Megan A. Jacobs

2 months ago | jamanetwork.com | Amanda Graham |Sarah Cha |Megan A. Jacobs |Michael Amato

Incorrect Description of Adverse Childhood Experiences Scoring In the Original Investigation titled “A Vaping Cessation Text Message Program for Adolescent E-Cigarette Users: A Randomized Clinical Trial”1 published in the September 3, 2024, issue of JAMA, a description of an approach to scoring adverse childhood experiences was incorrect.

Aug 7, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Amanda Graham |Sarah Cha |Megan A. Jacobs |Michael Amato

Key PointsQuestion  Is a tailored, interactive text message program for vaping cessation effective in promoting abstinence from e-cigarettes among adolescents? Findings  A 2-group randomized clinical trial was conducted with 1503 adolescent e-cigarette users, with 70.8% retention at 7 months.

Jul 11, 2024 | edutopia.org | Megan A. Jacobs

Several years ago, a beloved third grader of mine got out of his seat. He silently made his way up to the front of the room and collected a handful of rulers from the resource bookshelf. He placed several of them down end to end on the floor and lay down next to them to see how many inches tall would be a reasonable estimate for his height. I was so pleased that he felt curious about that answer and took initiative to make use of the right resources to learn that answer for himself.

Jan 23, 2023 | newatlas.com | Ben Coxworth |Megan A. Jacobs

Back in 2021, we heard about a pterosaur that had a mouth full of big, sharp teeth. Well, scientists have now discovered a pterosaur that went to the other extreme, as it used over 400 small, hooked teeth to catch its prey. A very well-preserved almost-complete fossilized skeleton of the small creature was initially unearthed in a Bavarian limestone quarry, and was more recently analyzed by a team of paleontologists from Britain, Germany and Mexico.