This randomized trial compares the effect of a program to promote systematic intensive care unit (ICU) admission vs standard practice on 6-month mortality in critically ill elderly patients.
This phase 2 randomized trial compared the effects on hemoglobin A1c levels of varying doses of oral once-daily semaglutide vs placebo vs subcutaneous semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes.
This cohort study uses data from first-time transfusion recipients to assess the association between red blood cell transfusion from female donors with and without a history of pregnancy and mortality among red blood cell recipients.
This population-based cohort study characterizes the intensity of care and locations of death of immigrants in the last 6 months of their life in Ontario, Canada.
This case-control study conducted during the Zika virus epidemic in Puerto Rico estimates the association between preceding Zika virus infection and subsequent Guillain-Barr茅 syndrome.
This Viewpoint discusses how complete, accurate, and timely health data in digital health records can benefit patients and clinicians.
In this Viewpoint, Walter Willett and colleagues discuss the methodological challenges of conducting meta-analyses of observational nutrition studies and propose a set of standards to reduce confusion about conflicting recommendations from nutrition reviews that come to different conclusions.
This Viewpoint discusses the immediate and long-term consequences of Hurricane Harvey including impact on mental and physical health of the affected population.
This Viewpoint urges public reporting of percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes to clinicians and health care institutions or publicly report disease states, so physicians would not avoid treating the most seriously ill patients.
This Clinical Evidence Synopsis summarizes a Cochrane review on the effects of adding oral hypoglycemic agents to insulin for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who have not achieved optimal glycemic control with insulin alone.
This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2017 Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline on endocrine treatment of gender-dysphoric/gender-incongruent persons.
A healthy 7-month-old female infant had 2 months of sharply marginated, polymorphic, nonscaly hyperpigmented macules on the back and thighs, without erythema, trauma, or abnormal laboratory test results. What would you do next?
This Medical News article examines the use of stomach acid suppressors to treat mild gastric reflux in infants.