This Viewpoint discusses aspects of medical aid in dying laws in the US, including patient access, clinician authorization, and waiting periods.

To the Editor A recent study provided valuable data in the area of smoking cessation but used the term treatment failure synonymously with nonabstainer and designated treatment failure as 6 weeks of treatment without achieving abstinence. For clinicians and patients alike, it is important to distinguish the difference between lack of abstinence and...

This JAMA Patient Page describes the hospice model of medical care for people with terminal illness.

The villanelle is a highly structured, repeating and rhymed poetic form believed to have originated as song lyrics to accompany dancing in Renaissance France (from where its name derives). It consists of tercets with the first and final lines of the first stanza repeated in alternating fashion as the final lines of subsequent stanzas. These repeated...

The US government has reached an agreement with drug companies to lower the price of 10 common prescription medications for people who are covered by Medicare Part D, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. The 10 drugs cover a range of common conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and autoimmune disorders.

This study examines whether the use of sterilization procedures changed after the Dobbs ruling by restrictiveness of state abortion laws.