Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD

It’s a big week for artificial intelligence publications at JAMA.

Editors are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the JAMA Summit on #AI and the launch of JAMA+ AI.

Today, JAMA published a Special Communication from Summit attendees, a podcast, and calls for papers. 🧵

This would seem to imply that cutting funding to this important program is more symbolic than actually part of a rational fiscal strategy.

Emergency physicians will care for everyone who seeks help - day or night, regardless of insurance status, immigration status, or ability to pay. Read more via the link below 🔗

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A ‘hostile takeover’: ousted CDC official raises alarm over RFK Jr approach to infectious disease Debra Houry speaks after testifying on eight months under Kennedy, who critics say shuns science and spreads falsehoods

“I fear for public health in our country.”

Former CDC Chief Medical Officer @drdebhoury.bsky.social says that the national US public health system has been subjected to a “hostile takeover” and she’s right. We should all share her fears. Kennedy must go.

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Congratulations to Noah Wyle and the cast and crew of #ThePitt for a huge night at the 2025 Emmys! 🌟 Outstanding and well deserved wins across the board. Thank you for all that you do for EM! 👏 @hbomax

Top medical groups warn that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr poses a risk to US public health amid vaccine policy turmoil. Here’s the latest on the mounting pressure to remove him from the HHS. ja.ma/4n5gPb9

Join us at #atmc25 as we explore "Better Trials Through Better Methods"
Invited speakers and program details now available - more at www.atmc25.com

Secure your ticket today! Early🐦 must end 26/9

It's been a month since a shooter attacked CDC's HQ. As former CDC & HHS leaders, current staff & supporters gather on the anniversary tonight, APHA's Benjamin tells workers: "You are not alone." Hear more from Benjamin on The Nation's Health Podcast, live now: bit.ly/42jIFrJ

From a time when childhood vaccines were just a figment of imagination.

Row after row of baby headstones.

ACOG Continues Recommending COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy This JAMA Medical News article discusses updated guidance on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant people from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Breaking with the CDC, ACOG reaffirms support for #COVID19 vaccination in pregnant people.

Here’s what to know.

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University of Michigan Health Management and Policy With Dr Norton Edward C. Norton, PhD, University of Michigan Health Management and Policy, discusses University of Michigan Health Management and Policy with JAMA Statistical Editor Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD

In this podcast episode, economist Edward Norton, PhD, of @umich.edu discusses the use of instrumental variable analysis and heterogeneous treatment effects with JAMA Statistical Editor @rogerjlewis.bsky.social, MD, PhD.

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Still on my 25-year crusade to end all two-sided alpha testing in superiority trials. It's something simulating clinical trials brings out as just plain silly.

A graph showing the efficacy of the Moderna COVID vaccine versus placebo.

Moderna vaccine (www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... )

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Yes, it was carefully hidden in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine (www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1... )

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Factorial Clinical Trial Designs With Dr Ciolino Jody D. Ciolino, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine discusses Factorial Clinical Trial Designs with JAMA Statistical Editor Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD.

🎙️ In this podcast episode, listen to Jody Ciolino, PhD, of Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, discuss 📊 factorial clinical trial designs with JAMA Statistical Editor @rogerjlewis.bsky.social, MD, PhD.

🔗 Listen now: ja.ma/47o7qq7

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📌 You can read all the JAMA, @jamacardiology.com, and @jamanetworkopen.com papers presented yesterday at #ESCCongress 2025.

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Event promotion for JAMA Network's 'Innovation and Integration in Cardiovascular Medicine' on Monday, September 1, 8:15-9:45 AM. Features Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo and Gregory Curfman, editors. Joint session with JAMA and JAMA Cardiology.

📌 Attend "Innovation and Integration in Cardiovascular Medicine" session at #ESCongress 2025, joint session with @jama.com and JAMA Cardiology.

🗓️ Monday, September 1 at 8:15 AM.
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✅ Featuring JAMA editors @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social and Greg Curfman.

I had the honor of working with @drdebhoury.bsky.social in a few contexts two decades ago and her brilliance, humility, character, and commitment to making the world safer for everyone was so impressive. It's too bad demonstrating those characteristics now requires bravery as well.

@stephensenn.bsky.social, I'd be interested in a few examples of things that are commonly believed about what he wrote that aren't true. What are some common misconceptions?

Florida mom sues dairy farm after claiming raw milk led to her miscarrying Rachel Maddox launches lawsuit after alleging that she and her toddler became badly ill after coming into contact with bacteria traced back to New Smyrna Beach business by state health officials

A woman who was 20 weeks pregnant fed her toddler son raw milk. He contracted Campylobacter and then passed the infection to her; she progressed to sepsis, and had a miscarriage.

She is suing the business that sells the raw milk, saying she didn’t know the risk.

Don’t feed your kids raw milk.

Figure 2. Distribution of Modified Rankin Scale Scores at 90 Days

In patients with salvageable brain tissue identified by perfusion imaging who did not initially receive thrombectomy, alteplase given 4.5 to 24 hours after acute ischemic #stroke onset may improve functional outcomes.

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Nontargeted hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening was superior to targeted screening for identifying #HCV infection in the emergency department.

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#MedSky

I'm afraid I can't give medical advice for individuals and my focus is on clinical trial methodology.

Yes, I am an academic emergency physician in Los Angeles, California.

Yup

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I love how well this point is made, though I don't think the marketplace of ideas should be neutral but, rather, should preferentially value those supported by actual objective evidence.

Health and Human Services Restructuring—Threats to the US Preventive Services Task Force and Health This Viewpoint discusses restructuring of the USPSTF while ensuring that its functions are safeguarded to avoid destabilizing vital public health infrastructure.

"Dismantling this system without ensuring that its functions are safeguarded will cost lives." This Viewpoint discusses the potential risks of the proposed overhaul of the US Department of Health and Human Services. https://ja.ma/4l7oHrb