Importance In the US, approximately 10.55 million adults have atrial fibrillation (AF). AF is associated with significantly increased risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, dementia, chronic kidney disease, and mortality. Observations Symptoms of AF include palpitations, dyspnea, chest pain, presyncope, exertional…
This article draws on opinions in the AMA Code of Medical Ethics and applies them to evidence-based practice.
In epidemiology, bias is defined as systematic deviation from the truth, and it can arise at different stages of scientific investigation (eg, data collection, methodological application, and outcomes analysis). Epidemiological bias can appear as a consequence of data bias (usually…
Data quality for and about American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people is undermined by deeply entrenched, colonial practices that have become standard in US federal data systems. This article draws on cases of maternal mortality and COVID-19 to demonstrate the ethical…
Historical precursors of the field we now call epidemiology date back to Hippocrates. Modern epidemiological science, however, developed as domestic and international infectious disease transmission accompanied industrialization, some nations’ economic growth, and colonial powers’ military expansion and dominance. This article…
This JAMA Insights explores how clinicians can effectively communicate person-centered health care information to adolescents regarding sexual and reproductive health, contraception, and sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment.
This article offers tools for implementing the All of Us Research Program in surgical medicine.
A man in his mid-50s presented with chest pain lasting 30 minutes. The initial electrocardiogram showed type A preexcitation syndrome, with obvious ST-segment depression in leads V3 through V5 and positive delta wave. What would you do next?
A man in his 70s with myelodysplastic syndrome presented with a painful violaceous eruption on his left lower leg accompanied by low-grade fever and fatigue for 1 week. What is your diagnosis?
This JAMA Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on use of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) for bacterial sexually transmitted infection prevention.
© 2026
American Board of Medical Specialties | Policies | Sitemap | Terms of Use | www.abms.org
