Original Investigation  Health Informatics Use of an AI Scribe and Electronic Health Record Efficiency Kevin Pearlman, Wen Wan, Sachin Shah, et al JAMA Netw Open 2025;8;(10):e2537000. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.37000 Key Points Question  Is an ambulatory clinician’s use of an artificial intelligence (AI) scribe associated with improved efficiency in the electronic health record (EHR) when compared w...

Smarter Triage with AI in Emergency Departments  In ICU Sun, 6 Jul 2025 Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first point of contact for patients in acute distress, yet they remain among the most overburdened areas in healthcare. Overcrowding, long wait times and clinician burnout are endemic challenges that compromise patient outcomes and staff morale. With artificial intelligence technologies gaining traction across clinical settings, UMass ...

Original Investigation  Critical Care Medicine One-Year Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury and Early Extracranial Surgery in the TRACK-TBI Study Christopher J. Roberts, Amelia W. Maiga, Jason Barber, et al JAMA Netw Open 2025;8;(10):e2537271. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.37271 Key Points Question  Are traumatic brain injury (TBI) outcomes at 1 year worse in individuals exposed to extracranial surge...

Editorial  Perioperative Outcomes—The Limits of Blood Pressure–Centered Strategies Matthieu Legrand, François Lamontagne, Romain Pirracchio JAMA Published Online: October 12, 2025 doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.18572 Intraoperative hypotension is very common, affecting 30% to 80% of surgical patients.1-3 Results of observational studies suggest that even brief episodes of intraoperative hypotension are associated with an increased risk of postoperative complic...

Original Investigation  Public Health Air Purifier Intervention for Respiratory Viral Exposure in Elementary Schools: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial Ye Sun, Dastan Haghnazari, Ching-Ying Huang, et al JAMA Netw Open 2025;8;(10):e2536951. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.36951 Key Points Question  Is the use of high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) purifiers associated with reduced res...

Research Special Paper Patterns of war related trauma in Gaza during armed conflict: survey study of international healthcare workers Omar El-Taji, Ameer Ali, Osaid Alser, et al BMJ 2025; 390 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-087524 (Published 25 September 2025)Cite this as: BMJ 2025;390:e087524 Abstract Objective To systematically document the patterns of war related injuries in Gaza, Palestine. Design Survey study of international he...

Factors Leading to CT Misinterpretation in the ED  In ICU Sat, 12 Jul 2025 Computed tomography (CT) has become a cornerstone of emergency department (ED) diagnostics due to its high sensitivity and rapid acquisition of detailed internal images. Emergency physicians (EPs) often initiate CT scans to guide urgent decisions, particularly in trauma and acute medical conditions. However, in settings where real-time radiologist interpretation is unavaila...

Research Non-invasive high frequency oscillatory ventilation for primary respiratory support in extremely preterm infants: multicentre randomised controlled trial Yang Li, Xingwang Zhu, Ling-Jun Li, et al BMJ 2025; 391 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085569 (Published 06 October 2025)Cite this as: BMJ 2025;391:e085569 Abstract Objective To test the hypothesis that non-invasive high frequency oscillatory ventilation (NHFOV) is more efficacious tha...

Invited Commentary  Dexmedetomidine Infusion for Rib Fractures—Still in Search of the Right Indication? Joshua B. Brown JAMA Surg 2025;160;(10):1057. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2025.3235 Dexmedetomidine is an α-2 agonist that garnered significant attention in recent years. Often used for sedation in the intensive care unit (ICU), it has advantages of lighter sedation with less respiratory depression compared with other agents.1 When studied in critically ill pa...

Original Investigation  Aging and Health Slow-Tempo Music and Delirium/Coma-Free Days Among Older Adults Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial Babar A. Khan, Sikandar H. Khan, Anthony J. Perkins, et al JAMA Intern Med Published Online: October 13, 2025 doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.5263 Key Points Question  Among critically ill, mechanically ventilated older adults ...