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 on being led astray; and Perspective articles on the National Academy of Medicine and the quality of health care, on care churn, on mental health and the Covid-19 pandemic, and on preventing a parallel pandemic. Supplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 383, No. 6.

NEJM This Week — August 6, 2020

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Featuring articles on a monoclonal antibody to prevent malaria, apolipoprotein A1 and outcomes after myocardial infarction, transcatheter or surgical treatment of aortic-valve stenosis, and recombinant ADAMTS13 in congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; a review article on cryptococcal disease in diverse hosts; a Clinical Problem-Solving on the meat of the matter; and a Perspective on Journal voices in the civil rights era. Supplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 390, No. 17.

NEJM This Week — August 6, 2020

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