State Medical Boards and Interstate Telemedicine in the Courtroom
This Viewpoint examines physician licensure requirements administered by state medical boards and 2 lawsuits challenging the restrictions placed on interstate telemedicine.
This Viewpoint examines physician licensure requirements administered by state medical boards and 2 lawsuits challenging the restrictions placed on interstate telemedicine.
In Reply Dr Siegel and colleagues at the FDA raise concerns that our article incorrectly indicated that the FDA relies only on meta-analyses to establish surrogacy and “incorrectly identifies the evidence the FDA used to conclude that these biomarkers can serve as surrogate end points.” However, nowhere in the article did we state that the FDA relies only on meta-analyses to establish the surrogacy of a biomarker for a clinical outcome.
To the Editor Dr Wallach and colleagues evaluated the association between surrogate markers listed in the FDA surrogate end point table and clinical outcomes for 32 chronic diseases, including gout. In accordance with 2 published meta-analyses, the authors concluded urate levels are a weak surrogate marker for gout flares. They also indicated that reducing urate levels may worsen pain in people with gout. An explanation of these findings is needed to avoid confusion in gout management.
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.
This Viewpoint explores the shift from fee-for-service to value-based payment models and the resulting trend of physician employment moving away from independent practices toward corporate health institutions.
In this narrative medicine essay, a pediatric infectious disease physician relates how he has learned to understand the protective role of code-shifting in his life and how that understanding has aided him in promoting an inclusive environment in academic medicine.
The modern hospital has evolved from a publicly supported institution which gave institutional and domiciliary care to the poor and unfortunate when they were sick to a complex intricate organization which serves a variety of purposes in the field of health. The hospital has evolved from an institution usually supported by the community or government to one maintained by private agencies and philanthropies and by the fees of persons in the community with the greatest financial resources.…Modern medicine... Читать дальше...
This Medical News article discusses the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration related to an mpox outbreak in Africa and the emergence of a new virus strain spread by sexual contact.
This Medical News article discusses terbinafine-resistant tinea, or ringworm, caused by the recently identified fungal species Trichophyton indotineae.
More adults in the US walk for recreation than walk to work or to a specific destination, a data brief from the National Center for Healthcare Statistics found. The data, which were based on results from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey, also showed demographic and socioeconomic differences.
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will award about $45 million in grants to improve mental health and overdose crisis services in the US.
Infants born to birthing parents with obesity could be at a higher risk of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), according to a cohort study in JAMA Pediatrics.
A randomized, double-blind study of 155 participants with knee osteoarthritis found that those who received oral methotrexate had significantly reduced pain and improved stiffness after 6 months compared with those taking a placebo. The participants’ average age was about 61 years and all lived in the UK.
In October 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the recombinant shingles vaccine (marketed as Shingrix) as a replacement for the live-virus vaccine because it was more effective at protecting people aged 50 years or older against herpes zoster, or shingles. Now an observational study in Nature Medicine suggests it may offer better protection against dementia too.
In July, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) issued an alert amid the rise of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in countries across the Americas, including Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and the US.
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has previously been identified in certain species of wildlife, including white-tailed deer. But new research in Nature Communications suggests it may be common in other types of wildlife, especially species living near high-trafficked human areas.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released emergency use instructions for the antiviral drug oseltamivir, which is sold as Tamiflu. The guidelines detail directions for treatment or postexposure prevention of infection with novel influenza A viruses, which spread among animals and gave rise to the highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1), or H5N1 bird flu.
Jonathan Levin urged new first-year and transfer students to ask big questions in his address at Tuesday’s Convocation ceremony.
A new book co-authored by ecologists Paul Ehrlich and Rodolfo Dirzo advocates for earlier detection and mitigation of threats to ward off population extinction.
Text of prepared remarks by Stanford President Jonathan Levin at the 134th Opening Convocation Ceremony.
Stanford Provost Jenny Martinez and Vice Provost for Student Affairs Michele Rasmussen share two new resources regarding freedom of expression and the new Title VI process.
The gene-editing technology is one of the biggest biology advances of the last two decades. An inexpensive kit developed by Stanford undergraduates brings hands-on experiments to high school classrooms.
Stanford welcomed more than 4,500 frosh and transfer, graduate, and professional students to campus for the 2024-25 academic year. See the highlights.
Stanford welcomed more than 4,500 frosh and transfer, graduate, and professional students to campus for the 2024-25 academic year. Watch the highlights.