The JAMA Patient Page, News Releases and Videos, and This Week in JAMA from 1998 forward are freely available without registration. JAMA research articles (including Original Contributions, Preliminary Communications, Brief Reports, Reviews, and Research Letters) from 1998 forward are freely available 6 months after publication. Selected articles, including the first research article of the current issue, are also freely available.
JAMA Patient Page
JAMA Patient Pages are available in English (to search, see instructions below),
Spanish, and French. All versions are freely available.
To search for a JAMA Patient Page on a particular topic: Click here and enter the terms you wish to search under "Text | Abstract | Title", then click on "Search".
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- Enter your user name and password or e-mail address
- Select JAMA Patient Page (located at the bottom of the list)
News Releases and Videos
News releases are brief summaries of original research articles and editorials published in JAMA and the Archives Journals, written in lay persons' terms. Videos also summarize the results and implications of studies published in JAMA. Video transcripts are available as well.
You can search News Releases and JAMA Report Videos for particular topics.