July 2026  Volume  89  Issue  7

Highlights

• Highlights
  Jong-Ling Fuh
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 89(7):481-482, July 2026.    Full Text [PDF]

Review Article

• Advances in body composition imaging for diagnosis and monitoring: From radiologic assessment to precision medicine
  Fu-Shun Ko, Guan-Yu Su, Chii-Min Hwu, Ching-Lan Wu
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 89(7):483-488, July 2026.    Full Text [PDF]
• Respiratory syncytial virus infection in adults: Clinical manifestations, outcomes, and vaccines
  Ching-Hao Hsu, Yi-Tien Hsuan, Yu-Jiun Chan, Hsin-Pai Chen
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 89(7):489-496, July 2026.    Full Text [PDF]

Original Articles

• Endoscopic variceal ligation versus cyanoacrylate injection for acute variceal bleeding from the cardia to the lesser curvature
  Yu-Fu Chen, Tsung-Chieh Yang, Ping-Han Hsieh, Yu-Jen Chen, Hsiao-Sheng Lu, Kuei-Chuan Lee, Hui-Chun Huang, Jiing-Chyuan Luo, Ming-Chih Hou
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 89(7):497-507, July 2026.    Full Text [PDF]
• Biologics reduced infections in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis under immunosuppressants
  Hsiang-Yuen Tung, Hsien-Tzung Liao, Chung-Ching Wang, Wei-Liang Chen, Chang-Youh Tsai
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 89(7):508-516, July 2026.    Full Text [PDF]
• Effects of insulin and exenatide therapy on glycemic control and β-cell function in patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and severe hyperglycemia
  Tsung-Hui Wu, Chin-Sung Kuo, Harn-Shen Chen
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 89(7):517-524, July 2026.    Full Text [PDF]
• Reimbursement policy and outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
  Wei-Ting Wang, Hsiao-Huang Chang, I-Ming Chen, Hsin-Bang Leu, Tzu-Ting Kuo, Su-Man Lin, Ying-Hwa Chen
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 89(7):525-533, July 2026.    Full Text [PDF]
• Clinical utility of preoperative lymphocyte–albumin–neutrophil ratio for prognostication in patients with oral cancer undergoing surgery
  Hung-Hua Chen, Yu-Tsai Lin, Hui-Ching Chuang, Chih-Yen Chien, Chao-Hui Yang, Fu-Min Fang, Hui Lu, Ming-Hsien Tsai
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 89(7):534-543, July 2026.    Full Text [PDF]
• Causal effects among hypertension, osteoporosis, and metabolites: A Mendelian randomization study
  Yiguo Chen, Wei Wang, Xidong Xu, Xiaohua Huang, Bing Wei, Hongliang Jin, Qiyuan Pan, Yang Yang, Zhangyu Wang, Chao Feng, Li Chen, Zhijun Zhao, Yao Su
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 89(7):544-553, July 2026.    Full Text [PDF]

Letters to the Editor

• Incidence of Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction after syphilis treatment and the role of awareness effect
  Yoshihiro Ono, Yoshiyuki Miyazawa, Seiji Arai, Yoshitaka Sekine
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 89(7):554-554, July 2026.    Full Text [PDF]
• Reply to: “Incidence of Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction after syphilis treatment and the role of awareness effect”
  Hung-Chin Tsai
  Journal of the Chinese Medical Association. 89(7):555-555, July 2026.    Full Text [PDF]