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1 month ago | 
jamanetwork.com | Kate Schweitzer |Kristin Walter |Preeti Malani |Rita Rubin
In 2000, the US declared that measles had been locally eradicated largely thanks to the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. But little more than 10 years later, US cases surpassed 200 for the first time since elimination, and in 2019, nearly 1300 cases were confirmed. Now—as an outbreak continues to grow in West Texas and New Mexico—the highly contagious yet preventable disease doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | Mary M. McDermott |Kristin Walter |Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo |Jennifer N. Brudno
Translational Science Reviews—A New JAMA Review Podcast (18:22) 0:00 / 0:00 Recent discoveries in basic research have major implications for improving diagnosis and treatment of human diseases.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | Kristin Walter
Many patients in the US struggle to afford their prescription drugs. The inability to take medications as prescribed can lead to worse health outcomes.
Below are 7 strategies that patients can use to respond to high prescription drug costs in the US.1
Co-payment cards are provided by brand-name drug manufacturers to decrease patient out-of-pocket costs for a specific drug.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | Preeti Malani |Kristin Walter
An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) is a battery-operated device that heats liquid nicotine, flavoring, and other additives to create an aerosol.
Although e-cigarettes do not contain tobacco, for regulatory purposes, they are considered “tobacco products” by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). E-cigarettes can go by different names, including vapes, vape pens or sticks, e-hookahs, hookah sticks, mods, and personal vaporizers.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | Emily Harris |Kristin Walter
Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is a common endocrine disorder characterized by elevated levels of male sex hormones, known as androgens, in females. In addition to irregular menstrual cycles, enlarged or cyst-filled ovaries, increased body hair, and acne, patients with PCOS might have problems with fertility and metabolic issues, such as insulin resistance. Current treatment options like birth control pills and metformin tend to target only specific symptoms of the condition.
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
jamanetwork.com | Kristin Walter
Blood delivers oxygen and other important substances to tissues throughout the body.
Why Is Blood Donation Important?
Receiving donated blood can be lifesaving for patients with blood loss due to trauma, surgery, or gastrointestinal bleeding and for individuals with low blood cell counts due to certain medical conditions (such as kidney disease, HIV/AIDS, rheumatoid arthritis, or Crohn disease) or treatments (such as chemotherapy).
Who Is Eligible to Donate Blood in the US?
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Jul 7, 2023 | 
jamanetwork.com | Kristin Walter
Cirrhosis occurs when scar tissue replaces normal liver tissue, causing permanent liver damage.
Cirrhosis affects about 2.2 million people in the US. The most common causes of cirrhosis in the US are alcohol use disorder, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and hepatitis C. However, because there are now medications that can cure hepatitis C infection, the current leading causes of newly diagnosed cirrhosis in the US are nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and alcohol use disorder.
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Jun 7, 2023 | 
jamanetwork.com | Kristin Walter
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference took place this May in Washington, DC, where the meeting was first held in 1905. Since its early days, the conference’s focus has expanded from tuberculosis to include multiple clinical and research topics in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, including diseases and conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sepsis, lung cancer, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and sleep apnea.
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May 22, 2023 | 
jamanetwork.com | Kristin Walter
Mpox (formerly called monkeypox) is an infection caused by the monkeypox virus.
Transmission typically occurs through skin-to-skin contact with a person who has mpox rash, sores, or scabs. Mpox can also be spread through intimate sexual contact (kissing; oral, anal, or vaginal sex) or through respiratory droplets. Contact with infected urine or feces or objects contaminated with the monkeypox virus (such as towels or sex toys) may also be a potential source of infection.
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Apr 7, 2023 | 
jamanetwork.com | Kristin Walter
Early pregnancy loss is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy during the first trimester.
Early pregnancy loss occurs in about 1 of 3 pregnancies and affects approximately 1 million pregnant individuals each year in the US.
Causes of and Risk Factors for Early Pregnancy Loss
Early pregnancy loss is caused most commonly by fetal chromosomal abnormalities, which account for more than two-thirds of all early pregnancy loss between 6 and 10 weeks of gestation.
