NEJM This Week
Concise summaries of everything published in the latest weekly issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). NEJM publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.
Episodes
May 15, 2024 • 36 mins
Featuring articles on andexanet and factor Xa inhibitor–associated hemorrhage, perioperative nivolumab in resectable lung cancer, olezarsen for familial chylomicronemia syndrome, and olezarsen for hypertriglyceridemia; a review article on climate change, extreme heat, and health; a case report of a woman with worsening rash; and Perspective articles on focusing on health care equity, on underestimated challenges for social care ini...
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May 8, 2024 • 31 mins
Featuring articles on gene editing in severe sickle cell disease and in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia, thrombectomy for stroke with a large infarct, and recombinant ADAMTS13 in life-threatening immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; a review article on taste physiology; a case report of a woman with back pain, leg stiffness, and falls; and Perspective articles on the public good on the docket, on reengineering addiction,...
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May 1, 2024 • 25 mins
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.
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April 24, 2024 • 31 mins
Featuring articles on empagliflozin after acute myocardial infarction, CD7 CAR T cells with allogeneic stem-cell transplantation, FFR-guided complete revascularization for STEMI, and nutrition for moderate-to-late preterm infants; a review article on age-related hearing loss; a case report of a man with leg weakness; and Perspective articles on hospital consolidation and physician unionization, on the myth of the free market for ph...
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April 17, 2024 • 33 mins
Featuring articles on adjuvant pembrolizumab after surgery in renal-cell carcinoma, beta-blockers after MI with preserved ejection fraction, a microaxial flow pump for STEMI and cardiogenic shock, and semaglutide in patients with heart failure and diabetes; a review article on retinoblastoma; a case report of a woman with confusion, aphasia, and abnormal head imaging; and Perspectives on expanding applications of clinical genetic t...
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April 10, 2024 • 36 mins
Featuring articles on alectinib in ALK-positive lung cancer, minimally invasive removal of cerebral hematomas, and CAR T-cell–mediated responses in recurrent glioblastoma; a review article on energy and macronutrients across the life span; a case report of a woman with falls and cognitive decline; a Medicine and Society on money as medicine; and Perspectives on back to the future in Alabama, on the end of B/Yamagata influenza trans...
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April 3, 2024 • 28 mins
Featuring articles on omitting axillary dissection in breast cancer with sentinel-node metastasis, a trial of lixisenatide in early Parkinson’s disease, nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in outpatients with Covid-19, and hospitalization for chronic kidney disease; a review article on the prevention of cardiovascular disease in type 1 diabetes; a case report of a woman with hyperglycemia refractory to insulin; and a Perspective article on Nazi...
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March 20, 2024 • 30 mins
Featuring articles on autism and prenatal exposure to antiseizure medication, ribociclib plus endocrine therapy in early breast cancer, gene therapy for giant axonal neuropathy, and anti–interleukin-23 in immunodeficiency; a review article on wearable digital health technologies in clinical care; a case report of a man with a fall; and Perspective articles on physicians, spirituality, and compassionate care; on the risks posed by i...
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March 13, 2024 • 33 mins
Featuring articles on a blood-based test for colorectal cancer screening, a multitarget stool DNA test for colorectal cancer, iptacopan for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, and preterm birth and other outcomes of maternal RSV vaccination; a review article on cerebral cavernous malformations; a case report of a man with cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, and hypoxemia; and Perspective articles on vertical integration and America...
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March 6, 2024 • 30 mins
Featuring articles on an antibody–drug conjugate in untreated urothelial cancer, omalizumab for multiple food allergies, microplastics and nanoplastics in carotid plaque, and benralizumab or mepolizumab for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; a review article on the health effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals; a Clinical Problem-Solving on peeling and plummeting; a Medicine and Society on beyond moral injury; and a ...
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February 28, 2024 • 31 mins
Featuring articles on a trial of seladelpar in primary biliary cholangitis, a trial of elafibranor in primary biliary cholangitis, cognition and memory after Covid-19, and simple versus radical hysterectomy in women with low-risk cervical cancer; a review article on cardiac rehabilitation; a case report of a woman with alternating sixth cranial nerve palsy; and a Perspective article on practicing medicine in the culture wars. We al...
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February 21, 2024 • 34 mins
Featuring articles on CD19 CAR T-cell therapy in autoimmune disease, tenecteplase for stroke at 4.5 to 24 hours, biomarker changes in years before Alzheimer’s disease, and a hepcidin mimetic in polycythemia vera; a review article on wearable digital health technologies for epilepsy; a case report of a man with fatigue and night sweats; and Perspective articles on direct-to-consumer platforms for antiobesity medications, on childhoo...
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February 14, 2024 • 32 mins
Featuring articles on frexalimab in multiple sclerosis, e-cigarettes for smoking cessation, cefepime–taniborbactam for complicated UTI, and the treatment of Wolman’s disease in an infant; review articles on treatment-resistant depression in older adults and on Behçet’s syndrome; a case report of a man with fevers; and Perspective articles on ethical issues in safety-net health systems, on secondary cancers after CAR T-cell therapy,...
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