Original Investigation  Public Health January 8, 2025 Irritability and Social Media Use in US Adults Roy H. Perlis, Ata Uslu, Jonathan Schulman, et al JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(1):e2452807. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.52807 Key Points Question  Is social media use by adults associated with irritability, or being prone to anger? Findings  In this survey study of 42 597 US adults...

Original Investigation  November 27, 2024 Intravenous Lidocaine for Gut Function Recovery in Colonic Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial Hugh Paterson, Thenmalar Vadiveloo, Karen Innes, et al JAMA. 2025;333(1):39-48. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.23898 Key Points Question  Does perioperative administration of 2% intravenous (IV) lidocaine affect postoperative return of gut function in adult patients un...

Original Investigation  January 9, 2025 Changes in Patient Care Experience After Private Equity Acquisition of US Hospitals Anjali Bhatla, Victoria L. Bartlett, Michael Liu, et al JAMA. Published online January 9, 2025. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.23450 Key Points Question  How did measures of patient care experience change after private equity acquisition of US hospitals? Findings  In th...

Original Investigation  January 2, 2025 Esophagectomy Trends and Postoperative Outcomes at Private Equity–Acquired Health Centers Jonathan E. Williams, Sara L. Schaefer, Ryan C. Jacobs, et al JAMA Surg. Published online January 2, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2024.5920 Key Points Question  How do postoperative outcomes following esophagectomy at private equity–acquired health centers compare with outco...

Original Investigation  Surgery January 8, 2025 Surgical Deescalation Within Gynecologic Oncology Alexa Kanbergs, Alexander Melamed, David Viveros-Carreño, et al JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(1):e2453604. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.53604 Key Points Question  How has surgical deescalation evolved in gynecologic oncology? Findings  In this cohort study of 1 218 490 patients with cer...

Original Investigation  Medical Education January 9, 2025 Program Directors’ Assessments of US Medical Graduates’ Transition to Residency Douglas Grbic, Dorothy A. Andriole, Lindsay Roskovensky, et al JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(1):e2454048. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54048 Key Points Question  Do program director assessments of postgraduate year 1 (PGY-1) trainees’ performance during the tr...

Traumatic injury mortality in the Gaza Strip from Oct 7, 2023, to June 30, 2024: a capture–recapture analysis Zeina Jamaluddine, Hanan Abukmail, Sarah Aly DO, et al Lancet Available online 9 January 2025 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02678-3 Summary Background Accurate mortality estimates help quantify and memorialise the impact of war. We used multiple data sources to estimate deaths due to traumatic injury in the Gaza Strip between Oct 7, 2023,...

Original Investigation  Nephrology January 3, 2025 Mortality Risk Prediction Models for People With Kidney Failure: A Systematic Review Faisal Jarrar, Meghann Pasternak, Tyrone G. Harrison, et al JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(1):e2453190. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.53190 Key Points Question  What are the quality and clinical applicability of existing mortality prediction models for people with...

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody positivity on infection and hospitalisation rates in immunosuppressed populations during the omicron period: the MELODY study Lisa Mumford, Rachel Hogg, Adam Taylor, et al Lancet 2025; 405: 314-328 Summary Background In the UK, booster COVID-19 vaccinations have been recommended biannually to people considered immune vulnerable. We investigated, at a population level, whether the absence of detectable anti-SARS-CoV-2 spik...

Research Malnutrition in infants aged 6-23 months in China’s poorest rural counties from 2016 to 2021: cross sectional study Junsheng Huo, Yangmu Huang, Jing Sun, et al BMJ 2024; 387 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-079499 (Published 28 October 2024)Cite this as: BMJ 2024;387:e079499 Abstract Objectives To assess trends and differences in child malnutrition by population subgroups among infants aged 6-23 months in China’s poorest rural counties. ...