New Issue of JAMA is Now Available

January 5, 2009

JAMA (Volume 200, Number 24, December 24/31, 2008) is now available by subscription only.

Articles Include:

  • “Agitation and Delirium at the End of Life: ‘We Couldn’t Manage Him'” by William Breitbart and Yesne Alici, 2898-2910.
  • “Physician Autonomy and Informed Decision Making: Finding the Balance for Patient Safety and Quality” by Simon C. Mathews and Peter J. Pronovost, 2913-2915.
  • “The Physician as Public Health Professional in the 21st Century” by Stephen M. Shortell and John Swartzberg, 2916-2918.
  • “The Power of Hope” by James C. Harris and Catherine D. DeAngelis, 2920-2921.
  • “Fogarty at 40: NIH Center Updates Its Strategies for Supporting Global Health” by Rebecca Voelker, 2841-2843.
  • “US Health Care System Earns Poor Marks” by Rebecca Voelker, 2843-2844.
  • “Medical Personnel’s Role in US Detainees’ Interrogations Questioned” by Bridget M. Kuehn, 2844-2845.

Book and Media Reviews Include:

  • “Medicine, Religion, and Health” by Pat Fosarelli, 2922.
  • “The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing” by Elaine C. Meyer, 2925-2926.
  • “Human Dignity and Bioethics: Essays Commissioned by the President’s Council on Bioethics” by Myles N. Sheehan, 2926-2927.