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Phil Gunby

JAMA. 1987;258(24):3556.

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Several times each month, a Miscellanea Medica page or partial page appears in JAMA's MEDICAL NEWS & PERSPECTIVES section. By all indications, most readers enjoy its brief reports on people, places, and projects.

Miscellanea Medica carries on a tradition that is entering its 105th year. In the first issue, JAMA's editors called for a regular "department of miscellaneous items."¹ These items have appeared under a variety of headings. But, for nearly a quarter century, the heading has been "Miscellanea Medica."²

No one recalls who thought up that title. However, the heading, contents, and brevity of Miscellanea Medica apparently continue to be generally satisfactory.

There is something to be said for brevity.³ We've just said it, and Miscellanea Medica will continue to say it... briefly. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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