The current issue of JAMA Internal Medicine (2024)

Firearm Violence

Strengthening the Role of the NIH in the Firearm Violence Epidemic: A Modest Proposal

Therese S.Richmond,PhD, RN; Stephen W.Hargarten,MD, MPH; Frederick P.Rivara,MD, MPH

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):595-596. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0337

This Viewpoint discusses the potential for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the premier research entity in the world, to significantly strengthen its investment in preventing and reducing firearm-related harms.

Episode-Based Cost Sharing to Prospectively Guarantee Patients’ Out-of-Pocket Costs

MichalHorný,PhD; David M.Anderson,MSSPM; A. MarkFendrick,MD

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):597-598. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.8566

This Viewpoint proposes episode-based cost sharing as a way to prospectively guarantee out-of-pocket costs for patients while also preventing insurers from absorbing cost differentials created by unexpected complications of care.

Medication Adherence—From Measurer to Measured

John F.Steiner,MD, MPH

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):599-600. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0292

This essay by a researcher who developed a widely used medication adherence measure explores his experience with being labeled “nonadherent.”

Less Is More

The Day the Electronic Medical Records System Went Down

Sofia K.Mettler,MD, MSc, MPH

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):600-601. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1066

This essay describes the author’s experience of improved patient care and collaboration the day the electronic medical records system went down.

Acute Cardiac Events in Hospitalized Older Adults With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

Rebecca C.Woodruff,PhD, MPH; MichaelMelgar,MD; HuongPham,MPH; et al.

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):602-611. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0212

This cross-sectional study examines the frequency and severity of acute cardiac events in hospitalized adults aged 50 years or older with respiratory syncytial virus infection.

• Editor's Note

  RSV Vaccination—The Juice Is Worth the Squeeze

  Tracy Y.Wang,MD, MHS, MSc

  JAMA Intern Med

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Health Care Policy and Law

Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Bar/Tavern Closing Hours and Violent Crime

Erika M.Rosen,PhD; Pamela J.Trangenstein,PhD; Patrick L.Fullem,MPH; et al.

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):612-618. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0255

This interrupted time series analysis assesses the association of reduced hours of alcohol sales at bars/taverns with violent crime rates in Baltimore.

Women's Health

d-Mannose for Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Among Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial

GailHayward,DPhil; SamMort,PGCert; Alastair D.Hay,MD; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):619-628. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0264

This randomized clinical trial seeks to determine whether d-mannose taken for 6 months reduces the proportion of women with recurrent urinary tract infections experiencing a medically attended urinary tract infection.

Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Long-Term Mortality in Women

CaseyCrump,MD, PhD; JanSundquist,MD, PhD; KristinaSundquist,MD, PhD

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):631-640. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0276

This cohort study aims to determine long-term mortality risks associated with 5 major adverse pregnancy outcomes in a large population-based cohort of women.

A Brief Intervention With Instant Messaging or Regular Text Messaging Support in Reducing Alcohol Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Siu LongChau,BNurs; Tzu TsunLuk,PhD; Benney Yiu CheongWong,DNurs; et al.

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):641-649. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0343

This randomized clinical trial compares reductions in alcohol consumption among university students at risk of alcohol use disorder 6 months after receipt of an alcohol brief intervention followed by 3 months of either chat-based instant messaging support for alcohol reduction or short message service support.

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors vs Sulfonylureas for Gout Prevention Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Metformin

NatalieMcCormick,PhD; ChioYokose,MD, MSc; NaLu,MPH; et al.

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):650-660. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0376

This cohort study uses target trial emulation to evaluate risk of incident gout and rate of recurrent gout flares in patients with type 2 diabetes initiating sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) vs sulfonylureas.

Less Is More

Antihypertensive Medication and Fracture Risk in Older Veterans Health Administration Nursing Home Residents

Chintan V.Dave,PharmD, PhD; YongmeiLi,PhD; Michael A.Steinman,MD; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):661-669. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0507

This cohort study using a target trial emulation approach assesses whether initiating antihypertensive medication is associated with increased fracture risk among older long-term Veterans Health Administration nursing home residents.

• Audio: Antihypertensive Medication and Fracture Risk in Older VA Nursing Home Residents

National Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Use in Federally Qualified Health Centers

Trisha L.Amboree,PhD; Jane R.Montealegre,PhD; Susan L.Parker,MPH; et al.

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):671-679. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0693

This cross-sectional study describes national- and state-level breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening use of more than 16 million adults served by federally qualified health centers and estimates the percentages of underscreened individuals in the US general population served by these centers.

Telephone-Based Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Optimization in Navajo Nation: The Hózhó Randomized Clinical Trial

Lauren A.Eberly,MD, MPH; AdaTennison,CNA; DanielMays,MD; et al.

open access

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):681-690. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1523

This stepped-wedge, pragmatic randomized clinical trial examines whether a telehealth model in which guideline-directed medical therapy is initiated and titrated over the phone with remote telemonitoring using a home blood pressure cuff improves guideline-directed medical therapy use in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in Navajo Nation.

Antibiotic-Sparing Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections—New Evidence Regarding d-Mannose

EvaRaphael,MD, MPH; Alison J.Huang,MD, MAS

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):629-630. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0261

Blood Pressure Management and Falls in Nursing Home Residents—A Matter of Balance

Muna ThaljiCanales,MD, MS; Ronald I.Shorr,MD, MS

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JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):669-670. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0506

• Audio: Antihypertensive Medication and Fracture Risk in Older VA Nursing Home Residents

Cancer Screening Through Federally Qualified Health Centers

Jennifer C.Spencer,PhD; Michael P.Pignone,MD

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):679-680. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0702

RSV Vaccination—The Juice Is Worth the Squeeze

Tracy Y.Wang,MD, MHS, MSc

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):611. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0219

Caring for Hospitalized Adults With Opioid Use Disorder in the Era of Fentanyl: A Review

HonoraEnglander,MD; Ashish P.Thakrar,MD, MS; Sarah M.Bagley,MD, MSc; et al.

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JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):691-701. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7282

This review examines treatment of opioid use disorder in the era of fentanyl use.

Stigmatizing Language, Patient Demographics, and Errors in the Diagnostic Process

Katherine C.Brooks,MD; Katie E.Raffel,MD; DavidChia,MD; et al.

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):704-706. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0705

This cohort study assesses the association between stigmatizing language, demographic characteristics, and errors in the diagnostic process among hospitalized adults.

Message From an Automated External Defibrillator

MasaruNagase,MD; TakashiNakashima,MD, PhD; TakumaAoyama,MD, PhD

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JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):702-703. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7879

This case report describes a man in his 80s who received shock from an automated external defibrillator that registered 3 types of tachycardia.

Concerns With Analysis in Study of Tecovirimat for Mpox Among People With HIV

Yu-HsinTing,MD, MPH; Yu-CheLee,MD, MPH; Ko-YunChang,MD, MPH

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):706. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0992

Concerns With Analysis in Study of Tecovirimat for Mpox Among People With HIV—Reply

BruceAldred,MD; Robert H.Lyles,PhD; Valeria D.Cantos,MD

JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(6):706-707. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0995

Errors in Supplement 1

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Error in Conflict of Interest Disclosures

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Errors in Results and Discussion

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