JAMA Internal Medicine

07/08/2025

Between 2020 and 2023, out-of-sequence kidney transplants in the U.S. increased without corresponding reductions in organ discard rates. https://ja.ma/3TN3Vlj

07/08/2025

Switching from a budesonide-formoterol metered-dose inhaler to a fluticasone-salmeterol dry-powder inhaler in the Veterans Health Administration was associated with increased health care utilization and adverse outcomes. https://ja.ma/4nQlRt0

07/07/2025

Among participants using CBD at doses similar to consumer products, 5.6% experienced elevated liver enzyme levels, indicating potential liver health issues. https://ja.ma/44yFSev

07/06/2025

The digital intervention Moodivate improved depression symptoms in primary care patients compared to usual care, with higher odds of clinically significant improvement and remission. https://ja.ma/43CPLaz

07/05/2025

Risk-informed prompts recommending standard-spectrum empiric antibiotics for low-risk patients hospitalized with skin and soft tissue infections reduced extended-spectrum antibiotics. https://ja.ma/3GqROHp

07/04/2025

This Clinical Insights describes the process for initiating feminizing gender-affirmative hormone therapy for transgender women or nonbinary people.

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07/04/2025

This Guide to Statistics and Methods explains how covariate-constrained randomization (CCR) enhances rigor in cluster randomized clinical trials. https://ja.ma/4em6XWW

07/02/2025

Case report shows that continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) can yield false hypoglycemia alerts in non-diabetic patients, emphasizing the need for clinical correlation and careful use to avoid unnecessary stress and hospitalizations. https://ja.ma/4nyZCHW

07/01/2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Breakthrough Devices Program has expedited the authorization of novel therapeutic devices, but concerns about their safety and effectiveness remain due to insufficient clinical testing.

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07/01/2025

In this JAMA Internal Medicine Author Interviews podcast, Adrian Haimovich and Maura Kennedy discuss their recent articles with Eve Rittenberg.

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Interview with Adrian D. Haimovich, MD, PhD, author of National Trends in Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay Among Older Adults: 2017-2024 and Maura Kennedy, MD, MPH author of Addressing the Hospital Boarding Crisis in the US—Time to Act: Addressing the Hospital Boarding Crisis in the U...

07/01/2025

The proportion of older adults experiencing prolonged emergency department stays and admission delays has increased, particularly in academic hospitals. https://ja.ma/4kcFZ5i

06/30/2025

Most viewed this week from JAMA Internal Medicine: Combining physician academic detailing with patient previsit activation increased diabetes medication deprescribing among older patients with type 2 diabetes.

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