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US Preventive Services Task Force
Recommendation Statement
April 13, 2021
US Preventive Services Task Force
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JAMA. 2021; 325(14):1436-1442. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.3069This 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement concludes that current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for vitamin D deficiency in asymptomatic adults (I statement).
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US Preventive Services Task Force
Evidence Report
April 13, 2021
Leila C. Kahwati, MD, MPH; Erin LeBlanc, MD, MPH; Rachel Palmieri Weber, PhD; Kayla Giger, BS; Rachel Clark, BA; Kara Suvada, BS; Amy Guisinger, BS; Meera Viswanathan, PhD
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JAMA. 2021; 325(14):1443-1463. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.26498This systematic review to support the 2021 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on screening for vitamin D deficiency summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of screening and interventions for vitamin D deficiency in asymptomatic, community-dwelling adults.
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Original Investigation
March 16, 2021
Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH; Nancy R. Cook, ScD; Julie Pester, BA; M. Vinayaga Moorthy, PhD; Claire Ridge, MPH; Jacqueline S. Danik, MD, DrPH; Baris Gencer, MD; Hasan K. Siddiqi, MD, MSCR; Chee Ng, MD; Heike Gibson, PhD; Samia Mora, MD, MHS; Julie E. Buring, ScD; JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH
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JAMA. 2021; 325(11):1061-1073. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.1489This 2 × 2 factorial trial compares the effects of omega-3 fatty acids (460 mg/d of EPA and 380 mg/d of DHA) vs placebo, vitamin D₃ vs placebo, both, or neither on risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF) among adults aged 50 years or older over a median of more than 5 years of treatment.
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Medical News & Perspectives
Quick Uptakes
January 26, 2021
Rita Rubin, MA
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JAMA. 2021; 325(4):329-330. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.24127This Medical News Quick Uptake examines the debate about a link between vitamin D and COVID-19 risk.
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Original Investigation
November 10, 2020
Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, MD, DrPH; Bruno Vellas, MD, PhD; René Rizzoli, MD; Reto W. Kressig, MD; José A. P. da Silva, MD, PhD; Michael Blauth, MD; David T. Felson, MD, MPH; Eugene V. McCloskey, MD; Bernhard Watzl, PhD; Lorenz C. Hofbauer, MD; Dieter Felsenberg, MD, PhD; Walter C. Willett, MD; Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD; JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH; Uwe Siebert, MD, MPH; Robert Theiler, MD; Hannes B. Staehelin, MD; Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino, PhD; Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya, MD, PhD; Lauren A. Abderhalden, PhD; Andreas Egli, MD; John A. Kanis, MD; Endel J. Orav, PhD; DO-HEALTH Research Group
JAMA. 2020; 324(18):1855-1868. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.16909This randomized trial compares the effects of vitamin D, omega-3s, and a strength-training exercise program alone or in combination vs no supplementation and control exercise on changes in blood pressure, physical and cognitive function, nonvertebral fractures, and infections over 3 years among older adults.
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Original Investigation
August 25, 2020
Erick Forno, MD, MPH; Leonard B. Bacharier, MD; Wanda Phipatanakul, MD, MS; Theresa W. Guilbert, MD, MS; Michael D . Cabana, MD, MPH; Kristie Ross, MD, MS; Ronina Covar, MD; James E. Gern, MD; Franziska J. Rosser, MD, MPH; Joshua Blatter, MD, MPH; Sandy Durrani, MD; Yueh-Ying Han, PhD; Stephen R. Wisniewski, PhD; Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH
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JAMA. 2020; 324(8):752-760. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.12384This randomized trial compares the effects of vitamin D3 vs placebo on time to severe exacerbation in children with asthma and low vitamin D levels.