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- Obesity rising in American women http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2526639 5 comments
- Stealth Research and Theranos: Reflections and Update 1 Year Later http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2524161 17 comments
- Obstacles to Developing Cost-Lowering Health Technology: The Inventor’s Dilemma http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=2429454 17 comments
- Gait Speed and Survival in Older Adults http://jama.jamanetwork.com/Mobile/article.aspx?articleid=644554 24 comments
- Study finds that wearable technology devices that monitor and provide feedback on physical activity may not offer an advantage over standard behavioral weight loss approaches http://jama.jamanetwork.com/mobile/article.aspx?articleid=2553448 3 comments science
- Wearable Devices May Not Offer an Advantage Over Standard Approaches for Long-term Weight Loss http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2553448 4 comments science
- Harvard Medical School study finds high drug prices in US caused mainly by government granted monopolies and market exclusivity http://jama.jamanetwork.com/mobile/article.aspx?articleid=2545691 823 comments politics
- Prospective, observational cohort study finds that the risk for HIV transmission during condomless sex with an HIV-infected partner who is virally suppressed on antiretroviral therapy is zero. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2533066 6 comments science
- US Health Care Reform: Progress and Next Steps (Author: Barack Obama) http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2533698 8 comments science
- New study published about firearm and gun law reforms in Australia from 1979-2013 finds that the reforms were associated with reduced gun homicides and shootings, but the declines could not be solely attributed to the laws per se http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2530362 18 comments science
- Association Between Gun Law Reforms and Intentional Firearm Deaths in Australia http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2530362 17 comments science
- Association Between Gun Law Reforms and Intentional Firearm Deaths in Australia, 1979-2013 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2530362&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social_jn&utm_term=062216&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama 11 comments science
- The vaccine refusal was associated with an increased risk for measles among people who refuse vaccines and among fully vaccinated individuals http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2503179 18 comments science
- Hospitals prepare for penis transplants; war veterans may benefit from new procedures https://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2504176 4 comments worldnews
- US Hospitals Prepare for Penis Transplants http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2504176 3 comments science
- A friend of mine posted this study, and I feel like the title could be misleading. Anyone familiar with this study and if it has any flaws? JAMA Study | Bicycle Trauma Injuries and Hospital Admissions in the United States, 1998-2013 https://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2432153 5 comments bicycling
- New research published in JAMA finds increasing trend toward prescribing opioid medications to patients who underwent common, low-risk surgeries, with 80% of such patients filling opioid prescriptions within 7 days after surgery. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2503506 4 comments science
- Marijuana Use Has Doubled Among US Adults http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2478187 5 comments science
- JAMA: "Relative to normal weight, obesity (grade 2 and 3) was associated with significantly higher all-cause mortality. Grade 1 obesity overall was not associated with higher mortality, and overweight was associated with significantly lower all-cause mortality." http://jama.jamanetwork.com/mobile/article.aspx?articleid=1555137 4 comments science
- Electric Stimulation Device Approved to Treat Obesity http://jama.jamanetwork.com/mobile/article.aspx?articleid=2130299&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social_jn&utm_term=321263814&utm_content=content_engagement%7Carticle_engagement&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkid=20051065 6 comments science
- Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality | Journal of the American Medical Association http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2473490 23 comments science
- School kids who spend more time outdoors have lower incidence of nearsightedness http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2441261 7 comments science
- Treating Appendicitis Without Surgery http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2320296 3 comments science
- The Gut-Mind Connection - Unraveling the Influence of Microbes on the Mind http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2281702&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social_jn&utm_term=050915&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama 26 comments science
- Accountable Care Organizations, pioneering models for the viability of 'Obamacare', saved $385 million in their first 2 years without compromising quality measures http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2290608&utm_source=bhclistid&utm_medium=bulletinhealthcare&utm_term=050515&utm_content=morningrounds&utm_campaign=bhcmessageid 5 comments science
- Vaccine might prevent Ebola virus infection after exposure. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2195001&utm_source=silverchair%20information%20systems&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jama%3Aonlinefirst03%2F05%2F2015 7 comments science
- There may not be such a thing as "good carbs": Glycemic Index, Cardiovascular Disease, and Insulin Sensitivity http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2040224 5 comments science
- Study finds acupuncture does not improve chronic knee pain http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1910110 118 comments science
- Physiotherapy for hip osteoarthritis does not appear to relieve pain or increase function any more than ‘sham’ treatments say researchers http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1872817 3 comments science
- Banning the Handshake From the Health Care Setting [Reducing the spread of communicable diseases from provider to patient] http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1873637 67 comments science
- Hospitals nearly triple their profits when they make surgical errors, compared to how much they make when patients don’t suffer harm http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1679400 83 comments science
- The tide is turning on omega-3 oils: recent studies have failed to confirm early reports of a protective effect in cardiovascular disease http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1357266 3 comments science
- Advanced Breast Cancer rate is increasing in young American women http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1656255 3 comments science
- The Medical Costs of Gunshot Injuries in the United States: "$1.1 billion (annually) is paid by US taxpayers." [Journal of the American Medical Association] http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=191001#qundefined 8 comments politics
- JAMA: Meta-analysis shows reduced mortality risk for "overweight" individuals (defined as BMI 25 - 30) compared to "normal weight" individuals (BMI 18.5 - 25). http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1555137&link=xref 10 comments science
- Silencing the Science on Gun Research | Journal of the American Medical Association | http://jama.jamanetwork.com/mobile/article.aspx?articleid=1487470 9 comments politics
- JAMA | Silencing the Science on Gun Research http://jama.jamanetwork.com/mobile/article.aspx?articleid=1487470 3 comments science
- In 1996, a pro-gun Congress used a rider to ban federal agencies from researching the prevention of gun deaths. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1487470 39 comments politics
- Relationship between breast density and cancer mortality http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1386598 3 comments science
- Equal calorie intake but different sources of nutrients causes changes in metabolism http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1199154 15 comments science