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Examining Mortality Disparities by Sexual Orientation Among Female Nurses Apr 25, 2024

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Extensive evidence documents health disparities for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) women, including worse physical, mental, and behavioral health than heterosexual women. Sarah McKetta, ScM, MD, PhD, discusses these factors and their link to premature mortality with JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS. Related Content:

Disparities in Mortality by Sexual Orientation in a Large, Prospective Cohort of Female Nurses

Stewardship Prompts to Improve Antibiotic Selection for Pneumonia and Urinary Tract Infection Apr 19, 2024

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Can real-time EHR–generated recommendations safely reduce antibiotic use in hospitalized patients with pneumonia or UTI? Shruti K. Gohil, MD, MPH, of the University of California-Irvine, joins JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, to discuss the INSPIRE randomized clinical trial. Related Content:

Advancing Climate Action Through Academic Health Systems Apr 17, 2024

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Climate action is an urgent public health imperative. Climate change is causing excess morbidity and mortality and posing an increasing threat to mental health and well-being. The US health care sector is a significant contributor to this problem. A. Eugene Washington, MD, of Duke University, discusses accelerating climate action with JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS. Related Content:

Accelerating Climate Action Through Academic Health Systems

The Evolution of Screening Tools for Prostate Cancer Apr 06, 2024

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The utility of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer detection is impacted by detection of cancers with low risk of mortality. Editorialist Jeffrey J. Tosoian, MD, MPH, discusses a pragmatic approach to prostate cancer screening with JAMA Deputy Editor Mary L. (Nora) Disis, MD. Related Content:

Regional Interventions to Prevent Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Apr 01, 2024

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Infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are difficult to treat with increased morbidity, mortality, length of hospitalization, and health care costs. Author Susan S. Huang, MD, MPH, from the University of California Irvine School of Medicine, joins JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, to discuss a new study that used a regional intervention to prevent MDROs. Related Content:

Reducing Hospitalizations and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms via Regional Decolonization in Hospitals and Nursing Homes

Mifepristone–Science, Abortion Care, and Politics Mar 25, 2024

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The US Supreme Court will soon decide a case challenging the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) approval of mifepristone. Author Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBE, University of Pennsylvania, joins JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, to discuss the science and politics surrounding this significant case. Related Content:

How Do Multimodal Large Language Models Perform on Clinical Vignette Questions? Mar 18, 2024

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How did GPT-4 Vision, a model that can work with images and text as input, perform when answering clinical challenge questions from medical journals? Daniel Truhn, MD, MSc, of the University Hospital Aachen in Germany, joins JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, to discuss this topic. Related Content:

Comparative Analysis of Multimodal Large Language Model Performance on Clinical Vignette Questions

Does Treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Reduce Mortality? Mar 12, 2024

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An observational study by Lin Li, PhD, and colleagues, published in JAMA, found that pharmacotherapy was associated with reduced mortality in individuals with ADHD. Frances R. Levin, MD, of the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, who wrote an accompanying editorial, joins JAMA Associate Editor Donald C. Goff, MD, to discuss the results of this article. Related Content:

Treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Matters

Delivering Effective Messages in the Patient-Clinician Encounter Mar 05, 2024

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Introducing JAMA's new Communicating Medicine series, JAMA Associate Editor Anne Cappola, MD, ScM, discusses strategies for delivering effective messages in the patient encounter with authors Joseph Cappella, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania, and Richard Street, PhD, of Texas A&M University and Baylor College of Medicine. Related Content:

Delivering Effective Messages in the Patient-Clinician Encounter

Why Does PrEP Use Lag in Cisgender Women? Mar 01, 2024

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How will new study results inform HIV prevention in the US and globally? JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, and author Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, director of NIAID, discuss these study findings and more. Related Content: