This study assesses whether colorectal cancer screening varied by predicted life expectancy in a national sample of Veterans Affairs patients aged 76 to 85 years.
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This study assesses whether colorectal cancer screening varied by predicted life expectancy in a national sample of Veterans Affairs patients aged 76 to 85 years.
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This JAMA Patient Page describes respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and its symptoms, risk factors, and preventive measures.
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This Viewpoint describes how health communication science can be used to improve response to health challenges by providing credible health information to the public.
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Long-term exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation is associated with an increased risk of death from solid cancer, based on data from nearly 310 000 people from France, the United Kingdom, and the US who worked in the nuclear industry. The findings can “help to strengthen radiation protection, especially for low dose exposures that are of primary interest in contemporary medical, occupational, and environmental settings,” the researchers wrote in The BMJ.
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Because the human Y chromosome contains many repetitive regions, sequencing it has been a challenge. As a result, despite being much smaller than the X chromosome, more than half of the Y chromosome sequence has been missing from the human reference genome. Now, though, the entire Y chromosome sequence—the last human chromosome to be fully sequenced—is complete, researchers reported in Nature.
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Although most people in the US are unsure whether false health claims are true or not, 93% of people said that they trusted their physician’s guidance, according to a recent KFF poll of 2007 adults.
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This Medical News article discusses Lyme disease epidemiology, post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, and innovative research to prevent the tickborne infection.
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This Medical News article is an interview with Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc, the World Health Organization’s first-ever Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health.
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In the Original Investigation titled “Manchester Procedure vs Sacrospinous Hysteropexy for Treatment of Uterine Descent: A Randomized Clinical Trial,” published in the August 15, 2023, issue of JAMA, the study group byline and Nonauthor Collaborator supplement were inadvertently omitted. The byline has been corrected to include “for the SAM Study Group” and a new online supplement with a list of the SAM Study Group members has been added. This article was corrected online.
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This JAMA Insights reviews the complex driving needs of older individuals and how clinicians can help address these needs, including recommending use of supplemental technology, assessing fitness to drive, and reviewing medications that may impair driving ability.
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