January 23, 2024 Issue of JAMA

January 23/30, 2024, Vol 331, No. 4, Pages 271-368

In This Issue of JAMA

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):e2318184. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18184

Audio: Mood Symptoms After Dobbs, Prostate Cancer Treatment Outcomes, Speech and Language Delay Screening in Children, and more

Original Investigation

Anxiety and Depression Symptoms After the Dobbs Abortion Decision

Benjamin Thornburg, BS; Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, PhD; Joanne D. Rosen, JD; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):294-301. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25599

This retrospective analysis compares symptoms of depression and anxiety before and after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade between residents in states with abortion triggers vs those in states without trigger laws.

Audio: Anxiety and Depression Symptoms After the Dobbs Abortion Rights Decision

Editorial
Mental Health Symptoms When Abortion Access Is Restricted
Julia R. Steinberg, PhD

JAMA
- Audio: Anxiety and Depression Symptoms After the Dobbs Abortion Rights Decision

Functional Outcomes After Localized Prostate Cancer Treatment

Bashir Al Hussein Al Awamlh, MD; Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD; David F. Penson, MD, MPH; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):302-317. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26491

This observational study uses registry data to compare rates of adverse functional outcomes between specific treatments for localized prostate cancer (radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy, brachytherapy, or active surveillance for favorable-prognosis disease and radical prostatectomy or external beam radiotherapy with androgen deprivation therapy for unfavorable-prognosis disease).

Cancer Diagnoses After Recent Weight Loss

Qiao-Li Wang, MD, PhD; Ana Babic, PhD; Michael H. Rosenthal, MD, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):318-328. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25869

This study compares the rates of subsequent cancer diagnoses over 12 months among health professionals in the Nurses鈥� Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study with weight loss during the prior 2 years compared with those without recent weight loss.

Research Letter

Lifting of Embargoes to Data Sharing in Clinical Trials Published in Top Medical Journals

Maximilian Siebert, PhD; John P. A. Ioannidis, MD, DSc

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):354-355. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25394

This study assesses data sharing status and lifting of embargoes in randomized clinical trials from top medical journals 3 to 5 years after publication.

Biologic Patent Thickets and Terminal Disclaimers

S. Sean Tu, JD, PhD; Rachel Goode, PhD; William B. Feldman, MD, DPhil, MPH

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):355-357. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25389

This study analyzes the use and timing of terminal disclaimers in all biologic patents involved in litigation from 2010 to 2023.

US Preventive Services Task Force

Recommendation Statement

Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

US Preventive Services Task Force

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):329-334. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26952

This 2023 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children 5 years or younger without signs or symptoms (I statement).

Audio: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders

Editorial
Recommendations for Speech and Language Screenings: Lack of Evidence Should Not Endorse Lack of Action
Marisha L. Speights, PhD, CCC-SLP; Maranda K. Jones, BA; Megan Y. Roberts, PhD, CCC-SLP

JAMA
- Audio: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders
Untying the Gordian Knot of Early Language Screening and Improved Developmental Outcomes
Ann P. Kaiser, PhD; Jason C. Chow, PhD; Jennifer E. Baumingham, PhD

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Evidence Report

Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children 5 Years or Younger: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

Cynthia Feltner, MD, MPH; Ina F. Wallace, PhD; Sallie W. Nowell, PhD, CCC-SLP; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):335-351. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24647

This systematic review to support a 2024 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children 5 years or younger.

Audio: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders

Editorial
Recommendations for Speech and Language Screenings: Lack of Evidence Should Not Endorse Lack of Action
Marisha L. Speights, PhD, CCC-SLP; Maranda K. Jones, BA; Megan Y. Roberts, PhD, CCC-SLP

JAMA
- Audio: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders
Untying the Gordian Knot of Early Language Screening and Improved Developmental Outcomes
Ann P. Kaiser, PhD; Jason C. Chow, PhD; Jennifer E. Baumingham, PhD

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Viewpoint

Is Vaccination Approaching a Dangerous Tipping Point?

Peter Marks, MD, PhD; Robert Califf, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):283-284. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27685

This Viewpoint discusses declining vaccination rates in the US, specifically against COVID-19, and the ways in which clinicians and the Food and Drug Administration can counter the current large volume of vaccine misinformation.

Why Stating Hypotheses in Grant Applications Is Unnecessary

Miguel A. Hernán, MD, DrPH; Sander Greenland, DrPH

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):285-286. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27163

This Viewpoint argues that a hypothesis-centric approach to writing grant applications is problematic and instead suggests that funding applications should be evaluated by their relevance and methodological quality rather than by qualitative assertions before the study is conducted.

A Piece of My Mind

Setting Intentions

Vinayak Venkataraman, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):287-288. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26823

In this narrative medicine essay, an oncologist ruminates over a chemotherapy consent form about the goals of therapy for a young adult whose body is filled with an aggressive cancer most commonly seen in children.

Editorial

Mental Health Symptoms When Abortion Access Is Restricted

Julia R. Steinberg, PhD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):289-291. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26816

Audio: Anxiety and Depression Symptoms After the Dobbs Abortion Rights Decision

Recommendations for Speech and Language Screenings: Lack of Evidence Should Not Endorse Lack of Action

Marisha L. Speights, PhD, CCC-SLP; Maranda K. Jones, BA; Megan Y. Roberts, PhD, CCC-SLP

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):292-293. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26817

Audio: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders

Editorial
Untying the Gordian Knot of Early Language Screening and Improved Developmental Outcomes
Ann P. Kaiser, PhD; Jason C. Chow, PhD; Jennifer E. Baumingham, PhD

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JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis

Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Diseases

Marie M. Altenburg, MD; Andrew M. Davis, MD, MPH; Jeanne M. DeCara, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):352-353. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23668

This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2022 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for diagnosis and management of aortic disease.

Editor's Note

Healing Through Poetry鈥檚 Voice

Rafael Campo, MD, MA

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):364. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24166

Medical News & Perspectives

AI in Medicine

How to Navigate the Pitfalls of AI Hype in Health Care

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

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):273-276. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23330

In this Medical News article, Arvind Narayanan, PhD, a professor of computer science at Princeton University, discusses the benefits of using artificial intelligence in research and clinical settings while remaining cautious of hype, biases, and data privacy issues.

Audio: AI and Clinical Practice鈥擜I Monitoring to Reduce Data-Based Disparities

What to Know About PREVENT, the AHA鈥檚 New Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator

Howard Larkin

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):277-279. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25115

This Medical News article discusses the American Heart Association鈥檚 new cardiovascular disease risk calculator, called PREVENT.

Audio: January 24, 2024, Medical News Summary

Medical News in Brief

More Virulent Mpox Clade Can Be Sexually Associated, WHO and CDC Warn

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):280. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26109

鈥淎larming鈥� Number of Patients Stop Taking Second-Line Diabetes Drugs

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):280. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26110

First Large Study of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists During Pregnancy

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):280. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26112

Sickle Cell Disease Approvals Include First CRISPR Gene Editing Therapy

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):280. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26113

High-Dose Flu Vaccine May Be More Effective for Midlife Adults

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):280-281. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26114

Tool Could Help Counsel Patients With Liver Disease Who Drink Alcohol

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):281. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26115

Most Firearm Deaths in US Children Happen While They Play

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):281. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26116

Hormone Produced by Fetus Tied to Severe Vomiting During Pregnancy

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):281. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26117

Violence Against Partners, Children Tied to Broader Health Problems

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):281. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26118

Poetry and Medicine

Laryngectomy

Anne Pitkin, MA

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):364. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23790

Editor's Note
Healing Through Poetry鈥檚 Voice
Rafael Campo, MD, MA

JAMA

JAMA Revisited

The Conquest of Pellagra

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):365. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18185

JAMA Patient Page

Screening for Speech and Language Problems in Young Children

Jill Jin, MD, MPH

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):368. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27630

This JAMA Patient Page describes the pros and cons of screening for speech and language problems in children aged 5 years or younger.

Audio: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders

Editorial
Recommendations for Speech and Language Screenings: Lack of Evidence Should Not Endorse Lack of Action
Marisha L. Speights, PhD, CCC-SLP; Maranda K. Jones, BA; Megan Y. Roberts, PhD, CCC-SLP

JAMA
- Audio: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders
Untying the Gordian Knot of Early Language Screening and Improved Developmental Outcomes
Ann P. Kaiser, PhD; Jason C. Chow, PhD; Jennifer E. Baumingham, PhD

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Comment & Response

Options for Building a Diverse Health Care Workforce

Mark C. Henderson, MD; Shadi Aminololama-Shakeri, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):357-358. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23397

Options for Building a Diverse Health Care Workforce鈥擱eply

Philip A. Gruppuso, MD; Eli Y. Adashi, MD, MS; I. Glenn Cohen, JD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):358. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23400

E-Cigarettes and FDA Nicotine Cap

Eleanor L. S. Leavens, PhD; Theodore L. Wagener, PhD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):358-359. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24521

E-Cigarettes and FDA Nicotine Cap鈥擱eply

Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD; Michael S. Sinha, MD, JD, MPH

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):359-360. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24524

Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy in Preterm Infants

Kai Liu, PhD; Yuan Shi, MD, PhD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):360. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24527

Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy in Preterm Infants

Shen Ko, MD; Shin-Hwa Tsai, MD, PhD; Nin-Chieh Hsu, MD, PhD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):360-361. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24530

Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Surfactant Therapy in Preterm Infants鈥擱eply

Peter A. Dargaville, MD; John B. Carlin, PhD; Peter G. Davis, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):361-362. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24533

Adherence to CPAP Treatment

Thomas E. Finucane, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):362. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25020

Adherence to CPAP Treatment鈥擱eply

Manuel Sánchez-de-la-Torre, PhD; Ivan D. Benitez, BsC; Ferran Barbé, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(4):362-363. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25023

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