JAMA Internal Medicine

Acute care burn rates among Oregon Medicaid patients were 4.3 times higher in people who use smokable drugs, driven largely by butane torch use. ja.ma/4rCGBoM

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💡 This Clinical Insights article outlines guideline-recommended #CervicalCancer posttreatment monitoring, which includes #HPV-based testing at 6, 18, and 30 months after treatment, followed by screening every three years for at least 25 years. ja.ma/4uSAq2P

From 2013 to 2021, overall clinician availability for new primary care visits declined, with APCs performing a greater percentage of new visits but not fully compensating for reduced physician supply among #Medicare fee-for-service patients. ja.ma/3ZYt2Vj

Weekly extended-release buprenorphine for #OpioidUseDisorder in #pregnancy resulted in higher abstinence rates than sublingual buprenorphine, with similar maternal and neonatal safety outcomes. ja.ma/4sirjXo

This case report describes a patient in his early 60s with a history of poorly controlled hypertension and hyperlipidemia who presented with paroxysmal chest pain for 2 days. ja.ma/4bMx4GP

Continuing #GLP1 or GIP agonists before upper endoscopy increased the risk of clinically significant residual gastric volume, with no additional aspiration events. ja.ma/4shmbmm

Initiation of #SGLT2 inhibitor therapy was associated with lower 5-year risk of chronic kidney disease and fewer acute kidney injuries vs #GLP-1 receptor agonists among individuals with #Type2Diabetes. ja.ma/4rMkGfJ

Criteria-independent genetic testing identified pathogenic variants in 3.1% of women without a history of #BreastCancer, including many lacking common risk factors. ja.ma/4bfbYAx

Fewer than one-third of older adults receiving osteoanabolic therapy for #Osteoporosis received timely antiresorptive consolidation, highlighting gaps in guideline implementation. ja.ma/46u9ZFZ

Among patients with #Gout, achieving serum urate <6 mg/dL with urate-lowering therapy was associated with lower 5-year risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, especially for those at high cardiovascular risk. ja.ma/4rM1Rt4

A phase 3 trial found that elinzanetant significantly reduced the frequency and severity of #menopause-related vasomotor symptoms, also known as #HotFlashes, compared with placebo. 🔗 ja.ma/4rtMUe7

Eve Rittenberg, MD, spoke with Rohan Khazanchi, MD, MPH, and Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH, about the impact of recalculating waitlist times for Black candidates using race-neutral estimated glomerular filtration rate (#eGFR) equations. 🎧 Listen now: ja.ma/4bjDtbf

A patient in their 60s presented to the ED with lightheadedness for few days that was not associated with exertional activities or orthostasis. The patient reported a short episode in which they felt numb all over their body. 📃 Read the full case report: ja.ma/4rIQhip

📌 This Review summarizes the current evidence on the effects of cannabis on commonly encountered mental health conditions and provides clinicians with basic information about cannabis pharmacology and biology. ja.ma/4s45hr1

Despite declines in illnesses, outpatient visits, and hospitalizations from 2022 to 2024, COVID-19 continues to have a large impact in the US, especially among adults 65 years and older. ja.ma/4aJvghv

💬 Editorial: Cost-related medication nonadherence among Medicare beneficiaries declined after the Inflation Reduction Act’s prescription drug provisions, especially for those with multiple chronic conditions, with no change in broader financial strain. ja.ma/3P0fPJe

The Inflation Reduction Act’s 2024 drug provisions were associated with a 4.9–percentage point reduction in cost-related medication nonadherence among Medicare beneficiaries; health care–related financial strain was unchanged. @lucas_marinacci @rkwadhera ja.ma/3OULWdn

High-dose inactivated influenza vaccine reduced cardiorespiratory, cardiovascular, and influenza hospitalizations vs standard-dose vaccine in adults 65 years or older, with similar benefits for those with and without #Diabetes. ja.ma/4qWyDpX

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