In a feature for Now@NEJM, we ask the authors of the new Global Health review article series — all with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives — the same set of questions. Answers from Robyn Norton, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the George Institute for Global Health, Oxford, UK. Dr. Norton is a co-author of the May 2 article,… Read More…
In a feature for Now@NEJM, we ask the authors of the new Global Health review article series — all with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives — the same set of questions. Answers from Donald R. Hopkins, M.D., M.P.H., of the Carter Center, Atlanta. Dr. Hopkins is author of the January 3 article, “Disease Eradication.” What do you… Read More…
A 54-year-old woman presented with a headache that had started 8 days earlier. She had awoken with stabbing, squeezing pain around her entire head. She rated the pain at 10 on a scale of 0 to 10 (known as 10/10), with 10 representing the worst pain imaginable. The pain was not alleviated by nonsteroidal antiinflammatory… Read More…
“A 30-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use was admitted to this hospital because of fever, myalgias, arthritis, and rash.” Read the full case description. What is the diagnosis? What diagnostic test is most likely to be helpful? Cast your vote on the diagnosis and submit a comment about what diagnostic test is… Read More…
A 50-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of acute pain in the left flank and a temperature of 37.8°C. What is the diagnosis? What diagnostic test is indicated? Read the full case description for Case 4-2013, vote on the diagnosis, and comment on the case on NEJM.org. We’ve provided the case description in… Read More…
The New England Journal of Medicine is offering a two-week elective course for trainees and fellows PGY3 and higher who seek a deeper understanding of how a peer review journal works and how editors make their decisions about publishing papers in the medical literature. It is a participatory elective based on the New England Journal of Medicine and taught at its… Read More…
There’s a new page on NEJM.org, Medicine and Society, which explores medicine’s larger contexts in the world. You’ll find content that appeals to a broad area of interests, including global health, government, medical ethics, history, and education. Each week we’ll feature new Perspective articles, audio interviews, video roundtable discussions, interactive features, and more. This week… Read More…
• Read the case • Vote on the controversy • Submit your comment Our latest Clinical Decisions presents the brief fictional vignette of a 12-year-old girl named Meredith, who has no history of medical illness and does not engage in regular physical activity, other than her school gym class, which lasts 30 minutes twice a… Read More…
Whether to screen for prostate cancer is an open question for clinicians and patients. Our latest Clinical Decisions presents the case vignette of a 55-year-old man who reports to the primary care clinic for a routine exam and asks whether or not he should have a PSA test. An argument to recommend prostate cancer screening… Read More…
