Really great piece on pneumococcal vaccines.
#medsky

This Review explores the factors that predispose Hispanic/Latino patients to metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease and metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis.

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In the latest episode of JAMA Internal Medicine Author Interviews, author Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, and guest expert Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD, discuss metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease with Eve Rittenberg, MD.

Listen now: ja.ma/4pxWbSy

We published a study in @ajrradiology.bsky.social.
Study of 7.5M imaging orders shows radiology cancellations (3.4%) are shaped by patient, exam, and system factors—highlighting opportunities to improve imaging workflows + efficiency.
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New AJR Accepted Manuscript:

"Diagnostic Imaging Orders Canceled by Radiology: A Study of Over 7 Million Orders From a Single Health System"

By Dr Kneifati-Hayek & team #Columbia

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@ajrradiology.bsky.social

📢 Deadline Extended

Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year Internal Medicine Teachable Moment Editorial Fellowship Program are open.

Chief residents with interest in high value care and medical education or research are encouraged to apply. ja.ma/43waddw

JAMA Internal Medicine is now on BlueSky! @jamainternalmed.bsky.social #MedSky

Process of ordering supplemental oxygen and advising patients is very confusing. This outstanding review will teach physicians how to navigate the process and advocate for their patients. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Check out this #JAMAInternalMed podcast that I had the opportunity to guest-host: A Person-Centered Approach to Supplemental Oxygen Therapy in the Outpatient Setting.

#medsky #imsky

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Excellent Review Article:
Diagnosis and Management of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS)
Emphasis on identifying those with clinically indolent disease with low risk of progression--and avoiding excessive diagnostic testing jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Fascinating perspective on "Pressure ulcers"--Is skin injury always the result of pressure? Authors argue that like any organ, the skin can fail towards the end of life--and this is sometimes not preventable jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Really great article in JAMA IM about variation in admitting practices and subsequent mortality. #HMsky

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Donating a kidney is such an amazing act of generosity. Compelling essay provides a roadmap for fairly addressing the financial barriers faced by donors. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Really great Clinical Insights piece in JAMA IM on the use of a MRSA nares swab to guide antibiotic stewardship! #HMSky #MEDSky

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Our new study led by @viralvaghani.bsky.social finds rules-based e-triggers useful for post hoc detection of diagnostic errors in ED visits @jama.com IM

Interventions must support ED patient-clinician encounters to minimize harm from diagnostic errors. 
#Medsky
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Our pragmatic recommendations in @jama.com on how health care delivery systems and clinicians should ensure safe AI and safe use of AI. Need rigorous local monitoring and oversight so AI can improve patient and system outcomes. #medsky
With @deansittig.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

VERY timely data, with impending #Medicare coverage of weight loss drugs: JAMA Internal Medicine study shows nearly half of older persons would have been excluded from pivotal trials, largely due to comorbidity burden. bit.ly/4eKxcoJ. @jama.com congrats to authors Lily Bessette, Tim Anderson!

This is a really great piece in JAMA IM on MASLD. #IMsky

Acupuncture might be an effective treatment for patients with chronic sciatica from a herniated disk.

Read JAMA News in Brief: https://ja.ma/4fUtucU