NEJM This Week — Audio Summaries

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NEJM This Week — January 14...

01.13.2021

Featuring articles on omecamtiv mecarbil in systolic heart failure, sotagliflozin in diabetes with heart failure, sotagliflozin for heart failure in diabetes and kidney disease, bupropion and naltrexone for methamphetamine use, and procuring oligodendrocytes after spinal cord injury; a review article ...

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01.13.2021 NEJM This Week — January 14, 2021 Featuring articles on omecamtiv mecarbil in systolic heart failure, sotagliflozin in diabetes with heart failure, sotagliflozin for heart failure in diabetes and kidney disease, bupropion and naltrexone for methamphetamine use, and procuring oligodendrocytes after spinal cord injury; a review article ...
01.06.2021 NEJM This Week — January 7, 2021 Featuring articles on sitagliptin for prevention of acute GVHD, tocilizumab in Covid-19 pneumonia, rilonacept in recurrent pericarditis, vaginal mother-to-child transmission of cancer, and on whether the melanoma epidemic is real; a review article on osteoarthritis of the knee; a Clinical ...
12.30.2020 NEJM This Week — December 31, 2020 Featuring articles on the safety and efficacy of an RNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, dexamethasone in chronic subdural hematoma, sleuthing out a severe adult inflammatory disorder, hemoglobin transfusion thresholds in infants, and vaccinating against SARS-CoV-2; a review article on the pathophysiology of ...
12.23.2020 NEJM This Week — December 24, 2020 Featuring articles on ultrasound subthalamotomy for Parkinson’s disease, antenatal dexamethasone for early preterm birth, oral azacitidine maintenance therapy for AML, paclitaxel-coated devices in peripheral artery disease, and seizure frequency during pregnancy; a review article on estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer; a ...
12.16.2020 NEJM This Week — December 17, 2020 Featuring articles on SARS-CoV-2 transmission among Marine recruits, SARS-CoV-2 transmission on an aircraft carrier, an mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 in older adults, a phase 1 trial of an RNA-based Covid-19 vaccine, and the cardiomyocyte and the mighty mitochondrion; a review ...
12.09.2020 NEJM This Week — December 10, 2020 Featuring articles on lipid lowering through activation of lipoprotein lipase, on a SARS-CoV-2 recombinant nanoparticle vaccine, on tocilizumab in Covid-19, and on survival with olaparib in prostate cancer; a review article on spontaneous coronary-artery dissection; a case report of a ...
12.02.2020 NEJM This Week — December 3, 2020 Featuring articles on pembrolizumab in microsatellite-unstable colorectal cancer, the effect of finerenone on chronic kidney disease outcomes, person-to-person spread of Andes virus, malaria chemoprophylaxis in sub-saharan Africa, and epigenetic regulation in prostate cancer; a review article on cytokine storm; a ...
11.25.2020 NEJM This Week — November 26, 2020 Featuring articles on once-weekly insulin icodec for type 2 diabetes; rivaroxaban in patients with atrial fibrillation and a bioprosthetic mitral valve; neutrophil elastase inhibition in bronchiectasis; laryngeal mask airway in neonatal resuscitation; women physicians and academic promotion; and wildfires, global ...
11.18.2020 NEJM This Week — November 19, 2020 Featuring articles on golimumab and beta-cell function in type 1 diabetes, lorlatinib in ALK-positive lung cancer, hydroxychloroquine in patients with Covid-19, hydroxychloroquine with or without azithromycin in Covid-19, crafty killing of pathogenic microbes in the placenta, and physician–public defender collaboration; ...
11.11.2020 NEJM This Week — November 12, 2020 Featuring articles on antibiotics vs. appendectomy for appendicitis, immunogenicity of a candidate SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, intussusception after rotavirus vaccination in India, antibiotic resistance after mass azithromycin distribution, and automated alerts for patients at risk of clinical deterioration; a review article on ...
11.04.2020 NEJM This Week — November 5, 2020 Featuring articles on remdesivir for the treatment of Covid-19, colchicine in patients with chronic coronary disease, preventing falls and fractures in older people, understanding the origins of bilateral neuroblastoma, and a new experimental approach to retinal degeneration; a review article ...
10.28.2020 NEJM This Week — October 29, 2020 Featuring articles on osimertinib adjuvant therapy in EGFR-mutated non–small-cell lung cancer, a durable humoral response to SARS-CoV-2, low-dose edoxaban in atrial fibrillation, and exome sequencing for nonimmune hydrops fetalis; a review article on mild or moderate Covid-19; a case report ...
10.21.2020 NEJM This Week — October 22, 2020 We discuss the latest in medical research and ideas.
10.14.2020 NEJM This Week — October 15, 2020 Featuring articles on upadacitinib or abatacept in rheumatoid arthritis, a nimble GWAS on Covid-19, life expectancy after bariatric surgery, an mRNA–based Covid-19 vaccine in nonhuman primates, and selection against pathogenic mitochondrial DNA; a review article on autophagy in human diseases; ...
10.07.2020 NEJM This Week — October 8, 2020 We discuss the latest in medical research and ideas.
09.30.2020 NEJM This Week — October 1, 2020 We discuss the latest in medical research and ideas.
09.23.2020 NEJM This Week — September 24, 2020 Featuring articles on a RAS oncogene inhibitor at last, avelumab maintenance therapy in bladder cancer, lower-dose zinc for childhood diarrhea, antisense oligonucleotides for hereditary angioedema, and sussing out the sestrins; a review article on congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase ...
09.16.2020 NEJM This Week — September 17, 2020 Featuring articles on exome sequencing analysis in stillbirth, a two-year trial of belimumab in lupus nephritis, nocturnal oxygen in COPD, adjuvant targeted therapy in melanoma, and daratumumab in refractory lupus; a review article on immune tolerance; a case report of ...
09.09.2020 NEJM This Week — September 10, 2020 Featuring articles on strategies for tracheostomy decannulation, extending factor VIII activity in hemophilia A, eflornithine–sulindac in familial adenomatous polyposis, darolutamide in castration-resistant prostate cancer, the NIH RADx initiative, and on training innate immunity; a review article on pharmacologic treatment of ...
09.02.2020 NEJM This Week — September 3, 2020 Featuring articles on weight loss in underserved patients, the effect of phenylbutyrate–taurursodiol on ALS progression, tepotinib in lung cancer, capmatinib in MET-altered lung cancer, and reopening primary schools during the pandemic; a review article on pulmonary fibrotic diseases; a Clinical ...
08.26.2020 NEJM This Week — August 27, 2020 Featuring articles on selpercatinib in RET fusion–positive lung cancer, selpercatinib for medullary thyroid cancer, a closed-loop system in children with type 1 diabetes, sticky findings in breast cancer, and reconsidering the use of race correction in clinical algorithms; a review ...
08.19.2020 NEJM This Week — August 20, 2020 Featuring articles on evinacumab for familial hypercholesterolemia, the effects of diet vs. gastric bypass in diabetes, drug-coated balloons for dysfunctional dialysis arteriovenous fistulas, fracture risk vs. fracture prevention with bisphosphonates, and the challenges of “return to work” in an ongoing ...
08.12.2020 NEJM This Week — August 13, 2020 Featuring articles on azacitidine plus venetoclax in AML, compression for recurrent cellulitis of the leg, decreased population-based mortality from lung cancer, the United States and the WHO, the need for a tighter particulate-matter air-quality standard, and bilirubin in IBD and ...
08.05.2020 NEJM This Week — August 6, 2020 Featuring articles on hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 prophylaxis, subcutaneous or transvenous ICD therapy, Zika virus disease in Colombia, ofatumumab vs. teriflunomide in multiple sclerosis, and spending after state specialty-drug out-of-pocket caps; a review article on native-valve infective endocarditis; a Clinical Problem-Solving ...
07.29.2020 NEJM This Week — July 30, 2020 Featuring articles on nirsevimab for the prevention of RSV disease, RSV vaccination during pregnancy to protect infants, uterine-artery embolization or myomectomy for uterine fibroids, a trial of a therapeutic anti–yellow fever virus antibody, and a bad acid trip for sarcomas; ...
07.22.2020 NEJM This Week — July 23, 2020 Featuring articles on postexposure influenza prophylaxis, growth stunting and intestinal microbiota, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, and vitamin D supplements for the prevention of tuberculosis; a review article on coffee, caffeine, and health; a case report of a woman who ...
07.15.2020 NEJM This Week — July 16, 2020 Featuring articles on ticagrelor and aspirin after a stroke or transient ischemic attack, an RNA early warning for rheumatoid arthritis flares, roflumilast cream for chronic psoriasis, timing of renal-replacement therapy in acute kidney injury, bilateral tumors, diagnosing and treating systemic ...
07.08.2020 NEJM This Week — July 9, 2020 Featuring articles on an antisense oligonucleotide for SOD1 ALS, the treatment of familial ALS with a viral vector, angiogenesis and Covid-19, a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall injuries, and nemolizumab for atopic dermatitis; a review article on cervical spondylosis; ...
07.01.2020 NEJM This Week — July 2, 2020 Featuring articles on antibiotics for pneumonia in children, triple therapy for COPD, Apgar score and neonatal mortality in preterm infants, and rhythmic protein expression and the beta cell; a review article on bipolar disorder; a Clinical Problem-Solving on cryptic cachexia; ...
06.17.2020 NEJM This Week — June 18, 2020 We discuss the latest in medical research and ideas.
06.10.2020 NEJM This Week — June 11, 2020 We discuss the latest in medical research and ideas.
06.03.2020 NEJM This Week — June 4, 2020 We discuss the latest in medical research and ideas.
05.27.2020 NEJM This Week — May 28, 2020 We discuss the latest in medical research and ideas.
05.20.2020 NEJM This Week — May 21, 2020 We discuss the latest in medical research and ideas.