This randomized clinical trial examines the effect of early administration of the PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab on coronary atherosclerosis using serial multimodality intracoronary imaging in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
This randomized trial assesses the effect of transportation to a local stroke center vs directly to a thrombectomy-capable referral center on 90-day disability among patients with acute large-vessel occlusion stroke attended by emergency medical services in areas where the closest local stroke center was not capable of performing thrombectomy.
This nonrandomized controlled intervention study compares the use of a flying intervention team with interhospital transfer of patients receiving endovascular thrombectomy in regard to time delay, feasibility of procedure, adverse events, and clinical outcome.
This study uses data from the state-level Youth Risk Behavioral Survey to evaluate mental health and substance use outcomes among homeless and nonhomeless adolescents in 2019.
This 2022 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends against screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults (D recommendation).
This systematic review to support the 2022 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of COPD screening among adults who are asymptomatic, have undetected symptoms, or have nonspecific symptoms and of COPD treatment among persons with screen-detected COPD or adults with mild to moderate COPD.
This Viewpoint discusses efforts by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to improve operations as well as implement policies that advance health equity.
This Viewpoint discusses key tenets of developing diagnostic acumen, including gathering and integrating data, applying iterative bayesian thinking, choosing the format of communication, and determining the urgency of diagnosis.
In this Viewpoint, Joynt Maddox and colleagues consider how the bundled payment programs from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services require close examination of benchmarks, market distortions, and health equity.
In this narrative medicine essay, an emergency medicine resident describes the inadequate coping mechanisms she and her colleagues use to deal with unending tragedies of patients treated in the emergency department and longs for dedicated time for physicians to process what they see, hear, and feel every day.
This JAMA Insights in the Women鈥檚 Health series describes the identification and management of dyspareunia to help address sexual pain; successful treatment can have benefits for both physical and mental health.
This Medical News feature examines how the already stagnant mammography rates seen in recent years may be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This Medical News article is an interview with Pamela Morris, MD, conference chair for the American College of Cardiology鈥檚 2022 Scientific Sessions.
This JAMA Patient Page summarizes the US Preventive Services Task Force鈥檚 recent recommendations on screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).