Original Investigation  Oncology Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries After Cancer Surgery in Hospitals That Subsequently Closed Min-Young Kim, Douglas O. Staiger, Gabriel A. Brooks, et al JAMA Netw Open 2026;9;(1):e2553704. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.53704 Key Points Question  What were the postoperative and travel outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries who underwent colon or lung cancer surgery at...

ONLINE FIRST (FREE ACCESS) MY GREEN ICU OPEN ACCESS ~ What's New in Intensive Care GERDA: a dashboard that supports green interventions in the ICUSonneveld, M., van der Ster, B.J.P. & Hunfeld, N.G.M. LATEST ARTICLES Original A consensus of international experts on definition, sampling, treatment, and prevention of peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannula-site infection obtained by the Delphi method: the SAVECMO studyMasi, P., Abrams, D....

Short-Term Capacity Planning in an Intensive Care Unit: Web-Based Prediction Model and Pilot Study In ICU Tue, 14 Oct 2025 ICU Management & Practice, Volume 25 - Issue 4, 2025 ICU occupancy varies and cannot be scheduled. To tailor nurse staffing to variable ICU occupancy would potentially decrease both under- and over-staffing. We developed a simple web-based interface for short-term prediction of occupancy and, in a pilot study, compared predicted...

JOURNAL ARTICLE Plasma Microbial Cell-free DNA Metagenomic Sequencing for Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Diseases Among High-risk Outpatient and Inpatient Immunocompromised Hosts Beatrice Z Sim, Jordan K Mah, Madeleine R Heldman, et al Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 2025, Pages 1008–1014, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf170 Abstract Background New and minimally invasive tools to aid the diagnosis of invasive fungal diseases (...

Research Letter  Health Informatics Emoji Use in the Electronic Health Record David A. Hanauer, Gavin C. Raab, Shira N. Hanauer, et al JAMA Netw Open 2026;9;(1):e2553770. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.53770 Introduction Emojis are small digital images that visually express emotions, ideas, or concepts. Their use has been reported in health care settings, such as texting between clinicians,1 but we are unaware of...

JOURNAL ARTICLE Generative Artificial Intelligence–based Surveillance for Avian Influenza Across a Statewide Healthcare System Katherine E Goodman, Seyed M Shams, Laurence S Magder, et al  Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 2025, Pages 900–903, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf369 Abstract Among all 2024 emergency department visits for acute respiratory illness or conjunctivitis across a statewide healthcare sys...

Bedside Monitoring of Respiratory Effort in Patients Undergoing Assisted Mechanical Ventilation In ICU Tue, 14 Oct 2025 ICU Management & Practice, Volume 25 - Issue 4, 2025 This review explores bedside methods for monitoring respiratory effort in patients undergoing assisted mechanical ventilation. It highlights the risks of lung and diaphragm injury from excessive or insufficient patient effort, reviews invasive and non-invasive pressure-based tech...

JOURNAL ARTICLE Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli Bacteremia in Argentina (EMBARCAR): Findings From a Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study Juan Pablo Balbuena, Ezequiel Cordova, Analia Mykietiuk, et al Clin Infect Dis Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 2025, Pages 879–888, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf259 Abstract Background Bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli (CR-GNB) are diffi...

Original Investigation  Association of VA Surgeons Expectations vs Reality of an Intraoperative Artificial Intelligence Intervention Melissa Thornton, Benjamin A. Y. Cher, Cameron Macdonald, et al JAMA Surg Published Online: January 14, 2026 doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.6029 Key Points Question  How can we develop a more effective approach for implementing artificial intelligence (AI)–based int...

Perspective  The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Dariush Mozaffarian JAMA Published Online: January 14, 2026 doi: 10.1001/jama.2026.0283 On January 7, 2026, the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs),1 which by law are revised every 5 years. Interest in this update has been heightened by the Trump administra...