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February 2021, Vol 181, No. 2, Pages 152-296

Viewpoint

Pharmacy Access to Sterile Injection Supplies for People Who Inject Drugs

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):153-154. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6840

This Viewpoint discusses reforms to pharmacy distribution of over-the-counter sterile injection supplies to prevent infections and death among people who inject drugs, especially important during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Physician Work Environment and Well-Being

Cultural Barriers to Help-Seeking in Medical Education

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):155-156. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7567

This Viewpoint discusses the cultural barriers to help-seeking experienced by medical students and residents with depression and depressive symptoms and proposes 3 strategies to address them.

Perspective

A Nursing Researcher’s Experience in a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):157-158. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7087

This perspective is that of a nursing researcher turned volunteer in a COVID-19 vaccine trial. She considers the experience of study participants and how clinicians will need to prepare their patients for the vaccine’s possible adverse effects.

Eastern Kentucky’s Lost Generation and the Echoes That Remain—The Aftermath of the Opioid Epidemic

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):158-159. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7383

This essay describes the author’s personal experiences witnessing the opioid epidemic and its devastation in Kentucky.

Original Investigation

Potential Cost Implications for All US Food and Drug Administration Oncology Drug Approvals in 2018

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):162-167. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5921

This economic evaluation study estimates the number of patients with cancer who are eligible for the newly approved drug-indication pairs and projects potential spending and use of the approvals in the United States.

Lifestyle Intervention With or Without Lay Volunteers to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in People With Impaired Fasting Glucose and/or Nondiabetic Hyperglycemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):168-178. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5938

This randomized clinical trial examines the effect of a group-based lifestyle intervention with or without trained volunteers with type 2 diabetes on the risk of progression to type 2 diabetes in British populations with a high-risk glycemic category.

Less Is More

Evaluation of Time to Benefit of Statins for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Adults Aged 50 to 75 Years: A Meta-analysis

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):179-185. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6084

This meta-analysis assesses randomized clinical trials of statins to determine the time to benefit for prevention of a first major adverse cardiovascular event in adults aged 50 to 75 years.

Changes in Health Care Use and Outcomes After Turnover in Primary Care

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):186-194. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6288

This cohort study uses nationally representative 2008-2017 Medicare billing claims to examine changes in health care use and outcomes among patients whose primary care physician exited the workforce and to directly measure the association of primary care turnover with patients’ health care use and outcomes.

Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine vs Placebo for Pre-exposure SARS-CoV-2 Prophylaxis Among Health Care Workers: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):195-202. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6319

This randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in health care workers with exposure to patients with COVID-19 at 2 hospitals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Association of Physical Activity Intensity With Mortality: A National Cohort Study of 403 681 US Adults

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):203-211. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6331

This cohort study uses data from the National Health Interview Survey to examine the association of the proportion of vigorous physical activity to total physical activity with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease mortality, and cancer mortality.

Thematic Analysis of the Health Records of a National Sample of US Veterans With Advanced Kidney Disease Evaluated for Transplant

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):212-219. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6388

This qualitative study describes the real-world experience for patients with advanced kidney disease referred for the kidney transplant evaluation and selection process.

Financial Presentation of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):220-227. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6432

This cohort study examines the financial presentation of Alzheimer disease and related dementia using administrative credit data.

Association Between Nursing Home Crowding and COVID-19 Infection and Mortality in Ontario, Canada

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):229-236. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6466

This cohort study examines the association between nursing home crowding and COVID-19 cases and mortality in the first months of the COVID-19 epidemic in Ontario, Canada.

Firearm Violence

Epidemiologic Trends in Fatal and Nonfatal Firearm Injuries in the US, 2009-2017

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):237-244. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6696

This cross-sectional study examines changes in incidence and trends of fatal and nonfatal firearm injury by intent associated with the injury.

Health Care Policy and Law

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in Patients With Multiple Geriatric Syndromes

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):245-250. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6895

This study from the Netherlands looks at the association between having multiple geriatric syndromes and requesting euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide.

Physician Work Environment and Well-Being

Assessment of Electronic Health Record Use Between US and Non-US Health Systems

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):251-259. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7071

This cross-sectional study examines the use of electronic health record among physicians and other clinicians in ambulatory care facilities in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania.

Editorial

Health Care Policy and Law

The Treatment of Patients With Unbearable Suffering—The Slippery Slope Is Real

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):160-161. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6884
Invited Commentary

Desktop Medicine and the Practice of Wealth Care

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):227-228. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6441

Advancing Practice Science With Electronic Health Record Use Data

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):260-261. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7068

Caution in Prescribing Modafinil and Armodafinil to Individuals Who Could Become Pregnant

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):277-278. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4206

Outcomes of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Patients With COVID-19—Limited Data, but Further Reason for Action

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):281-282. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4779

The Colchicine Debacle Revisited

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):287-288. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5044
Editor's Note

Deferral of Care for Serious Non–COVID-19 Conditions: A Hidden Harm of COVID-19

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):274. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4016

Physician Work Environment and Well-Being

Sex-Based Differences Entangling With Electronic Health Record Documentation

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):290-291. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5008
Research Letter

Less Is More

Assessment of Sales and Marketing of Online Vouchers for Discounted Direct-to-Consumer Medical Imaging Services

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):267-269. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3529

This qualitative study of online vouchers for discounted DTC imaging services reveals consumerization of medicine and calls for regulations to balance convenience and cost with patient safety and physician oversight.

Hospitalizations for Chronic Disease and Acute Conditions in the Time of COVID-19

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):269-271. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3978

This study examines the frequency of hospitalization for all non–COVID-19-related conditions in a health system at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospital Volumes of 5 Medical Emergencies in the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2 US Medical Centers

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):272-274. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3982

This cohort study assesses the association of the COVID-19 pandemic with the incidence of 5 medical emergencies (acute myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, ectopic pregnancy, and appendicitis) in 2 US academic medical centers.

Pregnancy and Fetal Outcomes Following Exposure to Modafinil and Armodafinil During Pregnancy

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):275-277. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4009

This cohort study uses data from the US Provigil/Nuvigil Pregnancy Registry to assess prevalence of fetal major congenital malformations after exposure to modafinil and armodafinil during pregnancy.

Family Caregiving for Those With and Without Dementia in the Last 10 Years of Life

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):278-279. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4012

This cohort study compares family caregiver hours provided to those with vs without dementia during the last 10 years of life.

Clinical Outcomes of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in COVID-19

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):279-281. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4796

This case series examines outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest among patients with COVID-19.

Characteristics and Reporting of Number Needed to Treat, Number Needed to Harm, and Absolute Risk Reduction in Controlled Clinical Trials, 2001-2019

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):282-284. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4799

This cross-sectional study assesses the trends and characteristics of absolute measure reporting in highly cited medical journals from 2001 to 2019.

Prolonged Increases in Public-Payer Spending and Prices After Unapproved Drug Initiative Approval of Colchicine

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):284-287. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5017

This cohort study examines national Medicaid and Medicare drug-spending data to examine colchicine prices over the period from 2008 to 2017.

Physician Work Environment and Well-Being

Electronic Health Record Use by Sex Among Physicians in an Academic Health Care System

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):288-290. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5036

This cohort study examines the association of sex with electronic health record use among physicians and patient satisfaction.

Challenges in Clinical Electrocardiography

Ventricular Preexcitation in a Patient Found to Have Wolff-Parkinson-White Pattern

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):262-263. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6847

This case report describes a man in his 30s with a history of methamphetamine and heroin use who presented with 30 minutes of exertional, sharp, left-sided chest pain.

An Elderly Woman With a Pause—Never Miss a Beat

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):264-265. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7064

A woman in her 80s presented with missed beats after sustaining a mechanical fall. What is your diagnosis?

Comment & Response

Employee Wellness Programs

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):291. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5737

Employee Wellness Programs

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):291-292. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5748

Employee Wellness Programs—Reply

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):292-293. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5746

Marijuana Is Not the Only Cause of Drugged Driving

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):293. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6272

Marijuana Is Not the Only Cause of Drugged Driving—Reply

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):293-294. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6275

Poor Performance of Masks Secured Using Ear Loops

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):294. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6393

Factors Associated With the Declining Trends of Hip Fractures

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):294-295. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6477

Factors Associated With the Declining Trends of Hip Fractures

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):295-296. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6480

Factors Associated With the Declining Trends of Hip Fractures—Reply

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):296. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6474
Correction

Error in Conflicts of Interest Section

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):296. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8496

Error in Number

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):296. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7817

Error in Year in Results

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):296. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.7823

CC-BY Open Access Added

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):296. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8392

Omission in the Author Contributions Section

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):296. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8964
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JAMA Internal Medicine

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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(2):152. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5249
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