Louise Fleng Sandal, PhD; Kerstin Bach, PhD; Cecilie K. Øverås, MS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(10):1288-1296. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4097
This randomized clinical trial examines a decision support tool that provides lower back pain information and self-management recommendations that are specific to an individual’s characteristics, symptoms, and symptom progression.
Thomas M. Gill, MD; Emma X. Zang, PhD; Terrence E. Murphy, PhD; et al.
JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(10):1297-1304. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4260
This cohort study evaluates whether estimates of active and disabled life expectancy differ on the basis of neighborhood disadvantage after accounting for individual-level socioeconomic characteristics and other prognostic factors.
Binu V. John, MD, MPH; Yangyang Deng, MS; Andrew Scheinberg, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(10):1306-1314. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4325
This cohort study examines the association of receipt of the Pfizer BNT162b2 mRNA or the Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccines in patients with cirrhosis compared with a propensity-matched control group of patients at similar risk of infection and severe disease from COVID-19.
Abigail I. Leibowitz, BA; Mark J. Siedner, MD, MPH; Alexander C. Tsai, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(10):1315-1321. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4392
This longitudinal ecological study estimates the associations between prison crowding, community COVID-19 transmission, and prison incidence rates of COVID-19.
Health Care Policy and Law
Ambar La Forgia, PhD; Amelia M. Bond, PhD; Robert Tyler Braun, PhD; et al.
JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(10):1324-1331. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4564
This economic analysis examines more than 2.5 million insurance claims for anesthesia services paid to in- and out-of-network practitioners before and after surprise-billing legislation was passed in California, Florida, and New York.
Zixuan Wang, MSc; Adrienne Y. L. Chan, MPH; David Coghill, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(10):1332-1340. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4571
This cohort study examines the association between prenatal antipsychotics exposure and the risk of birth and neurodevelopmental problems.
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Association Between Prenatal Exposure to Antipsychotics and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Preterm Birth, and Small for Gestational Age
Yang Ge, MS; Leonardo Martinez, PhD; Shengzhi Sun, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(10):1343-1350. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4686
This cohort study evaluates the association between the timing of exposure to and severity of COVID-19 disease in close contacts of index patients with COVID-19.
Less Is More
Karissa LeClair, BS; Katy J. L. Bell, MBChB, MMed, PhD; Luis Furuya-Kanamori, MBBS, MEpi, MPH, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(10):1351-1358. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4804
This cohort study and meta-analysis examines differences by sex in US thyroid cancer incidence ratios compared with subclinical thyroid cancer rates at autopsy to understand more about gender inequities in thyroid cancer diagnosis.
Less Is More
Ping Liu, PhD; Rob R. Quinn, MD, PhD; Ngan N. Lam, MD, MSc; et al.
JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(10):1359-1366. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4813
This cohort study examines outcomes associated with chronic kidney disease as defined by a fixed vs an age-adapted estimated glomerular filtration rate threshold.
Bruce L. Rollman, MD, MPH; Amy M. Anderson, MS; Scott D. Rothenberger, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2021;181(10):1369-1380. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4978
This randomized clinical trial assesses whether a blended collaborative care program for treating both heart failure and depression can improve clinical outcomes more than collaborative care for heart failure only and physicians’ usual care.