Importance Childbearing has been a particular barrier to successful recruitment and retention of women in surgery. Pregnant surgeons are more likely to have major pregnancy complications, such as preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, infertility, and miscarriage, compared with nonsurgeons. The average…
A 67-year-old patient presented with persistent vertigo and pulsatile tinnitus in the left ear for the past 3 months, and 5 days after treatment he experienced acute hearing loss of the left ear and vertigo. What is your diagnosis?
This case report describes a diagnosis of streaky multifocal choroiditis in a boy who presented with distorted vision in his left eye for 3 years.
Importance The Sentinel System is a key component of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) postmarketing safety surveillance commitment and uses clinical health care data to conduct analyses to inform drug labeling and safety communications, FDA advisory committee meetings, and…
Importance There is a recognized unmet need for clinical trials to provide evidence-informed care for infants, children and adolescents. This Special Communication outlines the capacity of 3 distinct trial design strategies, sequential, parallel, and a unified adult-pediatric bayesian adaptive design, to…
Importance Iron deficiency is the leading cause of anemia during pregnancy. According to survey data from 1999 to 2006, overall estimated prevalence of iron deficiency during pregnancy is near 18% and increases across the 3 trimesters of pregnancy (from 6.9% to…
A woman in her mid-20s presented with acute fever, chest pain, and exertional dyspnea. Electrocardiogram results showed sinus tachycardia, QRS widening, low-voltage complexes, and ST-segment elevation. What would you do next?
This JAMA Insights explores the differences between in-person and telehealth encounters between patients and clinicians and offers clinicians guidance on how to improve communication with patients when meeting virtually.
Importance The introduction of gene therapies into the clinical care landscape for individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD) represents a momentous achievement with the potential to rewrite the story of the world’s most prevalent heritable blood disorder. This disease, which…
A patient had multiple erythematous macules and patches on the trunk, hyperpigmented patches on the intergluteal cleft and subgluteal fold, and poikiloderma in the axillae; results of laboratory testing, including antinuclear antibody test, were unremarkable. What is the diagnosis and…
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