[Skip to Navigation]
Sign In

May 2023 - July 1883

Decade

Year

Issue

October 6, 2020, Vol 324, No. 13, Pages 1261-1362

In This Issue of JAMA

Audio Highlights

Abstract Full Text
free access online only has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):e200039. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.0039
Original Investigation

Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

Effect of Hydrocortisone on 21-Day Mortality or Respiratory Support Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz has multimedia has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1298-1306. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16761

This randomized clinical trial compares the effect of low-dose hydrocortisone vs placebo on treatment failure (death or persistent respiratory support dependency) at 21 days in critically ill patients with COVID-19 and acute respiratory failure in France.

Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

Effect of Dexamethasone on Days Alive and Ventilator-Free in Patients With Moderate or Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19: The CoDEX Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz has multimedia has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1307-1316. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17021

This open label clinical trial compares the effects of dexamethasone vs usual care on the number of days alive and free of mechanical ventilation at day 28 among COVID-19 patients in Brazil with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality and Organ Support in Patients With Severe COVID-19: The REMAP-CAP COVID-19 Corticosteroid Domain Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz has multimedia has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1317-1329. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17022

This open-label randomized trial compares the effects of fixed-dose vs shock-dependent vs no intravenous hydrocortisone on organ support–free days among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) admitted to critical care units (ICU/CCUs) for respiratory or cardiovascular organ support.

Caring for the Critically Ill Patient

Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz has multimedia has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1330-1341. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17023

This meta-analysis pools data from 7 randomized trials to estimate the association between administration of corticosteroids vs usual care or placebo and all-cause mortality at 28 days in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Research Letter

Evaluation for SARS-CoV-2 in Breast Milk From 18 Infected Women

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1347-1348. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15580

This study assesses the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the breast milk of 18 US women infected with SARS-CoV-2.

SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Community Health Workers in India Before and After Use of Face Shields

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz has multimedia has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1348-1349. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15586

This study assesses SARs-CoV-2 transmission among community health workers in India before and after instituting use of face shields during family counseling sessions in households with a SARs-CoV-2–infected member.

Viewpoint

COVID-19 and the Path to Immunity

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1279-1281. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16656

This Viewpoint reviews what is known about acute and long-term B-cell, antibody, and T-cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and explains how each are implicated in vaccine candidates likely to be effective and durably protective again COVID-19.

Emergency Use Authorizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons From Hydroxychloroquine for Vaccine Authorization and Approval

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz has multimedia has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1282-1283. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16253

This Viewpoint uses the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment to emphasize the costs of premature regulatory authorizations to public health and trust, and proposes the use of advisory committees, requirements for postmarketing surveillance, and adherence to standards of transparency for any future EUAs.

Regulatory Decision-making on COVID-19 Vaccines During a Public Health Emergency

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz has multimedia has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1284-1285. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17101

This Viewpoint reviews the enormous political and public pressures the FDA is likely to be under in fall 2020 to provide emergency authorization or approval of candidate COVID-19 vaccines, and urges adherence to existing science-based protocols for approval to ensure vaccine safety and acceptance and thus protect the public’s health.

Radiology and Value-Based Health Care

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1286-1287. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14930

This Viewpoint discusses the importance of transitioning radiology from a volume-based to a value-based practice and specialty, starting from within with an effort by radiologists to help define and create that value for referring clinicians and the patients and health care systems they serve.

Oral Health in Medicare: Considerations for 21st-Century Coverage

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1288-1289. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3003

This Viewpoint discusses the need to expand Medicare benefits to include coverage for oral health services given the inextricable connection between diseases of the mouth, gums, and teeth and systemic disease, such as with stem cell transplants and immunosuppression, prosthetic heart valves, and bisphosphonate use.

A Piece of My Mind

Calming the Storm

Abstract Full Text
free access
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1290-1291. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18800

In this narrative medicine essay a cardiology fellow shares his deep appreciation for a primary care physician who recognized his chest pain as anxiety related and draws lessons for how physicians of all specialties can help patients with somatic symptoms from COVID-19 pandemic-related uncertainties.

Editorial

Corticosteroids in COVID-19 ARDS: Evidence and Hope During the Pandemic

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz has multimedia has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1292-1295. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16747

Reassuring the Public and Clinical Community About the Scientific Review and Approval of a COVID-19 Vaccine

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz has multimedia has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1296-1297. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18860
JAMA Insights

Clinical Update

Influenza in the COVID-19 Era

Abstract Full Text
free access has active quiz has multimedia has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1342-1343. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14661

This JAMA Insights Clinical Update emphasizes the importance of flu vaccination and nonpharmacologic public health interventions as key to managing the likely impending coepidemics of influenza and COVID-19 in fall and winter 2020-2021.

Clinical Update

Vaccine Refusal and Measles Outbreaks in the US

Abstract Full Text
has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1344-1345. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14828

This JAMA Insights feature provides a narrative update of a 2016 systematic review documenting an association between vaccine refusal and measles epidemiology in the US, and reaffirms based on the new evidence that vaccine refusal remains a significant contributor to measles resurgence in the postelimination era.

Medical News & Perspectives

The Science of Persuasion Offers Lessons for COVID-19 Prevention

Abstract Full Text
free access has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1271-1272. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15139

In this Medical News article, science communications expert Dominique Brossard, PhD, discusses research-based strategies to encourage COVID-19-mitigating behaviors.

Quick Uptakes

Investigating Whether Blood Type Is Linked to COVID-19 Risk

Abstract Full Text
free access
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1273. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.16516

This Medical News Quick Uptake discusses research into whether blood type is linked to COVID-19 risk.

News From the Food and Drug Administration

Therapy Approved for Rare Neurological Autoimmune Disorder

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1277. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18725

New Disease Cases, Deaths Related to Breast Implants

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1277. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18305

Deceptive Hand Sanitizer Packaging

Abstract Full Text
free access
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1277. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18727
The JAMA Forum

Medicare Advantage for All, Perhaps?

Abstract Full Text
free access
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1275-1276. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17512
Bench to Bedside

Insight on Sex-Based Immunity Differences, With COVID-19 Implications

Abstract Full Text
free access
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1274. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.17378
Poetry and Medicine

courvoisier's law

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1355. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.8783
JAMA Revisited

The Segregation of Pneumonia

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1356. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.13642
JAMA Patient Page

Prone Positioning for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Abstract Full Text
free access
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1361. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14901

This JAMA Patient Page describes the technique of prone positioning during acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the possible benefits of prone positioning for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and the risks involved.

Seasonal Influenza Vaccination

Abstract Full Text
free access has audio
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1362. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14772

This JAMA Patient Page describes the rationale for seasonal influenza vaccination and its impact on public health, the types of vaccines available, the population who should be vaccinated, and optimal timing for vaccination.

Comment & Response

Continuous Pulse Oximetry Monitoring in Bronchiolitis Patients Not Receiving Oxygen

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1349-1350. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.12740

Continuous Pulse Oximetry Monitoring in Bronchiolitis Patients Not Receiving Oxygen—Reply

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1350-1351. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.12743

Biomechanical Footwear for Osteoarthritic Knee Pain

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1351. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14822

Biomechanical Footwear for Osteoarthritic Knee Pain—Reply

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1351-1352. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14825

Delayed Antibiotic Prescriptions

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1352-1353. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14868

Delayed Antibiotic Prescriptions—Reply

Abstract Full Text
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1353-1354. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.14874
Correction

Incorrect Corresponding Author Address

Abstract Full Text
free access
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1354. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18444

Update to Conference Dates

Abstract Full Text
free access
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1354. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.18492
JAMA Masthead

JAMA

Abstract Full Text
free access
JAMA. 2020;324(13):1261-1262. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.13635
×