JAMA editors name the journal’s best articles of the decade

Management of high blood pressure, septic shock, learning algorithms, and waste in U.S. health care are among the topics covered in the decade’s most influential articles published in JAMA®, one of the world’s top medical journals.

Aside from being notable as a controversial U.S. election year, 2016 also saw publication of half of the 10 best-of-the-decade picks made by the JAMA editors:

• "The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)," Feb. 23, 2016.
• "The Association Between Income and Life Expectancy in the United States, 2001–2014," April 26, 2016.
• "Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adults Aged ≥ 75 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial," June 28, 2016.
• President Barack Obama on "United States Health Care Reform: Progress to Date and Next Steps," Aug. 2, 2016.
• "Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Retinal Fundus Photographs," Dec. 23, 2016.

Rounding out the decade’s top 10 are:

• "Eliminating Waste in US Health Care," April 11, 2012.
• "Silencing the Science on Gun Research," Feb. 13, 2013.
• "2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults Report From the Panel Members Appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8)," Feb. 5, 2014.
• "Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis, The APPAC Randomized Clinical Trial," June 16, 2015.
• "Health Care Spending in the United States and Other High-Income Countries," March 13, 2018.

The JAMA Network™ also compiled 2019’s most-viewed and most-discussed articles, along with its most-listened and most-watched audio and video files.

These widely read, talked about, heard and seen articles and audiovisual efforts covered a vast array of subjects, and included these popular entries:

• "Association Between Push-up Exercise Capacity and Future Cardiovascular Events Among Active Adult Men," JAMA Network Open, Feb. 15.
• "Association Between Soft Drink Consumption and Mortality in 10 European Countries," JAMA Internal Medicine, Sept. 3.
• "COPD: All You Need to Know in 20 Minutes," JAMA, Feb. 26.
• "The Making of The House of God," JAMA, July 10.