JAMA

10/31/2025

Cultural narratives play a powerful role in shaping how dementia is perceived, managed, and experienced by patients, families, and clinicians. The stories told about dementia—whether in medicine, society, or the arts—can influence stigma, care strategies, and the quality of life for those affected.

In the latest episode of the JAMA Medical News podcast, Rita Rubin interviews Nancy Berlinger, PhD, of the Hastings Center, editor of the report "Living with Dementia: Learning from Cultural Narratives in Aging Societies."

They discuss the importance of narrative medicine, the challenges of eliciting patient voices, the impact of societal metaphors on dementia care, and the need to address dementia as both a medical and public health issue.

🎧 Listen now: https://ja.ma/4hKWnKY

10/31/2025

In this podcast episode, listen to a roundup of the latest Medical News published in JAMA:

➡️ State Laws Aim to Bring Internationally Trained Physicians to Underserved Areas, but Barriers Abound
➡️ Oral Microbiome Composition Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk, and more.

Listen now: https://ja.ma/4nBMQXU

10/31/2025

Dementia affects more than 7 million people in the US.

Patients may not be able to express themselves in the same way as before their symptoms appeared, but a new report highlights how recognizing that they still have their own stories to tell can help improve their quality of life.

This interview with Nancy Berlinger explores how clinicians and caregivers can foster better understanding and support by paying attention to the unique narratives of people with dementia.

This Medical News article discusses a new Hastings Center for Bioethics report about cultural narratives of dementia and how they can affect the quality of life and the care of patients with the condition.

10/31/2025

New blood pressure guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology emphasize earlier treatment, tighter control, and a greater focus on prevention—including new recommendations for people with normal blood pressure.

This Medical News article discusses updated blood pressure recommendations from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

10/31/2025

FDA-identified uncertainties in clinical trials for new cancer drugs are frequently underreported in journal publications and clinical guidelines, potentially leaving clinicians unaware of critical trial limitations.

https://ja.ma/435w3VN

10/31/2025

Keratinocyte carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer in the US, is diagnosed by pathologic evaluation of a shave or punch biopsy.

This video demonstrates a shave biopsy on a lesion suspicious for skin cancer.

📽️ Watch the video and read the article: https://ja.ma/47fY2EH

10/31/2025

disease is more common in women than men.

This imbalance has often been attributed to women’s longer life spans.

But research shows the s*x gap is more complex, likely shaped by biological influences, genetics, hormones, and sociocultural factors.

This Medical News article discusses the biological and sociocultural factors that may contribute to s*x-based differences in Alzheimer disease prevalence and progression.

10/31/2025

We are accepting applications for the JAMA Editorial Fellowship Program.

This remote fellowship is an opportunity for early career researchers to immerse themselves in the editorial process of a top-tier medical journal and receive hands-on mentorship from a JAMA Editor.

🔗 https://ja.ma/4366x2s

10/30/2025

Uveitis is a condition involving inflammation in the uvea (the middle portion of the eye). Uveitis is associated with up to 10% of visual impairment in the US and Europe.

📝 This JAMA Patient Page describes types of uveitis, ages and conditions associated with uveitis, and diagnosis and treatment.

https://ja.ma/48VaQla

10/30/2025

📊 JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods: Pattern-mixture models allow researchers to systematically vary assumptions about missing trial data and examine whether biases due to nonrandom missingness could undermine study findings.

https://ja.ma/3JdbXlM

10/30/2025

Keratinocyte carcinomas, which include basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, are common forms of skin cancer.

Approximately 5.4 million keratinocyte carcinomas are diagnosed in the US annually. Author Mackenzie R. Wehner, MD, MPhil, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center joins JAMA Associate Editor David Simel, MD, MHS, to discuss treatment of these types of nonmelanoma skin cancer.

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10/30/2025

Nonmelanoma skin cancer, composed primarily of basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCCs), are the most common type of cancer in the US.

📌 This Review summarizes epidemiology and risk factors, clinical presentations, pathogenesis, assessment and diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, screening and surveillance, and prevention of keratinocyte carcinomas.

https://ja.ma/4nA5oYz