Rita Rubin
Senior Writer, Medical News and Perspectives at JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
Lead senior staff writer, Medical News @JAMA_current https://t.co/5Y2pgoYNO1 Mountain Mama, Medill & Hopkins alum. Follow me @ritarubin.bsky.social
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2 weeks ago |
jamanetwork.com | Rita Rubin
Until fairly recently, the question of whether amyloid plaque—a hallmark of Alzheimer disease—was present in the brains of individuals with cognitive impairment could be settled only after their death. Clinicians had to fly blind because the symptoms of Alzheimer disease, the most common cause of dementia, overlapped with those of other causes.
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4 weeks ago |
jamanetwork.com | Rita Rubin
Their ages and attitudes vary, but most patients who seek care at MD Anderson’s Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Program have the same top-of-mind question: Program director Y. Nancy You, MD, a colorectal cancer surgeon, can’t provide a solid answer. Really, no one can explain with certainty why colorectal cancer incidence rates have been rising in adults younger than 50 years—sometimes much younger—although environmental exposures and lifestyle factors seem to be leading contenders.
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1 month ago |
jamanetwork.com | Rita Rubin
Alan Morgan, chief executive officer of the National Rural Health Association, was shocked when he read the discretionary 2026 budget passback for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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1 month ago |
jamanetwork.com | Rita Rubin
Pediatrician Mark Miller, MD, MPH, first noticed the red flags when he was in medical school a half-century ago: studies consistently showed that consuming foods colored with synthetic dyes could affect some children’s behavior.
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2 months ago |
jamanetwork.com | Rita Rubin
The long-time Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist was getting ready to go for a run before work on April 1 at around 5 am when the email message arrived. It said the staffer had been affected by the agency’s reduction in force (RIF) and would lose access to the CDC’s computer system. No one on their team—consisting of 28 full-time employees and 10 fellows—saw it coming.
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Why have incidence rates of some cancers been increasing among people under age 50? My latest for @JAMA_current:
Recent reports indicate a rising incidence of early-onset cancers in adults under 50, urging further research into environmental and lifestyle factors to develop targeted prevention strategies. https://t.co/qj9TQjEIC8
I learned so much at the Medicine in the Media workshops, which used to be held at the NIH (those were the days). Well, the workshop is back, now at NYU, but still run by the wonderful Steve Woloshin & Barry Kramer. Apply by June 10. More info here: https://t.co/psZYwNb7F9
Is a handshake enough to seal the deal? And just how much do artificial food dyes actually affect how kids act? My latest for @JAMA_current:
The @FDA is aiming to eliminate synthetic food dyes from foods sold in the US by 2026 due to concerns about their impact on children's behavior, seeking voluntary cooperation from the industry instead of legislation. https://t.co/2456uiAmMA