January 16, 2024 Issue of JAMA

January 16, 2024, Vol 331, No. 3, Pages 183-268

In This Issue of JAMA

Audio Highlights

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):e2318177. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18177

Audio: Toripalimab for Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer Mortality, Epochs of Health AI and Monitoring Its Use in Practice, and more

Original Investigation

Perioperative Toripalimab Plus Chemotherapy for Patients With Resectable Non鈥揝mall Cell Lung Cancer: The Neotorch Randomized Clinical Trial

Shun Lu, MD; Wei Zhang, PhD; Lin Wu, PhD; et al.

Abstract Full Text

JAMA. 2024;331(3):201-211. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24735

This randomized clinical trial compares the effects of toripalimab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone on event-free survival and major pathological response in patients with stage III resectable non鈥搒mall cell lung cancer.

Nurse and Social Worker Palliative Telecare Team and Quality of Life in Patients With COPD, Heart Failure, or Interstitial Lung Disease: The ADAPT Randomized Clinical Trial

David B. Bekelman, MD, MPH; William Feser, MS; Brianne Morgan, BSN; et al.

Abstract Full Text

JAMA. 2024;331(3):212-223. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24035

This randomized clinical trial compares differences in quality of life among 306 adults at high risk of death who have COPD, heart failure, or interstitial lung disease and who received nurse and social worker palliative telecare vs usual care.

Editorial
A Tale of 2 Palliative Care Trials: Developing Sustainable and Transferable Models
Ashwin A. Kotwal, MD, MS; Lauren J. Hunt, RN, PhD; Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH

JAMA
- Audio: Patient-Centered Palliative Care

Default Palliative Care Consultation for Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial

Katherine R. Courtright, MD, MS; Vanessa Madden, BSc; Brian Bayes, MS, MBMI; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):224-232. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25092

This cluster randomized trial examines whether the effect of ordering palliative care consultation by default for seriously ill hospitalized patients without requiring greater palliative care staffing increased consultations and improved outcomes.

Editorial
A Tale of 2 Palliative Care Trials: Developing Sustainable and Transferable Models
Ashwin A. Kotwal, MD, MS; Lauren J. Hunt, RN, PhD; Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH

JAMA
- Audio: Patient-Centered Palliative Care

Analysis of Breast Cancer Mortality in the US鈥�1975 to 2019

Jennifer L. Caswell-Jin, MD; Liyang P. Sun, MSc; Diego Munoz, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):233-241. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25881

This simulation study estimates the association of breast cancer screening, treatment of stage I-III breast cancer, and treatment of metastatic breast cancer on changes in mortality due to breast cancer in US women for the period 1975-2019.

Editorial
Benefits of Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment on Mortality
Stephanie B. Wheeler, PhD, MPH; Gabrielle Rocque, MD; Ethan Basch, MD

JAMA

Research Letter

Affiliation Bias in Peer Review of Abstracts by a Large Language Model

Dario von Wedel; Rico A. Schmitt; Moritz Thiele; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):252-253. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24641

This study assesses affiliation bias in peer review of medical abstracts by a commonly used large language model.

Climate Change and Health

Body Core Temperature After Foot Immersion and Neck Cooling in Older Adults Exposed to Extreme Heat

Robert D. Meade, PhD, MPH; Emma R. McCourt, MSc; James J. McCormick, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):253-256. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24417

This randomized study evaluates the hypothesis that foot immersion in cool water alone or with supplemental neck cooling mitigates increases in core temperature in older adults exposed to environmental conditions simulating deadly heat waves in North America.

Special Communication

AI in Medicine

Three Epochs of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Michael D. Howell, MD, MPH; Greg S. Corrado, PhD; Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):242-244. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25057

This Special Communication examines the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) over the years, and how developments with AI can help decision-makers improve health care while also recognizing its risks.

JAMA Medical News Audio: AI and Clinical Practice鈥擜I Gaslighting, AI Hallucinations, and GenAI Potential
Audio: How Artificial Intelligence Has Evolved and the Implications for Health Care

A Nationwide Network of Health AI Assurance Laboratories

Nigam H. Shah, MBBS, PhD; John D. Halamka, MD, MS; Suchi Saria, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):245-249. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26930

This article outlines the need for a nationwide public-private network of assurance laboratories that would aid in the evaluation and development of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care.

Audio: AI and Clinical Practice鈥攖he Learning Health System and AI

Viewpoint

Wars in Gaza and Beyond: Why Protecting the Sacredness of Health Matters

Lawrence O. Gostin, JD; Michele B. Goodwin, JD, SJD

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):191-192. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26391

This Viewpoint discusses the importance of safeguarding health access in times armed conflict worldwide and the need to bolster compliance with international humanitarian law.

Editor's Note
Reporting on Health and War in Medical Journals
Gregory Curfman, MD; Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS

JAMA

Children and Adolescents With Suicidal Ideation and the Emergency Department

Rachel Cafferty, MD; Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, MD, MPH; Bruno Anthony, PhD

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):193-194. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26291

This Viewpoint discusses the need for formal training in suicide prevention for frontline emergency clinicians and staff, including standardized screening practices, assessment and targeted interventions, and increased connection to outpatient mental health services after discharge from the emergency department.

A Piece of My Mind

Love and Medicine

Timothy Kanne, BS

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):195. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26366

In this narrative medicine essay, a medical student diagnosed with cancer recalls the love and anguish his family members expressed and understands that their vulnerability gave him serenity during his tempest.

Editorial

A Tale of 2 Palliative Care Trials: Developing Sustainable and Transferable Models

Ashwin A. Kotwal, MD, MS; Lauren J. Hunt, RN, PhD; Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):196-198. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26815

Audio: Patient-Centered Palliative Care

Benefits of Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment on Mortality

Stephanie B. Wheeler, PhD, MPH; Gabrielle Rocque, MD; Ethan Basch, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):199-200. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26730

JAMA Insights

Intranasal Naloxone for Opioid Overdose

Jessica L. Taylor, MD; Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPH

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):250-251. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23248

This JAMA Insights describes indications for naloxone use in preventing opioid overdoses and benefits vs barriers to its availability following FDA approval of its availability without a prescription.

Medical News & Perspectives

AI in Medicine

How Do Policymakers Regulate AI and Accommodate Innovation in Research and Medicine?

Melissa Suran, PhD, MSJ; Yulin Hswen, ScD, MPH

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):185-187. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.22625

In this Medical News article, JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, and Alondra Nelson, PhD, the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, discuss effective AI regulation frameworks to accommodate innovation.

Audio: AI and Clinical Practice鈥擜I Guardrails: The US Executive Order and the Need for Global Harmonization

Despite Safe and Effective Vaccine, Measles Cases and Deaths Increased Worldwide From 2021 to 2022

Rita Rubin, MA

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):188-189. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25527

This Medical News story discusses the latest data on measles cases, deaths, and vaccination coverage worldwide.

Medical News in Brief

Test Using Routine Pap Smears Could Diagnose Ovarian Cancer Early

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):190. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25767

Brain Inflammation May Underlie Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):190. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25768

Eating Disorders Increased Among 鈥淎typical鈥� Populations of Children

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):190. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25769

Disproportionate Death Rates Reported in US Prisons Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):190. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25770

Poetry and Medicine

Rosary

Marshall Robert Moyer, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):263. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23940

JAMA Revisited

The Bedborough Trial

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):264. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18178

JAMA Patient Page

Nonprescription Medications for Adults With Allergic Rhinitis

Sarah E. Vordenberg, PharmD, MPH

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):268. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.20171

This JAMA Patient Page describes the types of nonprescription medications for allergic rhinitis and how to use them.

Comment & Response

Cannabis Use and Perinatal Health

Rachel Carmen Ceasar, PhD; Mishka Terplan, MD; Alex Rewegan, MA

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):256-257. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23236

Cannabis Use and Perinatal Health鈥擱eply

Jamie O. Lo, MD, MCR; Jason C. Hedges, MD, PhD; Torri D. Metz, MD, MS

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):257. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23239

Amoxicillin-Clavulanate vs Amoxicillin for Pediatric Acute Sinusitis

Na He, PhD; Yingqiu Ying, MPharm; Yinchu Cheng, PhD

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):257-258. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23642

Amoxicillin-Clavulanate vs Amoxicillin for Pediatric Acute Sinusitis鈥擱eply

Timothy J. Savage, MD, MPH, MSc; Matthew P. Kronman, MD, MSCE; Krista F. Huybrechts, MS, PhD

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):258-259. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23645

Diagnosis of Autism

Nicola Cirillo, DMD, LDS, MDS, MClinRes, DipPH, GCEd, PhD

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):259. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24155

Diagnosis of Autism鈥擱eply

Warren Jones, PhD; Cheryl Klaiman, PhD; Ami Klin, PhD

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):259-260. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24158

ABIM Maintenance of Certification

Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH; Richard J. Baron, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):260-261. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24097

ABIM Maintenance of Certification鈥擱eply

Dipesh Uprety, MD; Howard 鈥淛ack鈥� West, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):261-262. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24100

Correction

Revisions to Text in Results Section and Table 1

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):262. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26372

Incorrect Wording

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JAMA. 2024;331(3):262. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27681

Editorial
Bilateral Renal Agenesis鈥擨nterpreting the RAFT Trial
Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MS; Krishelle Marc-Aurele, MD; Karen Mestan, MD, MS

JAMA

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