JAMA Editors' Summary

Dr Bauchner, Editor in Chief of JAMA, provides summary and commentary on the April 11, 2012 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. ECG Abnormalities and CHD Event Prediction, Losartan and Heart Failure Mortality, Eliminating Waste in US Health Care, Does This Patient Have Blunt Intra-abdominal Injury?, Should healthy men take statins?, Accountable care organizations and antitrust issues.

Dr Bauchner, Editor in Chief of JAMA, provides summary and commentary on the April 4, 2012 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Cetuximab and Stage III Colon Cancer Survival, Screening Ultrasound or MRI for Breast Cancer, Diagnostic Coding and Trends in Pneumonia Outcomes, Fluoroquinolones and Risk of Retinal Detachment, Management of Ovarian Cancer, Financial incentives in health care, Individualized breast cancer treatment.

Dr Zylke provides summary and commentary on the March 28, 2012 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Imatinib for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Cardiovascular Health Metrics and Mortality, Asthma Medication Costs and Health Care Use, Myotonic Dystrophy and Conduction System Disease, Lipids, Cardiovascular Events, and Statin Therapy, Are medical conferences useful?, Innovative health care models and financing.

Dr Angus provides summary and commentary on the March 21, 2012 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dexmedetomidine for Maintaining Sedation, Prehospital Epinephrine and Cardiac Arrest Survival, Autologous Stem Cells in Kidney Transplants, Anesthesia Services and Endoscopy Costs, Hearing Deficits in Older Patients, Shortening medical training, Hearing loss in older adults.

Editor's Audio Summary by Dr Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the March 14, 2012 issue

Dr Livingston, MD, provides summary and commentary on the March 7, 2012 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Early Surgical Therapy for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Testosterone Effect on Fat-Free Mass in Men, Mental Health Disorders and Opioid Use, Bevacizumab in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Use of Quality Indicators in Patient Care, Retreat from advanced care planning, Provocative principles for health care reform.

Editor's Audio Summary by Dr Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the February 22/29, 2012 issue

Editor's Audio Summary by Dr Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the February 15, 2012 issue

Editor's Audio Summary by Dr Ann R. Punnoose, MD, for the February 8, 2012 issue

Editor's Audio Summary by Dr Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the February 1, 2012 issue