Research Letter  Health Care Reform August 28, 2023 Career Plans of Internal Medicine Residents From 2019 to 2021 Neha Paralkar, Nancy LaVine, Saoirse Ryan, et al JAMA Intern Med. 2023;183(10):1166-1167. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.2873 Shortages of primary care clinicians are projected by numerous groups; the Association of American Medical Colleges projects a shortage of up to 48 000 primary care physicians by 2032.1 As internal medicine (...

Original Investigation  January 10, 2024 Faculty Entrustment and Resident Entrustability Jessica K. Millar, Niki Matusko, Julie Evans, et al JAMA Surg. Published online January 10, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6915 Key Points Question  What factors are associated with resident entrustability behaviors in the operating room? Findings  In this cross-sectional study, resident and faculty intraoperative behaviors were...

Viewpoint  January 11, 2024 T-Cell Lymphoma From CAR T-Cell Therapy—A New Safety Notice Vinay Prasad JAMA. Published online January 11, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.27885 On November 28, 2023, a concerning safety signal was announced by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Several patients undergoing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia, non-H...

Guide to Statistics and Methods  Surgical Education Research January 3, 2024 Practical Guide to Common Flaws With Surgical Education Research Dimitrios Stefanidis, Laura Torbeck, Amy H. Kaji JAMA Surg. Published online January 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.6675 Introduction Over the past 2 decades, surgical education literature has seen tremendous growth driven by changes in graduate medical education,...

Original Investigation  January 8, 2024 Population-Based Trends in Complexity of Hospital Inpatients Hiten Naik, Tyler M. Murray, Mayesha Khan, et al JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 8, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7410 Key Points Question  Are hospital inpatients becoming more complex over time? Findings  In this cohort study of 3.4 million nonelective hospitalizations in British Columbia, Canada, m...

Original Investigation  January 16, 2024 Analysis of Breast Cancer Mortality in the US—1975 to 2019 Jennifer L. Caswell-Jin, Liyang P. Sun, Diego Munoz, et al JAMA. 2024;331(3):233-241. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25881 Key Points Question  What are the relative associations of breast cancer screening, treatment of stage I to III breast cancer, and treatment of metastatic breast cancer with improved breast cancer mortality in the US be...

Original Investigation  January 16, 2024 Default Palliative Care Consultation for Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial Katherine R. Courtright, Vanessa Madden, Brian Bayes, et al JAMA. 2024;331(3):224-232. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.25092 Key Points Question  Does ordering palliative care by default (allowing opt-out) increase consultation and improve clinical outcomes? Findings  In th...

Original Investigation  January 16, 2024 Nurse and Social Worker Palliative Telecare Team and Quality of Life in Patients With COPD, Heart Failure, or Interstitial Lung Disease: The ADAPT Randomized Clinical Trial David B. Bekelman, William Feser, Brianne Morgan, et al JAMA. 2024;331(3):212-223. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24035 Key Points Question  Can a nurse and social worker palliative telecare team improve quality of life in outpa...

ARTICLES|ONLINE FIRST Indomethacin with or without prophylactic pancreatic stent placement to prevent pancreatitis after ERCP: a randomised non-inferiority trial B Joseph Elmunzer, Lydia D Foster, Jose Serrano, et al Lancet Published: January 11, 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02356-5 Summary Background The combination of rectally administered indomethacin and placement of a prophylactic pancreatic stent is recommended to prevent pancr...

Research Letter  January 11, 2024 Mortality Due to Hyperglycemic Crises in the US, 1999-2022 Matthew A. Crane, Audrey Lam, Emil Ekanayake, et al JAMA. Published online January 11, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.26174 Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state are 2 forms of hyperglycemic crisis presenting as acute complications of diabetes. These conditions represent a substantial source o...