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April 28, 2020, Vol 323, No. 16, Pages 1529-1626

This Week in JAMA

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):e200018. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.0018
Original Investigation

Effect of Apabetalone Added to Standard Therapy on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1565-1573. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3308

This randomized trial compares the effects of apabetalone (an inhibitor of bromodomain 2 and extraterminal protein, 2 epigenetic 鈥渞eaders鈥) vs placebo on major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), type 2 diabetes, and low HDL cholesterol level.

Baseline Characteristics and Outcomes of 1591 Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Admitted to ICUs of the Lombardy Region, Italy

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1574-1581. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5394

This case series describes the demographics, comorbidities, ventilation requirements, dispositions, and mortality of patients with PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to northern Italy ICUs in February-March 2020..

Preliminary Communication

Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1582-1589. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4783

This case series describes clinical outcomes in 5 Chinese patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, ARDS, and high viral loads despite antiviral treatment who were given human plasma with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies obtained from previously infected and recovered patients.

Research Letter

Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1610-1612. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3227

This study documents results of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of environmental surfaces and personal protective equipment surrounding 3 COVID-19 patients in isolation rooms in a Singapore hospital.

Characteristics and Outcomes of 21 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 in Washington State

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1612-1614. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4326

This case series describes the clinical presentation, characteristics, and outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) admitted to the intensive care unit at a public hospital in Washington State in February 2020, including initial reports of cardiomyopathy in one-third of the patients.

Quality Measure Development and Associated Spending by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1614-1616. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.1816

This study uses data from the publicly available Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inventory Tool to determine the proportion of CMS quality measures that are used or finalized for use in a CMS program, under development or consideration for use, or not in use.

US Preventive Services Task Force

Recommendation Statement

Primary Care Interventions for Prevention and Cessation of Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1590-1598. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4679

This 2020 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that primary care clinicians provide interventions, including education or brief counseling, to prevent initiation of tobacco use among school-aged children and adolescents (B recommendation) and concludes that current evidence is insufficient to assess the benefits and harms of primary care interventions for cessation of tobacco use among school-aged children and adolescents (I statement).

Evidence Report

Primary Care鈥揜elevant Interventions for Tobacco and Nicotine Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1599-1608. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3332

This systematic review to support the 2020 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on interventions for prevention and cessation of tobacco and nicotine use summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of primary care鈥搑elevant interventions for tobacco and nicotine use prevention and cessation in children and adolescents.

Viewpoint

Critical Care Utilization for the COVID-19 Outbreak in Lombardy, Italy: Early Experience and Forecast During an Emergency Response

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1545-1546. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4031

This Viewpoint describes the organization of a regional ICU network in Lombardy, Italy, to handle the surge in patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) who require intensive care and uses demand experience in the first 2 weeks of the outbreak to estimate resources required in coming weeks.

Presidential Powers and Response to COVID-19

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1547-1548. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4335

This Viewpoint reviews legal powers the US president and state governors have to implement travel and other restrictions to control the spread of coronavirus, and discusses the need to balance rights to privacy and liberty with public health in ways that do not disadvantage already vulnerable populations.

Managing COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1549-1550. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4169

This Viewpoint discusses challenges to managing a COVID-19 outbreak in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), reviewing how absence of testing, critical care capacity, climate, war, distrust, and large refugee populations could complicate implementation of proven infection prevention and control measures.

The Role of Physicians in Addressing Social Determinants of Health

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1551-1552. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.1637

This Viewpoint acknowledges that physicians in clinical roles may be limited in their ability to influence social determinants of patients鈥 health but proposes they have a role to play in educating others of its importance through teaching and training, diverse student and workforce recruitment, and activism. 聽

Addressing Social Determinants of Health: Time for a Polysocial Risk Score

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1553-1554. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2436

This Viewpoint introduces the notion of a polysocial risk score, much like a polygenic risk score, which might help predict the risk that varying combinations of social conditions contribute to specific health outcomes.

A Piece of My Mind

Personal Risk and Societal Obligation Amidst COVID-19

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1555-1556. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5450

In this narrative medicine essay, a resident physician with asthma describes her internal deliberations about public vs private good after a decision to retreat from direct-patient care to telemedicine to protect her health during the coronavirus pandemic.

Editorial

Epigenetic Therapeutics for Cardiovascular Disease: Writing, Erasing, Reading, and Maybe Forgetting

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1557-1558. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3298

Critical Illness in Patients With COVID-19: Mounting an Effective Clinical and Research Response

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1559-1560. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5775

Convalescent Plasma to Treat COVID-19: Possibilities and Challenges

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1561-1562. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4940

Recommendations From the USPSTF for Prevention and Cessation of Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1563-1564. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.22312
Medical News & Perspectives

With First CRISPR Trials, Gene Editing Moves Toward the Clinic

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1537-1539. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3438

This Medical News article discusses the first human genome editing studies using CRISPR-Cas9.

Quick Uptakes

Coconut Oil鈥檚 Health Halo a Mirage, Clinical Trials Suggest

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1540-1541. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5186

This Medical News article discusses a recent review of 17 clinical trials comparing the effects of coconut oil and other vegetable oils on cardiovascular disease risk factors.

News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Head Injury Deaths on the Rise

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1544. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5343

New York Hospital Was Likely Source of Young Man鈥檚 HIV Infection

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1544. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4240
Clinical Trials Update

Long-Acting Injectable HIV Therapy Noninferior to Daily Pills

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1543. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2815

Methotrexate and Adverse Events in CIRT Secondary Analysis

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1543. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5628

Limiting Vulnerable Infants鈥 Secondhand Smoke Exposure

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1543. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5629

Palliative Care Benefits Patients With Parkinson Disease

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1543. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5630

Alteplase Inhibits Nerinetide, a Novel Stroke Drug

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1543. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5631
Health Agencies Update

Using 2 Prostate Biopsy Techniques Optimizes Cancer Diagnosis

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1542. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4566

New AHRQ Patient Safety Guidance

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1542. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5603

Lower Out-of-Pocket Insulin Costs for Medicare Plan D Beneficiaries

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1542. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5604
Poetry and Medicine

Thangkhali Hospital at Night II

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1620. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.0573
JAMA Revisited

The Influenza Outbreak

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1621. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.6097
JAMA Patient Page

Preventing Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1626. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5349

This JAMA Patient Page describes the US Preventive Services Task Force鈥檚 recent recommendations for prevention and cessation of tobacco use in children and adolescents.

Comment & Response

Premature Menopause and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1616. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2533

Premature Menopause and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1616-1617. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2530

Premature Menopause and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease鈥擱eply

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1617-1618. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2536

Health Outcomes With Vitamin D Supplementation

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1618-1619. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2642

Health Outcomes With Vitamin D Supplementation鈥擱eply

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1619. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2645
Correction

Typographical Error

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1619. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.5249

Data Error in Viewpoint on COVID-19 in Italy

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1619. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.6122
JAMA Masthead

JAMA

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JAMA. 2020;323(16):1529-1530. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.13404
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