
How Is COVID-19 Transmitted?
Whether the SARS-CoV-2 virus is transmitted by droplets or aerosol influences which public health interventions might slow its spread. Michael Klompas, MD, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical Sch...
13 Juli 202025min

Complications From SSRIs
SSRIs are a commonly used medication. Although complications from them are not common because so many people take these medications, physicians will inevitably see problems such as dependence and with...
10 Juli 202012min

Acute Kidney Injury Caused by Proton Pump Inhibitors
Proton pump inhibitors are among the most commonly used medicines by patients. They're generally safe, but they can cause acute kidney injury, and it's important for clinicians to be aware of this pot...
8 Juli 20209min

Diagnosis and Management of Amyloidosis
Although there are only about 4000 new cases of amyloidosis in the US per year, it can cause preserved ejection fraction heart failure, kidney and liver failure, and neuropathy. Amyloidosis is easily ...
7 Juli 202028min

A Clinical Pharmacologist's Perspective on Penicillin Allergy
Although frequently reported, penicillin allergy is actually uncommon. Penicillins are very effective against a wide variety of infections, and when they can't be used, problems arise. We discussed th...
6 Juli 202018min

Sample Size Calculation for a Hypothesis Test
One of the most common causes for problems we see in manuscripts at JAMA is an inappropriately calculated study sample size. This seemingly mysterious process is explained by Lynne Stokes, PhD, profes...
2 Juli 202012min

Understanding Pragmatic Trials
Generalizability of randomized trials is always limited because of the super-selectivity of the patients enrolled in these trials and the very controlled conditions in which clinical care is delivered...
25 Juni 202022min

Overview of Depression
Nearly 10% of all patients seen in primary care have depression. Although usually mild, when depression is severe the consequences can be serious. Tom Garrick, MD, professor of Psychiatry at the Unive...
2 Juni 202031min



















