June 18, 2018
Viewpoint
The Philip Morris International–Funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH; Alan C. Geller, MPH, RN
free access JAMA. Published online June 18, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.6729
This Viewpoint discusses the Philip Morris International–funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, whose stated mission is to end cigarette smoking within a generation, and explains why the effort is likely a distraction from true evidence-based tobacco control.
Medical News & Perspectives
New Foundation Revives Debate About Health Research Funded by Big Tobacco
Rita Rubin, MA
free access JAMA. Published online June 18, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.6975
This Medical News story examines the controversy surrounding Philip Morris International’s funding of a foundation whose stated purpose is to reduce the use of conventional cigarettes.
June 14, 2018
Viewpoint
Supporting the Next Generation of Biomedical Researchers
Ron Daniels, JD, LLM; Victor Dzau, MD
free access JAMA. Published online June 14, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.7902
This Viewpoint summarizes a 2018 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report that details challenges to support of biomedical scientists in the United States and proposes solutions, including public-private partnerships and a dedicated line of Congressional funding to support next-generation researchers and innovation.
June 13, 2018
Medical News & Perspectives
Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD: Developing Prescribable Video Games
Jennifer Abbasi
free access has audio JAMA. Published online June 13, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.4985
This Medical News article discusses a video game-based therapy for pediatric attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Audio: Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD: Developing Prescribable Video Games
Why Merkel Cell Cancer Is Garnering More Attention
Rebecca Voelker, MSJ
free access JAMA. Published online June 13, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.7042
This Medical News story discusses the growing incidence of basal cell carcinoma and promising treatments for the disease.
June 12, 2018
Viewpoint
Helping to End Addiction Over the Long-term The Research Plan for the NIH HEAL Initiative
Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD; Walter J. Koroshetz, MD; Nora D. Volkow, MD
free access JAMA. Published online June 12, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.8826
This Viewpoint discusses the National Institutes of Health’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term, an interdisciplinary program aimed at advancing addiction and pain research in the United States.
June 11, 2018
Viewpoint
Type 2 Myocardial Infarction—Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment
Cian P. McCarthy, MB, BCh, BAO; Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH; James L. Januzzi Jr, MD
free access JAMA. Published online June 11, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.7125
This Viewpoint reviews what is known about myocardial infarction (MI) caused by oxygen supply-and-demand mismatch (type 2 MI) and differences from MI caused by coronary artery disease, as well as proposes areas for further investigation to identify optimal management strategies.
Progress in Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney InjuryMoving Beyond Kidney Attack
John A. Kellum, MD; Rinaldo Bellomo, MD; Claudio Ronco, MD
free access JAMA. Published online June 11, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.7160
This Viewpoint discusses progress in the recognition and management of acute kidney injury (AKI) since publication in 2012 of KDIGO clinical practice guidelines to improve AKI outcomes, and proposes next steps in management, including use of biomarkers, risk alerts, and care bundles, to improve AKI prevention and outcomes.
June 7, 2018
Viewpoint
The 50-Year Legacy of the Harvard Report on Brain Death
Robert D. Truog, MD, MA; Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD; David S. Jones, MD, PhD
free access JAMA. Published online June 7, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.6990
This Viewpoint discusses the the ethical challenge of defining death in persons with irreversible coma, legalization of the definition of brain death in the 1981 Uniform Determination of Death Act, and current implications of the definition for decisions about life support, organ transplantation, and newer genetic technologies.
June 6, 2018
Medical News & Perspectives
Despite Educational Campaigns, US Infants Are Still Dying Due to Unsafe Sleep Conditions
Rita Rubin, MA
free access JAMA. Published online June 6, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.6097
This Medical News story examines why US infants continue to die because of unsafe sleep conditions.
Amid Osteoporosis Treatment Crisis, Experts Suggest Addressing Patients’ Bisphosphonate Concerns
Jennifer Abbasi
free access JAMA. Published online June 6, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.7097
This Medical News article discusses how fears of rare adverse effects associated with osteoporosis medications are driving a treatment crisis.
June 4, 2018
Viewpoint
Mandatory Shared Decision Making by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for Cardiovascular Procedures and Other Tests
Faisal M. Merchant, MD; Neal W. Dickert Jr, MD, PhD; David H. Howard, PhD
free access JAMA. Published online June 4, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.6617
This Viewpoint discusses Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) policies requiring physicians to engage patients in shared decision making prior to implantation of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, lung cancer screening, and left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation, and argues that better guidance is needed if the requirements are to promote meaningful shared decisions.
Transition to the ICD-10 in the United StatesAn Emerging Data Chasm
Rohan Khera, MD; Karen B. Dorsey, MD, PhD; Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
free access JAMA. Published online June 4, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.6823
This Viewpoint proposes strategies to manage code linkage gaps and other sources of error in the transition in the United States from use of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10).