, and ethical and practical approaches to these high-risk patients if complications occur and the patient requires an open procedure as a result.

A Piece of My Mind

Academic Detailing: 鈥淢arketing鈥� the Best Evidence to Clinicians

Jerry Avorn, MD

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):361-362. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.16036

Editorial

Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Taking Insulin Injections

Mayer B. Davidson, MD

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):363-364. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20327

Translating Cancer Surveillance Data Into Effective Public Health Interventions

Stephanie B. Wheeler, PhD, MPH; Ethan Basch, MD, MSc

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):365-367. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20326

Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Implications for the Sleep Health of the Population

Susan Redline, MD, MPH

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):368-370. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.18630

JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis

Management of Adult Patients With Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Ronald N. Cohen, MD; Andrew M. Davis, MD, MPH

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):434-435. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.18420

This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the American Thyroid Association鈥檚 2016 guideline on management of adult patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer.

Medical News & Perspectives

Augmented Reality Takes Parkinson Disease Dance Therapy Out of the Classroom

Jennifer Abbasi

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):346-348. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.18122

This Medical News article discusses new technology to assist PD patients with daily movements.

Video: Instructor Leading the Balance Me Module From the Moving Through Glass Augmented Reality App

The JAMA Forum

A Look at Republican Plans for Repealing and Replacing Obamacare

Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):348-349. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19913

News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Veterans With Epilepsy Need More Than Seizure Control

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):352. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20110

Hypertension Control for 10 Million

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):352. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20203

Clinical Trials Update

Thiazide Diuretics Protect Bones as Well as Hearts

Anita Slomski, MA

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):351. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19038

Internet Cognitive Behavior Therapy Effective as Insomnia Treatment

Anita Slomski, MA

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):351. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20778

Physiotherapy Offers No Benefit in Treating Ankle Sprains

Anita Slomski, MA

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):351. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20780

Health Agencies Update

CDC Says More Needle Exchange Programs Needed to Prevent HIV

Jennifer Abbasi

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):350. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19452

Large HIV Vaccine Trial Launches in South Africa

Jennifer Abbasi

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):350. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20743

New Strategic Plan for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

Jennifer Abbasi

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):350. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.20745

The Arts and Medicine

鈥淢ove Your Arm Like a Swan鈥�: Dance for PD Demedicalizes Parkinson Disease

Carrie A. Butt

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JAMA. 2017;317(4):342-343. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.21033

This Arts and Medicine essay profiles Dance for Parkinson Disease, a program of dance instruction for people with Parkinson disease that helps them develop creative strategies for movement focusing on their capabilities rather than limitations.

Video: Moving Through Glass Augmented Reality App: Warm Me Up
Video: Moving Through Glass Augmented Reality App: Walk With Me