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NEJM — Recent Cardiology Articles- Immeasurable Excellence — What Happens to Medicine without the “Good Doctor”? December 11, 2025The true value of primary care may elude modern medicine’s metrics, but PCPs have long embodied the ethos of the “good doctor.” Should the rest of the medical profession step up to save them?
- High-Dose Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness against Hospitalization in Older Adults December 11, 2025Among adults 65 years of age or older, a high-dose influenza vaccine did not result in a significantly lower incidence of hospitalization for influenza or pneumonia than a standard-dose vaccine.
- Aortic Intramural Hematoma December 11, 2025An 80-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 12-hour history of pleuritic chest pain and an elevated d-dimer level. A CT scan showed an ulcerlike projection in the ascending thoracic aorta.
- Ticagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone after Coronary Surgery for Acute Coronary Syndrome December 11, 2025After coronary bypass for acute coronary syndrome, adding ticagrelor to aspirin did not reduce cardiovascular events but increased major bleeding at 1 year, as compared with aspirin alone.
- From Bandwidth to Bedside — Bringing AI-Enabled Care to Rural America December 4, 2025Artificial intelligence is increasingly being positioned as a tool for transforming rural care delivery, but it must be integrated into the social support network that sustains patients in their homes and communities.
- Immeasurable Excellence — What Happens to Medicine without the “Good Doctor”? December 11, 2025