Widespread PSA screening for prostate cancer may cause more harm than good
Independent - 08-Apr-2024Test offers minimal benefit but risks overtreating slow-growing cancers
JAMA
General medical journal
JAMA is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal published weekly online and in print, and a member of the
JAMANetwork family of journals.
JAMA, published continuously since 1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal. JAMA is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.
JAMA is the most widely circulated general medical journal in the world, with more than 125,000 recipients of the print journal, more than 2.6 million recipients of electronic tables of contents and alerts, and over 30 million annual visits to the journal's website. JAMA's reach includes a growing social media presence (more than 1.3 million social media followers [Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn]) and vast international news media exposure.
Visit website: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama
See also: 
JAMA Network
- Journal of the American Medical Association.
Details last updated 04-Feb-2019
JAMA News
Weekend workouts keep your heart as healthy as regular exercise
The Guardian - 18-Jul-2023150 minutes of exercise throughout the week or during only weekends can lower heart disease risk
Donanemab slows Alzheimer’s disease in trial, but with serious side effects
New Scientist - 18-Jul-2023New Alzheimer's drug benefits early-stage patients; concern remain about affordability and serious risks
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Navigating AI in Healthcare: The Opportunities and Challenges of Language Learning Models
JAMA - 27-Mar-2023Applications and risks of AI tools while considering ethical, legal, and regulatory implications
Minimally invasive robotic surgery challenges the gold standard open surgery
SciTechDaily - 13-Jun-2022Bladder cancer patients show reduced hospital stay by 20% post procedure
Robot-assisted operations reduce the risk of blood clots and allow patients to recuperate faster
UCL Cancer Institute - 15-May-2022Robotic assistance in cancer surgery could be far more beneficial than previously thought
Greater step count significantly linked with lower all-cause mortality
Guardian - 24-Mar-2020Doubling from 4,000 to 8,0000 steps halves the risk of death within 10 years
Effects of sauna bathing on the cardiovascular system
World at Large - 16-Sep-2019Sauna bathing can be added in the treatment regimen of cardiovascular diseases
Exercising even a little can have a good impact on your health
Harvard Health Publishing - 10-Sep-2019Every little counts!
Exposure to air pollution over a long time is just as bad as smoking
Independent - 14-Aug-2019Ozone is our friend in the stratosphere but not so much at ground level
New drugs can be unsafe leading to recalls
Harvard Health Publishing - 02-May-2019The high rate of alerts and warnings maybe the result of post-approval monitoring
Low dose aspirin benefits counterbalanced by bleeding risk
NHS - 23-Jan-2019People without cardiovascular disease do not benefit overall
Most millionaires expect to reach 100
YAHOO! - 20-Apr-2018Wealth enables them to live a healthier life. 77 percent agreed that working as long as possible...
Giving oxygen to stroke patients makes no difference
Nursing Times - 27-Sep-2017UK nine-year Stoke Oxygen Study involved more than 8,000 patients. Patients randomised for conti...
Genetic testing helps set safe dose of common blood thinner
Washington University School of Medicine - 26-Sep-2017Warfarin is commonly prescribed to patients to prevent life-threatening blood clots. Person’s ge...
Preventable accidents stymie US life expectancy
Inquisitr - 24-Sep-20162008 saw first drop in average life expectancy since 1993. Why are new treatments being discover...
Fitness trackers don’t promote weight loss
BBC - 20-Sep-2016Activity trackers that count steps did not improve the chances of losing weight in 2 year study. ...
Visceral Fat Tissue Will Kill You
Fight Aging! - 11-Apr-2016Visceral fat is the fat around the organs, rather than under the skin (subcutaneous fat). Viscer...
Guns, car crashes and drugs cut US male life expectancy by a year
Guardian - 09-Feb-2016Half of reduction from gun injuries. Although only 1%-2% of deaths due to firearms, deaths of yo...
