Dr Angus provides summary and commentary on the March 21, 2012 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dexmedetomidine for Maintaining Sedation, Prehospital Epinephrine and Cardiac Arrest Survival, Autologous Stem Cells in Kidney Transplants, Anesthesia Services and Endoscopy Costs, Hearing Deficits in Older Patients, Shortening medical training, Hearing loss in older adults.