ARTICLES|ONLINE FIRST Efficacy and safety of rezafungin and caspofungin in candidaemia and invasive candidiasis: pooled data from two prospective randomised controlled trials George R Thompson III, Alex Soriano, Patrick M Honore, et al Lancet Infect Dis Published:November 23, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00551-0 Summary Background Rezafungin, a new US Food and Drug Administration-approved, long-acting echinocandin to treat cand...

Research Christmas: Workforce crisis Analysis of Barbie medical and science career dolls: descriptive quantitative study Katherine Klamer BMJ 2023; 383 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-077276 (Published 18 December 2023)Cite this as: BMJ 2023;383:e077276 Abstract Objectives To identify Barbie brand dolls that had medicine and science themed professions in comparison with other career dolls and to determine their accuracy in meeting clinical a...

Original Investigation  December 4, 2023 Photobiomodulation Therapy to Treat Snakebites Caused by Bothrops atrox: A Randomized Clinical Trial Érica da Silva Carvalho, Andrea Renata do Nascimento Souza, Dessana Francis Chehuan Melo, et al JAMA Intern Med. Published online December 4, 2023. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.6538 Key Points Question  What is the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in red...

Feature Christmas 2023: Champagne Problems Bug in a mug: are hospital coffee machines transmitting pathogens? Sarah Victoria Walker, Alessa Lalinka Boschert, Martina Wolke, et al BMJ 2023; 383 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p2564 (Published 18 December 2023)Cite this as: BMJ 2023;383:p2564 For many, coffee is the elixir of life. But is it also a cradle of life?Sarah Victoria Walker and colleaguespeer into the depths of the hospital coffee machine Cof...

Original Investigation  October 23, 2023 Homelessness and Incidence and Causes of Sudden Death: Data From the POST SCD Study Leila Haghighat, Satvik Ramakrishna, James W. Salazar, et al JAMA Intern Med. 2023;183(12):1306-1314. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.5475 Key Points Question  How is housing status associated with rates and causes of sudden death by autopsy in San Francisco County? Findings  In this 8-year cohort study o...

Feature Christmas 2023: Workforce Crisis Workload and the mysterious law of karma Jakob Mejdahl Bentin, Frida Run Jonsdottir BMJ 2023; 383 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p2686 (Published 18 December 2023)Cite this as: BMJ 2023;383:p2686 If good deeds beget good consequences, why do you always get the toughest shifts, ask Jakob Mejdahl Bentin and Frida Run Jonsdottir Why do some colleagues seem to always have easy shifts, while others f...

Original Investigation  November 6, 2023 Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Older Patients Melanie Roussel, Dorian Teissandier, Youri Yordanov, et al JAMA Intern Med. 2023;183(12):1378-1385. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.5961 Key Points Question  Is spending a night in the emergency department (ED) associated with increased in-hospital mortality and morbidity among older patients? Findings  This Frenc...

Research Christmas 2023: Marginal Gains Projecting complete redaction of clinical trial protocols (RAPTURE): redacted cross sectional study Nir Balaban, Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin, Adi Kashi, et al BMJ 2023; 383 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-077329 (Published 14 December 2023)Cite this as: BMJ 2023;383:e077329 Abstract Objectives To characterise redactions in clinical trials and estimate a time when all protocols are fully removed (RAPTURE). ...

Original Investigation  Caring for the Critically Ill Patient December 1, 2023 Prone Positioning During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients With Severe ARDS: The PRONECMO Randomized Clinical Trial Matthieu Schmidt, David Hajage, Guillaume Lebreton, et al JAMA. Published online December 1, 2023. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24491 Key Points Question  Prone positioning may improve the outcome of patients with severe acute r...

Research Christmas 2023: Marginal Gains Effect of chair placement on physicians’ behavior and patients’ satisfaction: randomized deception trial Ruchita Iyer, Do Park, Jenny Kim, et al BMJ 2023; 383 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-076309 (Published 15 December 2023)Cite this as: BMJ 2023;383:e076309 Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of chair placement on length of time physicians sit during a bedside consultation and patients’ satisf...