LAURA H. CYPHERS

This Medical News story examines the complexity of determining who to treat with lecanemab, the new Alzheimer disease drug.
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This Viewpoint discusses how the design of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) registry could impact Medicare’s ability to evaluate whether monoclonal antibodies are reasonable and necessary for patients with Alzheimer disease and help physicians understand when the drug is most beneficial.
Source: JAMA Online First

In this narrative medicine essay, an emergency medicine pediatrician describes the care his mother received in her last days and calls on the health care profession to aim for providing a personal touch when caring for patients.
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In the Original Investigation titled “Predictive Accuracy of Stroke Risk Prediction Models Across Black and White Race, Sex, and Age Groups,” published January 24, 2023, an oversight in the acknowledgment section was reported. The proper acknowledgment for these sources has been added to the article online.
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This JAMA Insights in the Women’s Health series discusses diagnosis of uterine prolapse and available surgical and nonsurgical treatment options.
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In this Viewpoint, the authors urge the USPSTF to undertake a comprehensive effort to ensure its recommendations systematically consider the effects of ableism and structural ableism on individuals with disability.
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This Viewpoint examines the demands of maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements from the ABIM on balance with the projected benefits to quality of patient care.
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The way science is assessed, published, and disseminated has markedly changed since 1986, when the launch of a new Congress focused on the science of peer review was first announced. There have been 9 International Peer Review Congresses since 1989, typically running on an every-4-year cycle, and most recently in 2022 after a 1-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we announce that the 10th International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on September 3-5, 2025.
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This Medical News article discusses why wildfires are intensifying and how to stay safe from residual smoke.
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In this Viewpoint, Lasker Award winner Piet Borst looks back over a 50-year career in scientific research, including work with trypanosomatids, mechanisms of drug resistance in cancer cells, and inborn errors of metabolism.
Source: JAMA Online First