JAMA Editors' Summary

Summaries of research, clinical reviews, opinion, guidelines, and more, published each week in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Azithromycin for Cesarean Delivery, Revascularization of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis, a Review of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, and more 09/18/2026

The 2026 Lasker Awards, Rheumatoid Arthritis Review, Psilocybin, Narcolepsy, Loberamisal for Ischemic Stroke, and More 09/11/2026

2026-2027 Respiratory Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety, Evolocumab for LDL Lowering Before Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Digital Outreach to Increase Statin Refills, and more 09/04/2026

From ESC: Statin Nonadherence, LDL Cholesterol Lowering After Acute MI, Ablation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation, Advances in Cardiac Amyloidosis, and more 08/31/2026

Using the Coronary Artery Calcium Score, Cardiac MRI to Guide Defibrillator Use, Diagnosis and Treatment of POTS, and more 08/28/2026

Cold and Room-Temperature Platelets in Cardiac Surgery, Arginine Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Acute Pain Episodes, Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder, and more 08/21/2026

Liquid Biopsies for Cancer, Prostate Cancer Focal Therapy, EGFR-Mutated Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment, Author Use of AI in Medical Publication, and more 08/14/2026

Hodgkin Lymphoma Review, High-Dose Vitamin D3 for Colorectal Cancer, Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest, Communicating With Patients About Exercise, and more 08/07/2026

Elevated LDL Cholesterol and Global Burden of Disease Analysis, Intervention for Growth in Small-for-Gestational-Age Infants, Cardiac Surgery and Dapagliflozin for AKI, and more 07/31/2026

Implications of the 2026 Dyslipidemia Guidelines, Mechanical Thrombectomy in Ischemic Stroke, Safe Sleep Video Intervention via Text Messaging to Low-Income Families, and more 07/24/2026

Prognostic Value of Blood-Based P-Tau217 Levels for Progression to Cognitive Impairment, YEARS Algorithm for Diagnosis of PE in Patients With Cancer, HPV Screening and Self-Collected Vaginal Samples, and more 07/17/2026

Online Prescribing of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, Alcohol-Related Liver Disease, Survival After Lung Transplant for Select Lung Cancer Patients, and More 07/10/2026

Social Media Use by Adults for Health Information, Social Media Use in Children, Managing Familial Hypercholesterolemia, and more 07/02/2026

Trends in Patient Portal Messaging, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain, End-of-Life Care for People Who Are Incarcerated, and more 06/26/2026

AI-Based OCT Systems to Detect Diabetic Macular Edema, Low Back Pain Review, Healthy Dialogue on Early-Onset Cancer, and more 06/18/2026

JAMA at CCR, Insulin Cost Caps for Medicare Beneficiaries, Mazdutide in Obesity and Orforglipron in Diabetes, and more 06/12/2026

Cancer Diagnostic Delay Rates and Multicancer Early Detection Test, Cost-Effectiveness of FIT Testing With H Pylori Stool Antigen, JAMA at ERA, and more 06/05/2026

Physical Activity and Pregnancy Outcomes, Adverse Effects in Hypertension Treatment, Hospital-Led Payer Integration Systems, and more 05/29/2026

Trigger Bans and Management of Spontaneous Abortion, Cryobiopsy for Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy, Biomarkers for Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility, and more 05/22/2026

Digoxin for Rheumatic Heart Disease, Pregnant and Postpartum Support for Medical Trainees, Teriparatide Plus Zoledronic Acid for Osteogenesis Imperfecta, and more 05/15/2026

Management Consultants in Hospitals, Intra-arterial Thrombolytic After Successful Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke, Direct-to-Public Full-Body MRI, and more 05/08/2026

Symptom-Based Dosing for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal, Chronic Pain Management for Veterans, MMA Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma, and more 05/01/2026

Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Gram-Negative Bacteremia, Neurocognitive Outcomes in Severe Childhood Malaria, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate for Adult Acute Sinusitis, and more 04/24/2026

Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement Outcomes, Tobramycin for Surgical Site Infection in Tibial Fracture, AI Drug Prescribing, and more 04/17/2026

Discontinuing Levothyroxine in Older Adults, Cost-Effectiveness of Laboratory Goals for Lipid-Lowering Therapy, CRC Screening for Older Adults and more 04/10/2026

Evolocumab for Reducing MACE, Lead Exposure and CVD, AI Scribes for Clinicians, and more 04/03/2026

US Pediatric Sepsis Estimates, CMS Oncology Care Model and Medicare Payments, Resistant Hypertension Review, and more 03/27/2026

Tumor Debulking in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Physical Restraints in the ICU, Insulin Costs for Medicare Beneficiaries, and more 03/20/2026

Pricing and Adoption of Oncology Biosimilars, Flu Immunity After Immunization, Psilocybin Use After Decriminalization, and more 03/13/2026

Personalized Antidepressant Decision-Support, Insufficient Sleep in Adolescents, Rural Health Funding, and more 03/06/2026