June 9, 2015, Vol 313, No. 22, Pages 2199-2296 | Americans with Disabilities Act

In This Issue of JAMA

Highlights

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2199-2201. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11791

Audio Editors' Summary: Americans With Disabilities Act 25th Anniversary Theme Issue

Original Investigation

Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the United States, 1993-2012

Nitin B. Jain, MD, MSPH; Gregory D. Ayers, MS; Emily N. Peterson, MS; et al.

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2236-2243. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.6250

This population-based study using Nationwide Inpatient Sample data reports that the incidence rate of acute traumatic spinal cord injury in the United States remained relatively stable from 1993 to 2012 but, reflecting an increasing population, the total number of cases increased.

Intuitive Control of a Powered Prosthetic Leg During Ambulation: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Levi J. Hargrove, PhD; Aaron J. Young, PhD; Ann M. Simon, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2244-2252. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4527

This randomized crossover clinical trial reports preliminary data on the effect of including electromyographic data and historical information from prior gait strides in a real-time control system for a powered prosthetic leg during ambulation.

Audio Author Interview: Intuitive Control of a Powered Prosthetic Leg

Association of MCAT Scores Obtained With Standard vs Extra Administration Time With Medical School Admission, Medical Student Performance, and Time to Graduation

Cynthia A. Searcy, PhD; Keith W. Dowd, MA; Michael G. Hughes, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2253-2262. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5511

This cohort study among US medical schools investigates the effects of extra MCAT test administration time on acceptance rates, graduation rates, and pass rates on the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step examinations.

Research Letter

Acute Gastroenteritis Hospitalizations Among US Children Following Implementation of the Rotavirus Vaccine

Eyal Leshem, MD; Jacqueline E. Tate, PhD; Claudia A. Steiner, MD, MPH; et al.

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2282-2284. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5571

This retrospective observational study found that following implementation of rotavirus vaccination in 2006, all-cause acute gastroenteritis hospitalization rates among US children younger than 5 years declined by in each of the postvaccine years from 2008-2012.

Viewpoint

The ADA and the Supreme Court: A Mixed Record

Samuel R. Bagenstos, JD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2217-2218. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4268

This Viewpoint discusses the history of the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Audio Author Interview: The ADA and the Supreme Court

Impaired Physicians and the ADA

Laura Rothstein, JD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2219-2220. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4602

Innovations of the Americans With Disabilities Act: Confronting Disability Discrimination in Employment

Mark A. Rothstein, JD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2221-2222. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.3417

This Viewpoint discusses the history and innovations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Promise of the Americans With Disabilities Act for People With Mental Illness

Ira Burnim, JD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2223-2224. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4015

This Viewpoint discusses the obstacles that America must overcome to achieve the ADA’s vision of opportunity and community inclusion for individuals with mental illness.

Why the Americans With Disabilities Act Matters for Genetics

Ellen Wright Clayton, MD, JD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2225-2226. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.3419

Audio Author Interview: Why the Americans With Disabilities Act Matters for Genetics

The ADA, Disability, and Identity

Eve Hill, JD; Daniel Goldstein, JD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2227-2228. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4936

This Viewpoint describes how the Americans with Disabilities Act has shifted the definition of disability, taking a broad approach to the protection and integration of persons with disabilities in US society.

Audio Author Interview: The ADA, Disability, and Identity

A Piece of My Mind

Assuming the Worst

Ann-Marie Rosland, MD, MS

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2229-2230. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.2948

Editorial

The Americans With Disabilities Act at 25: The Highest Expression of American Values

Lawrence O. Gostin, JD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2231-2235. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.6405

Review

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review

Mary E. Rinella, MD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2263-2273. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5370

This review article assesses data on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and highlights the importance of early identification of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, which may help improve patient outcomes through treatment intervention, including transplantation for those with decompensated cirrhosis.

From the JAMA Network

Insulin Dosing in Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Where to Start?

David Carmody, MB BCh; Rochelle N. Naylor, MD; Louis H. Philipson, MD, PhD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2274-2275. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.135

JAMA Clinical Evidence Synopsis

Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs for Treatment of Acute Gout

Caroline M. P. G. van Durme, MD; Mihir D. Wechalekar, FRACP; Robert B. M. Landewé, PhD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2276-2277. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.1881

This Clinical Evidence Synopsis summarizes a recent Cochrane review comparing NSAIDs and other therapies for reducing pain and adverse effects associated with acute gout.

JAMA Diagnostic Test Interpretation

Pulmonary Function Tests for Diagnosing Lung Disease

Eric J. Heckman, MD; George T. O’Connor, MD, MS

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2278-2279. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4466

This article analyzes the use of pulmonary function tests for diagnosing lung disease.

Medical News & Perspectives

Advanced Prosthetics Provide More Functional Limbs

Julie A. Jacob, MA

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2209-2211. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5144

The JAMA Forum

The “Doc Fix” Is Over, But Unresolved Concerns Linger

Gail Wilensky, PhD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2211-2212. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5350

News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Microneedle Measles Patch Could Boost Global Immunization Coverage

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2214. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5715

Ebola Hinders Polio Surveillance

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2214. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5717

Capitol Health Call

Television Ads for e-Cigarettes Should Cease

Rita Rubin, MA

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2213. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5376

Senate Panel Forms Working Group on Electronic Health Records

Rita Rubin, MA

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2213. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5988

GAO Study Examines Advance Directives

Rita Rubin, MA

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2213. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5990

Senators Concerned Over Delays in FDA Recommendations About Eating Seafood During Pregnancy

Rita Rubin, MA

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2213. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5992

The Art of JAMA

AL 3: László Moholy-Nagy

Carrie A. Butt

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2206-2207. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11793

Poetry and Medicine

Mind

Carol Snyder Halberstadt

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2288. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5722

JAMA Revisited

The Employment and Placement of Handicapped Persons in Industry

Harvey Bartle, M.D.

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2289. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11800

JAMA Patient Page

The Americans With Disabilities Act

Amy E. Thompson, MD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2296. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.6296

Comment & Response

Varenicline for Smoking Reduction Prior to Cessation

Karen L. Cropsey, PsyD; C. Brendan Clark, PhD; Peter S. Hendricks, PhD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2284-2285. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4972

Varenicline for Smoking Reduction Prior to Cessation

R. Brooks Robey, MD; Clay A. Block, MS, MD; Daniel J. O’Rourke, MS, MD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2285. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4978

Varenicline for Smoking Reduction Prior to Cessation—Reply

Jon O. Ebbert, MD; John R. Hughes, MD; Robert J. West, PhD

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2285-2286. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4981

Chronic Care Management for Medicare Patients

Susan Reinhard, RN, PhD; Carol Levine, MA

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2286. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4975

Chronic Care Management for Medicare Patients—Reply

Christopher A. Bautista, MD; Kenneth Covinsky, MD, MPH; Louise Aronson, MD, MFA

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2286-2287. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4984

Correction

Incorrect Data for Absolute Rates of Adverse Effects

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2287. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.3722

Incorrect Outcomes Data

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2287. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.4817

Incorrect Description for Basis of Household Income

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JAMA. 2015;313(22):2287. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.5541

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