This Viewpoint discusses the reasons why Medicaid has not been expanded in all US states and explains how expansion might finally be achieved in the 10 holdout states.
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This Viewpoint discusses the reasons why Medicaid has not been expanded in all US states and explains how expansion might finally be achieved in the 10 holdout states.
Source: JAMA Online First
This study examines the association of the receipt of wild-type BNT162b2 vaccine with medically attended COVID-19 outcomes among children younger than 5 years in the US.
Source: JAMA Online First
This study uses data from the 2013–March 2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to assess contemporary patterns of risky alcohol use among adults taking high-risk alcohol-interactive medications (benzodiazepine receptor agonists, opioids, and antiepileptics).
Source: JAMA Online First
In this narrative medicine essay, a pediatrician shares her reflections on final pediatric visits, channeled through her grandmother’s rules of etiquette.
Source: JAMA Online First
This Viewpoint discusses the importance of the US Congress reauthorizing funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a program developed in 2003 that has played a critical role in fighting HIV/AIDS worldwide as well as other emerging infections and noncommunicable diseases.
Source: JAMA Online First
Discount card programs could save people money on out-of-pocket drug costs, according to a brief analysis of prices for 20 of the most commonly prescribed generic medications in a nationally representative survey.
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A therapy that uses CRISPR-Cas9 to edit the blood stem cells of people with sickle cell disease before reinfusing the cells was safe and effective, according to results from a phase 1 and 2 clinical study involving 3 adult participants with the condition. By increasing the amount of fetal hemoglobin in participants’ red blood cells, the treatment protected against some of the effects of sickle cell disease, a condition that affects about 100 000 people in the US.
Source: JAMA Online First
This Medical News article discusses recent US data on West Nile virus disease.
Source: JAMA Online First
Compared with usual care, an exercise and functional activity rehabilitation program did not improve outcomes such as activities of daily living, quality of life, falls, and cognition for people with early dementia or mild cognitive impairment, according to a randomized clinical trial.
Source: JAMA Online First
This Medical News feature discusses a Quest Diagnostics blood biomarkers test that is supposed to help consumers assess their Alzheimer disease risk.
Source: JAMA Online First