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Protecting Privacy of Pregnant and LGBTQ+ Research Participants
This Viewpoint summarizes existing federal regulations aimed at protecting research data, describes the challenges of enforcing these regulations, and discusses how evolving privacy technologies could be used to reduce health disparities and advance health equity among pregnant and LGBTQ+ research participants. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Does This Infant Have a Dislocated Hip?
This Rational Clinical Examination systematic review summarizes studies that examined the diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination in determining dislocated hips in infants. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Serious Bleeding in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Using Diltiazem With Apixaban or Rivaroxaban
This cohort study assesses the association of diltiazem with risk of serious bleeding compared with metoprolol in older adults with atrial fibrillation receiving apixaban or rivaroxaban. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Improving Medical Communication —Reply
In Reply Drs Anderson and Ledford bring to our attention meaningful classifications for medical communication. It is indeed helpful to categorize medical communication into interpersonal, organizational, and mass media since each type has different needs and stipulations. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Improving Medical Communication
To the Editor Dr Cappola and Ms Cohen ’s article highlighted the importance of medical communication. The study of communication dates to ancient Greece when Aristotle first studied the rhetoric of Western civilizations. Modern communication scholars draw from this long and rich history, applying theory and praxis to various contexts. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Leave of Absence and Medical Student GME Placement by Race and Ethnicity
This study examines the association between taking a leave of absence from medical school and placement into graduate medical education (GME) by race and ethnicity. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Why “Just the Facts” Fails in Vaccine Conversations
This Medical News article discusses an intervention that uses empathy to address vaccine hesitancy in the clinic. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

An Explosion of Food Is Medicine Research Could Change Health Care
This Medical News article discusses research initiatives to support produce prescriptions and other “food is medicine” nutrition programs in health care settings. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Neurological Conditions Are Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide
More than 3 billion people —about 43% of the global population—lived with neurological conditions in 2021, according to results from the Global Burden of Disease Study published in The Lancet Neurology. Although this represented an 18.2% increase from 1990, once researchers adjusted for age, they found that the prevalence of neurological conditions rose by about 1.5% over the past 2 decades. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

More Than 1 in 10 US Children Diagnosed With ADHD
About 11% of US children aged 5 to 17 years have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), based on data from the National Health Interview Survey conducted between 2020 and 2022. This survey confirms estimates from earlier reports. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Study Examines Intermittent Fasting and Cardiovascular Mortality
Limiting time spent eating to an 8-hour window or less each day —a type of so-called intermittent fasting—was linked with a 91% increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared with eating throughout a 12- to 16-hour period, according to preliminary observational data presented at an American Heart Association conference. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

AI-Drafted Responses to Patients Reduced Clinician Burnout
Experts have predicted that large language models, or LLMs, could help tackle physician burnout by offloading administrative tasks, such as answering questions in patient portals. Recently, a 5-week study involving 162 clinicians who worked in primary care, gastroenterology, and hepatology found that using LLM-generated responses to patient messages improved clinician burden and burnout scores. However, clinicians spent the same amount of time reading and replying to messages as they had before researchers introduced this technology. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Trials Will Evaluate Treatments for Long COVID Nervous System Problems
For some individuals, post –COVID-19 condition, or long COVID, can result in symptoms of autonomic nervous system dysfunction, such as a heart palpitations and lightheadedness that occur when standing up, and fatigue. Together, these symptoms are known as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Safety Concerns Put a Stop to Maternal RSV Vaccine Study
A vaccine given during pregnancy that prevents respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants was about 66% effective at protecting against RSV-associated respiratory illness, and about 69% effective at protecting against severe disease, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. The data came from a randomized clinical trial involving more than 5000 pregnant people and their infants in 24 countries. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

FDA Okays First Drug for Scarring From Fatty Liver Disease
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved resmetirom, marketed as Rezdiffra, for adults with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) without cirrhosis. NASH is a progressive fatty liver disease that affects up to 8 million people in the US and can cause liver inflammation and scarring, known as fibrosis. Resmetirom, an oral drug that reduces the accumulation of liver fat, can be used along with diet and exercise, which are the standard care for patients with NASH. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research