February 20, 2024 Issue of JAMA

February 20, 2024, Vol 331, No. 7, Pages 543-624

In This Issue of JAMA

Audio Highlights

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):e2318205. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.18205

Audio: Anticoagulation for Atrial Cardiopathy After Stroke, Eviction Threat and Mortality During COVID-19 Pandemic, PSVT Review, and more

Original Investigation

Apixaban to Prevent Recurrence After Cryptogenic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Cardiopathy: The ARCADIA Randomized Clinical Trial

Hooman Kamel, MD; W. T. Longstreth Jr, MD; David L. Tirschwell, MD; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):573-581. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27188

This clinical trial compares the effectiveness of anticoagulation vs antiplatelet therapy for secondary stroke prevention in patients with cryptogenic stroke and evidence of atrial cardiopathy.

Editorial
Anticoagulation for Atrial Cardiopathy in Cryptogenic Stroke
Gregory M. Marcus, MD, MAS; Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, MBA, MLS

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Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants Fed Donor Milk or Preterm Infant Formula: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Tarah T. Colaizy, MD, MPH; Brenda B. Poindexter, MD, MS; Scott A. McDonald, BS; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):582-591. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27693

This randomized clinical trial compares the effect of donor human milk on neurodevelopmental outcomes at 22 to 26 months鈥� corrected age compared with preterm infant formula among extremely preterm infants who received minimal maternal milk.

Editorial
Delivering on the Promise of Human Milk for Extremely Preterm Infants in the NICU
Mandy Brown Belfort, MD, MPH; Maryanne Perrin, PhD, MBA, RDN

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Examining Excess Mortality Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic for Renters Threatened With Eviction

Nick Graetz, PhD; Peter Hepburn, PhD; Carl Gershenson, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):592-600. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27005

This cohort study of renters who received eviction filings, similar renters who did not, and the general population across the study area compares rates of excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Audio: Renter Eviction, Excess Mortality, and COVID-19

Editorial
Theorizing Pathways Between Eviction Filings and Increased Mortality Risk
Jack Tsai, PhD, MSCP

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Research Letter

Use of Complementary Health Approaches Overall and for Pain Management by US Adults

Richard L. Nahin, MPH, PhD; Amber Rhee, MHS; Barbara Stussman, BA

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):613-615. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26775

This study examines prevalence of use of complementary health approaches overall and for pain management among US adults.

Health and the 2024 US Election

Premarket Notifications and Patents for Breast Pumps Before and After the ACA

Oluwarantimi Adetunji, PhD; Pallavi Pemmireddy, MPH; Trinidad Beleche, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):615-616. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26528

This study investigates whether ACA policies to increase access to breast pumps and lactation care were associated with innovation in the market for breast pumps.

Viewpoint

Health and the 2024 US Election

Abortion Is Health Care

Michele Bratcher Goodwin, JD, LLM, SJD; Rebecca B. Reingold, JD; Lawrence O. Gostin, JD

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):557-558. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28397

This Viewpoint discusses the history behind the right to physical and mental health in the US and the right to receive care during medical emergencies under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, and argues that abortion is health care.

Health and the 2024 US Election

Whose Responsibility Is It to Define Exceptions in Abortion Bans?

Carmel Shachar, JD, MPH; Susannah Baruch, JD; Louise P. King, MD, JD

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):559-560. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0001

This Viewpoint evaluates Texas鈥� proposals to define the scope of the life exception for the state鈥檚 abortion ban and argues that these approaches do not allow physicians to follow the national standards of care, avoid criminal liability, or have sufficient notice of what the law permits.

Health and the 2024 US Election

Four Defining Health Issues of the 2024 Presidential Election

Anand Parekh, MD, MPH

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):561-562. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0114

This Viewpoint discusses 4 defining health issues that will likely influence not only the 2024 presidential election but also congressional and state races.

A Piece of My Mind

Okay to Treat

Grace M. Ferri, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):563. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28432

In this narrative medicine essay, an internal medicince resident grapples with the question of 鈥淗ow much is enough?鈥� when treating someone with terminal cancer.

Editorial

Anticoagulation for Atrial Cardiopathy in Cryptogenic Stroke

Gregory M. Marcus, MD, MAS; Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, MBA, MLS

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):564-566. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23916

Delivering on the Promise of Human Milk for Extremely Preterm Infants in the NICU

Mandy Brown Belfort, MD, MPH; Maryanne Perrin, PhD, MBA, RDN

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):567-569. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26820

Theorizing Pathways Between Eviction Filings and Increased Mortality Risk

Jack Tsai, PhD, MSCP

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):570-571. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27978

Review

Diagnosis and Management of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia

Gary Peng, MD, PhD; Paul C. Zei, MD, PhD

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):601-610. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.0076

This Review summarizes current evidence regarding the diagnosis and treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.

Video: Modified Valsalva Maneuver
Video: Carotid Sinus Massage

Audio: Diagnosis and Management of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia

JAMA Insights

Management of Candida auris

Anastasia Wasylyshyn, MD; Emily K. Stoneman, MD

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):611-612. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24921

This JAMA Insights Clinical Update discusses the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and infection-prevention measures for Candida auris.

Editor's Note

Health and the 2024 Elections Globally

Health and the 2024 Elections Globally鈥擜 Call for Papers

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS; Gregory Curfman, MD; Hannah Park; et al.

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):572. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.1055

Editorial
榴莲视频 Network Call for Papers on Health and the 2024 US Election
Alison Galbraith, MD, MPH; Annette Flanagin, RN, MA; Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS; John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP; Robert O. Bonow, MD, MS; Neil Bressler, MD; Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH; Mary L. (Nora) Disis, MD; Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH; Andrew Josephson, MD; Dost Öngür, MD, PhD; Jay F. Piccirillo, MD; Kanade Shinkai, MD, PhD; Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS

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Medical News & Perspectives

Paxlovid Is Effective but Underused鈥擧ere鈥檚 What the Latest Research Says About Rebound and More

Rita Rubin, MA

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):548-551. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28254

This Medical News story examines the latest information about rebound, treatment eligibility, optimal dosing, and other questions related to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for treating COVID-19.

Audio: January 31, 2024, Medical News Summary

Social Media Industry Standards Needed to Protect Adolescent Mental Health, Says National Academies

Samantha Anderer

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):552-553. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28259

This Medical News article discusses new recommendations to maximize the benefits and minimize the harms of the social media platforms, including suggestions for research and clinician training.

Audio: January 31, 2024, Medical News Summary

Medical News in Brief

CMS: New Rule Will Improve Efficiency and Speed of Prior Authorization

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):554. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28336

Even 15 Minutes of Activity Might Reduce Risks of Sitting Too Long

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):554. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28337

A Third of Older Adults Are Interested in Online-Only Health Services

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):554. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28338

Machine Learning Algorithms Failed to Find Depression Biomarker

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):554. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28339

Missed Vaccine Doses Tied to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):554. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28340

Perinatal Depression Tied to Higher Long-Term Risk of Death

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):555. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28341

Higher Out-of-Pocket Costs Might Lead People to Forgo HIV Prevention

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):555. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28342

Buprenorphine Treatment May Be Safer Than Methadone During Pregnancy

Emily Harris

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):555. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28344

The Arts and Medicine

Window Treatment鈥擝ringing Art and Joy to Hospital Rooms

David Shih Wu, MD; Candice D. Harding; Felicia M. Lombard, MSN, CRNP

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JAMA. 2024;331(7):545-547. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.28102

This Arts and Medicine feature coauthored by a patient and her hospital clinicians describes the use of hand-drawn window art in hospital rooms as a way to bring color and creativity into inpatient settings and build community among hospital staff and patients.

Poetry and Medicine