Wildfires and Human Health
This JAMA Insights explores the adverse effects of wildfires on human health and health care systems and offers suggestions on how clinicians can help mitigate the health threats posed by wildfires.
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International Medical Graduates and the Physician Workforce
Importance Physician shortages and the geographic maldistribution of general and specialist physicians impair health care delivery and worsen health inequity in the US. International medical graduates (IMGs) represent a potential solution given their ready supply. Observations Despite extensive clinical experience, evidence of…
Medical Practice and the Climate Crisis
This JAMA Insights discusses the significant role that health care plays in the climate crisis and provides strategies to assist clinicians with improving patient care while also protecting the environment.
A 25-Year-Old With an Incidentally Detected Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve
A woman had shortness of breath and a first-degree relative with a history of ascending aorta dissection. Imaging showed an isolated dilatation in the mid ascending aorta and a bicuspid aortic valve but no pulmonary infiltrates, effusion, or embolism and…
Medications for Obesity – A Review
Importance Obesity affects approximately 19% of women and 14% of men worldwide and is associated with increased morbidity. Antiobesity medications (AOMs) modify biological processes that affect appetite and significantly improve outcomes, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Observations AOMs should…
A Patient With Proteinuria, Myalgias, and Decreased Pigmentation of Facial Skin
A patient had bilateral leg edema, insomnia, myalgias, paresthesias in the fingertips, lighter pigmentation of the facial skin compared with other areas of the body, proteinuria, and an elevated creatinine level. What is the diagnosis and what would you do…
Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease
This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2023 American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) guideline on management of patients with chronic coronary disease.
Heat-Related Illness in Athletes
This JAMA Insights discusses heat-related illness in athletes, including risk factors, prevention, symptoms, and management.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Female Athletes
This JAMA Insights discusses anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in female athletes, including modifiable and nonmodifiable sex-based risk factors and the implementation of ACL injury prevention programs.
Projected Changes in Statin and Antihypertensive Therapy Eligibility With the AHA PREVENT Cardiovascular Risk Equations
Importance Since 2013, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) have recommended the pooled cohort equations (PCEs) for estimating the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). An AHA scientific advisory group recently developed the Predicting Risk…
