In a new Interactive Medical Case, “Disconnected,” a 58-year-old white woman presented to the emergency department with palpitations and lightheadedness. While taking a shower that morning, she had sudden onset of lightheadedness, pain in the front of her chest when taking deep breaths, and mild shortness of breath. Her symptoms had resolved spontaneously, and she… Read More…
In our latest Clinical Decisions, two patients— a 46-year-old man from New York who has sex with men and an 18-year-old heterosexual woman with multiple partners in South Africa — are at risk for infection with HIV. Would you recommend preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP)? This question comes on the heels of three large studies of oral… Read More…
Now you can enjoy all the content that appears each week in NEJM print issues, plus tap into the power of the iPad with access to audio, expandable images, share, search and notation features. Store downloaded issues in your personal library and take multiple issues wherever you (and your iPad) go. The NEJM iPad Edition… Read More…
Our latest Interactive Medical Case, ” A Startling Decline,” is now available. An 89 year-old presented with changes in cognition and personality. Six months earlier, he began to require help managing his finances and operating his computer. His family observed that he had a poor memory for recent events and found it difficult to express… Read More…
There’s a new page on NEJM.org specifically for primary-care physicians, hospitalists, and other practicing clinicians. At the NEJM Clinical Practice Center you’ll find: The latest practice-changing research you need to know about Reviews from our Clinical Practice series Interactive Medical Cases and Images in Clinical Medicine, and Videos in Clinical Medicine, designed to hone your… Read More…
Explore Breathless, our latest Interactive Medical Case. A 50-year-old woman presented with fatigue and shortness of breath. One week before presentation, she experienced the gradual onset of dyspnea after moderate exertion, profound malaise, and a non-productive cough. In the 48 hours before admission, her shortness of breath worsened, such that she was dyspneic while at… Read More…
The NEJM Image Challenge is one of the most popular features on NEJM.org, and now there is a new way to play. Take the weekly challenge and hone your diagnostic skills via our new Facebook app. The Image Challenge presents a medical image and asks you to make a diagnosis. After you answer, you can… Read More…
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate to obtain health insurance has been a topic of great debate. Since the ACA was passed, numerous lawsuits have been filed arguing that this federal mandate is unconstitutional; three appeals courts have issued mixed rulings, and the matter may ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court. Wendy Mariner,… Read More…
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a draft recommendation earlier this month that men with no symptoms of prostate cancer should not be screened with the PSA test. There has been debate about PSA screening for as long as it has existed, and that continues today. On NEJM.org we have published the views of… Read More…
Our latest Interactive Medical Case, Bird’s Eye View of Fever, is now available. A 78-year-old man presented with a 4-month history of worsening fatigue, generalized weakness, and anorexia, with an unintentional weight loss of 11.4 kg. Test your diagnostic and therapeutic skills and compare your performance with that of others at NEJM.org. Video, animation, and… Read More…
