Current Issue: Vol. 301, No. 17, May 6, 2009
Dr DeAngelis, Editor in Chief of JAMA, summarizes and comments on this week's issue. You can also subscribe to the podcast or download the audio files.
This Week in JAMA Free Full Text
Original Contributions
- Effect of a Housing and Case Management Program on Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations Among Chronically Ill Homeless Adults: A Randomized Trial
Free Full Text | JAMA Report Video - Incidence of and Outcomes Associated With Ventricular Tachycardia or Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
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Preliminary Communication
Clinician's Corner: Clinical Crossroads
- A 51-Year-Old Woman With Acute Onset of Facial Pressure, Rhinorrhea, and Tooth Pain: Review of Acute Rhinosinusitis
Abstract | Full Text | Video | CME Course | Patient Page
Clinical Crossroads Update
Commentaries
- The Social Face of Economic Growth: China's Health System in Transition
Extract | Full Text - Employment and US Health Care Reform: Saving Jobs While Cutting Costs
Extract | Full Text - Incremental Health Care Reform
Extract | Full Text - Health Care Reform: Beyond Ideology
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JAMA Classics
- Assessing Authority
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Editorial
Early Release Editorial
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Conflicts Over Conflicts of Interest
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A Piece of My Mind
Medical News & Perspectives
- Guideline Supports Long-term Use of Medication to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
Extract | Full Text - Attention Sought for Neglected Diseases
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Complete Table of Contents
Top Content
Most Viewed Articles
- Association of Physician Certification and Outcomes Among Patients Receiving an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Continuity of Outpatient and Inpatient Care by Primary Care Physicians for Hospitalized Older Adults
- High Body Mass Index for Age Among US Children and Adolescents, 2003-2006
- Cigarette Smoking and Hearing Loss
- Association of Maternal Height With Child Mortality, Anthropometric Failure, and Anemia in India
- Toward a Restorative Medicine—The Science of Care
- Spring Rain, New York
- Infections With Oseltamivir-Resistant Influenza A(H1N1) Virus in the United States
- Hypoglycemic Episodes and Risk of Dementia in Older Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Most Sent Articles
- Ectopic pregnancies in upstate New York
- Association of Physician Certification and Outcomes Among Patients Receiving an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Associations Between End-of-Life Discussions, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death, and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment
- Cause-Specific Excess Deaths Associated With Underweight, Overweight, and Obesity
- Staging of disease. A case-mix measurement
- Risk of Overweight Among Adolescents Who Were Breastfed as Infants
- Findings on Alcohol Dependence Point to Promising Avenues for Targeted Therapies
- Rapid Response Team Implementation and Hospital Mortality Rates
Explore & Interact
Readers Respond
A 64-Year-Old Man With Prostate Cancer
Read the case and respond by May 24, 2009; your response may be posted online. You also may read and respond to previous responses.
Author in the Room™
A 41-Year-Old African American Man With Poorly Controlled Hypertension: Review of Patient and Physician Factors Related to Hypertension Treatment Adherence
Join Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, May 20 from 2 to 3 PM ET. Sign up for the free teleconference at the IHI Web site.
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Nasal Endoscopy
Video of a normal nasal endoscopy. Read the article by Peter H. Hwang, MD.
View this and other interactive features on the multimedia index page.
Patient Page
Past JAMA Patient Pages are also freely available in English, Spanish, and French. Advice for Patients is freely available from Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Medical Education
JAMA will devote a special theme issue to this topic in September 2009. Submission deadline: May 31, 2009.