Cerebral White Matter Abnormality Features of Encephalitis Caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis
This case report describes cerebral white matter abnormalities from encephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in a 60-year-old woman.
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Prostate Cancer – A Review
Importance Prostate cancer is the most common nonskin cancer in men in the US, with an estimated 299 010 new cases and 35 250 deaths in 2024. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide, with 1 466 680 new cases and…
Food Insecurity, Health, and Health Care in the US
This JAMA Insights investigates the adverse effects of food insecurity on health and how federal nutrition programs can help mitigate these effects, improving health outcomes and reducing health care utilization.
Preventive Services for Food Insecurity – Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force
Importance An estimated 12.8% of US households experienced food insecurity in 2022. Objective To review the evidence on benefits and harms of screening and interventions for food insecurity in health care settings. Data Sources MEDLINE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled…
Screening for Food Insecurity – US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Importance According to survey data, 12.8% of households experienced food insecurity in 2022, with 7.7% of households experiencing low food security and 5.1% experiencing very low food security. Nearly one-third of households with incomes below the federal poverty threshold are food…
Wearable Intraoperative Augmented Reality for Surgery
This Surgical Innovation explores the potential that wearable augmented reality devices have for improving intraoperative imaging, patient outcomes, and surgical workflows.
Eladocagene Exuparvovec for Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency
This JAMA Insights discusses the US Food and Drug Administration approval of Kebilidi, eladocagene exuparvovec, for the treatment of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency in adult and pediatric patients.
Exercise-Induced Dyspnea in an Older Woman With a History of Coronary Artery Disease
An older woman with a history of coronary artery disease presents with dyspnea upon exertion. A transthoracic echocardiogram reveals severe mitral regurgitation, and an electrocardiogram reveals sinus tachycardia with left bundle branch block. What would you do next?
A Firm Pigmented Plaque on the Forearm of a Child
A 12-year-old boy was referred to the dermatology clinic with a nonprogressive hyperpigmented and indurated plaque on his right forearm for 5 years. What is your diagnosis?
Expectancy Effects, Failure of Blinding Integrity, and Placebo Response in Trials of Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders – A Narrative Review
Importance Expectancy effects are significant confounding factors in psychiatric randomized clinical trials (RCTs), potentially affecting the interpretation of study results. This narrative review is the first, to our knowledge, to explore the relationship between expectancy effects, compromised blinding integrity, and the…
