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April 23/30, 2024, Vol 331, No. 16, Pages 1343-1426

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JAMA. 2024;331(16):e2318269. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18269
  • Audio: Integrated Hepatitis C and OUD Care, Heart Transplant Disparities, Fall Prevention Review, and more
Original Investigation

Integrated Hepatitis C–Opioid Use Disorder Care Through Facilitated Telemedicine: A Randomized Trial

Andrew H. Talal, MD, MPH; Marianthi Markatou, PhD; Anran Liu, MS; et al.
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1369-1378. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.2452

This study discusses whether facilitated telemedicine for hepatitis C treatment increases cure rates compared with standard-of-care referral to hepatitis specialists.

Differences in Donor Heart Acceptance by Race and Gender of Patients on the Transplant Waiting List

Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS; Shannon M. Knapp, PhD; Sabra C. Lewsey, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1379-1386. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0065

This cohort study assesses differences in donor heart acceptance by transplant center teams for Black and White men and women on the transplant waiting list in the US.

Health and the 2024 US Election

Health Equity Adjustment and Hospital Performance in the Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program

Michael Liu, MPhil; Sahil Sandhu, MSc; Karen E. Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH; et al.
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1387-1396. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.2440

This cross-sectional study discusses hospital performance after the incorporation of health equity adjustment into Medicare’s Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program.

Research Letter

Prevalence of Type 1 Diabetes Among US Children and Adults by Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity

Michael Fang, PhD, MHS; Dan Wang, MS; Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, MPH
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1411-1413. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.2103

This study uses data from the 2019 to 2022 cycles of the National Health Interview Survey to estimate the prevalence of type 1 diabetes among US youths and adults.

Health and the 2024 US Election

Reported Political Participation by Physicians vs Nonphysicians

Anthony Zhong, MA; Bhav Jain, BS; Alister F. Martin, MD, MPP; et al.
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1413-1415. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.1996

This study uses survey data to compare rates of political participation between US physicians and nonphysicians from 2017 to 2021.

Viewpoint

Medicine—Both a Science (Care) and an Art (CARE)

Theodore J. Strange, MD; Mario R. Castellanos, MD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1357-1358. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.2508

This Viewpoint discusses the concept of CARE (compassion, assistance, respect, and empathy) as a way physicians can practice the art of medicine in the current era of care that increasingly incorporates predictive analytics and artificial intelligence.

Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators—Transformative Drugs or Heralds of the Next Drug Epidemic?

Henrik A. Hahamyan, BSE; Shehzad Basaria, MD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1359-1360. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.1769

This Viewpoint examines whether selective androgen receptor modulators have the potential to be transformative drugs or whether they herald the next drug epidemic.

Reporting Health Consequences of War in Medical Journals: First, Do No Harm

Philip Greenland, MD; Oren Lakser, MD; Lisa Lipschutz, MD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1361-1362. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5513

This Viewpoint suggests that medical and public health journals should publish articles focused singularly on health without political bias when reporting on the health consequences of war.

A Piece of My Mind

How’s Your Soul?

David Vermette, MD, MBA, MHS
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1363-1364. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0884

In this narrative essay, a physician reflects on the way in which his residency program director’s unique background as a Master of Divinity helped him to focus on his growth as a human being rather than concentrating solely on clinical evaluations.

Editorial

Is Equity Being Traded for Access to Heart Transplant?

Paul A. Heidenreich, MD, MS; Eldrin F. Lewis, MD, MPH; Kiran K. Khush, MD, MAS
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1365-1367. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0812
Review

Risk Assessment and Prevention of Falls in Older Community-Dwelling Adults: A Review

Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric, MD, MHS; Cara L. McDermott, PhD, PharmD; Deborah S. Lee, MD; et al.
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1397-1406. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.1416

This Review summarizes current best practices for risk stratification, clinical assessment, and selection of risk reduction interventions for falls in community-dwelling older adults.

  • Video: Measuring Gait Speed for Fall Risk Assessment
  • Video: Administering the Timed Up and Go Test for Fall Risk Assessment
  • Video: Administering the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) Balance Test and Chair Stand Test
  • Audio: Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
JAMA Insights

Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease

Monica Soni, MD; Kathryn A. Peterson, MD, MSCI; Amiko M. Uchida, MD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1407-1408. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.2143

This JAMA Insights Clinical Update discusses the symptoms, diagnosis, and management of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases.

JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis

Falls Prevention for Older Adults

Peggy B. Leung, MD; Jason T. Alexander, MD; Karin E. Ouchida, MD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1409-1410. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26942

This article summarizes a 2022 clinical practice guideline on falls prevention and management in older adults from the World Falls Guidelines Initiative.

  • Audio: Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Editor's Note

Reporting on Health and War in Medical Journals

Gregory Curfman, MD; Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1368. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5476

In Love: The Sonnet and Medicine

Rafael Campo, MD, MA
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1421. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.1163
Medical News & Perspectives

AI in Medicine

Will Generative AI Tools Improve Access to Reliable Health Information?

Samantha Anderer; Yulin Hswen, ScD, MPH
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1347-1349. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23003

This Medical News article is an interview with JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo and Virologist Davey Smith, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health at the University of California, San Diego.

  • Audio: AI and Clinical Practice: Using AI to Increase Access to Reliable Health Information

Researchers Are Working to Disaggregate Asian American Health Data—Here’s Why It’s Long Overdue

Jyoti Madhusoodanan
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1350-1353. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.8799

This Medical News article discusses how aggregated data obscure large health disparities among the 24 million Asian American people in the US.

  • Audio: April 12, 2024 Medical News Summary
Medical News in Brief

School Shootings in US Reach Highest Recorded Levels

Emily Harris
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1354. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.3706

Plastic in Arteries Tied With Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Problems

Emily Harris
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1354. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.3707

Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Now Available in US

Emily Harris
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1354. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.3708

Medical Debt in US Linked With Worse Health, More Deaths

Emily Harris
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1354-1355. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.3709

Meta-Analysis: “Limited” Benefits to Rapid Viral Tests in EDs

Emily Harris
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1355. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4496

WHO Documents Rising Resistance to First-Line HIV Drug

Emily Harris
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1355. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4497

Less Sleep Tied to Increased Risk of Diabetes Despite Healthy Diet

Emily Harris
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1355. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4498

Deaths From Excessive Drinking Rose in the US During Pandemic

Emily Harris
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1355. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4499
The Arts and Medicine

AI in Medicine

Narrative Play—Promoting Adolescent Health With Interactive Games

Anoushka Sinha, MD, MS; Jonathan Rowe, PhD; Elizabeth Ozer, PhD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1345-1346. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.3239

This Arts and Medicine feature discusses INSPIRE, a digital health game designed to foster adolescent health behavior change.

Poetry and Medicine

Let Her Home

Benjamin D. Utter, PhD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1421. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0980
JAMA Revisited

Nostrums*

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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1422. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18270
JAMA Patient Page

What Is Hyperthyroidism?

Rebecca Voelker, MSJ
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1426. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26581

This JAMA Patient Page describes hyperthyroidism causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.

  • Audio: Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperthyroidism
Comment & Response

Gender Eligibility Descriptions for Clinical Trials

Tzu-Hao Lee, MD; Carl G. Streed Jr, MD, MPH
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1415-1416. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0689

Gender Eligibility Descriptions for Clinical Trials—Reply

Swapna Mohan, PhD; Tony Tse, PhD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1416-1417. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0692

Lepodisiran for Elevated Lipoprotein(a)

Michioki Endo, MD; Masahiro Kami, MD, PhD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1417. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0845

Lepodisiran for Elevated Lipoprotein(a)—Reply

Steven E. Nissen, MD; Helle Linnebjerg, PhD; Stephen J. Nicholls, MBBS, PhD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1417-1418. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0848

Multitarget Stool RNA Testing

Thomas F. Imperiale, MD; Philip Lavin, PhD; David F. Ransohoff, MD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1418. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0937

Multitarget Stool RNA Testing

Geoffrey Baird, MD, PhD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1418-1419. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0939

Multitarget Stool RNA Testing—Reply

Erica K. Barnell, MD, PhD; David A. Lieberman, MD
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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1419-1420. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0934
Correction

Error in Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statements

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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1420. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5334
JAMA Masthead

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JAMA. 2024;331(16):1343-1344. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18268

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