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  1. 20 hours ago

    Following widespread falsehoods about Covid-19 and its treatment and prevention, the ABIM has informed doctors that disseminating misinformation is grounds for disciplinary sanctions.

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  2. 22 hours ago

    In light of the recent clinical cases of pig-to-human kidney and heart transplantation, taking stock of progress in xenotransplantation can help us set realistic expectations for clinical adoption.

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  3. 23 hours ago

    With the emergence of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in November 2021, these investigators found how rapidly it had spread across Canada among both vaccinated and unvaccinated persons.

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  4. 24 hours ago

    A 73-year-old man presented with fatigue and diffuse bone pain. Workup showed pancytopenia, long-bone osteonecrosis, and Gaucher’s cells on bone marrow biopsy.

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  5. May 19

    A 57-year-old man with polyarteritis nodosa was evaluated for cough and pulmonary opacities. Chest CT revealed multifocal clustered centrilobular nodules and opacities in a tree-in-bud pattern. Read this case record of the MGH.

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  6. May 19

    New review article highlights recent changes in the classification and management of brain tumors in children.

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  7. May 19

    In a new audio interview, the editors discuss varying rates of infection and illness around the world and what this heterogeneity means for physicians.

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  8. May 18

    In test of neutralization of pseudoviruses composed of recombinant deltacron and omicron BA.3 variants, BA.3 did not show broad cross-resistance but deltacron was largely resistant to immune response elicited by 3 doses of mRNA vx or previous infection.

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  9. May 18

    Genetically modified pig kidney xenografts were transplanted into two brain-dead human recipients. The xenografts functioned immediately, showed no evidence of acute rejection over a period of 54 hours.

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  10. May 18

    Waning vaccine protection against Covid-19 amid emergence of the omicron variant led to efforts to scale up booster vaccination, but data on the effectiveness of the boosters against this variant were needed. New research findings are summarized.

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    May 17

    In this series, et al. associate the histopathologic pattern of small airway-centered fibrosis, including constrictive bronchiolitis, with vaping; potentially defining a clinical and pathologic entity associated with use.

    Figure 2A, "Histopathology from Lung Biopsies," from the NEJM Evidence Original Article by Lida P. Hariri, MD, PhD, "E-Cigarette Use, Small Airway Fibrosis, and Constrictive Bronchiolitis."
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  12. May 17

    Jonathan Oberlander, Ph.D., discusses health care successes and struggles under the Biden administration.

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  13. May 17

    Early in the pandemic, the lead staffer on a state ventilator allocation committee follows the group’s virtual deliberations while attending to her children and avoiding exposure from her husband, who cares for ICU patients.

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  14. May 16

    Randomized, controlled trials remain underutilized within the Medicaid program. What are the key barriers to implementing RCTs in Medicaid, and how can we increase their use?

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  15. May 16

    A 14-year-old boy with leukemia who had been receiving maintenance chemotherapy presented with acute blurry vision. Examination showed premacular hemorrhages in both retinas.

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  16. Retweeted
    May 15

    Given persistent disparities in outcomes for Black men with , Spyridon P. Basourakos, MD, et al. re-examine the harms and benefits of PSA screening.

    Figure 3, "Age-Standardized Prostate Cancer Mortality Rates per 100,000 Men 50 to 84 Years of Age from SEER," from the NEJM Evidence Original Article, "Harm-to-Benefit of Three Decades of Prostate Cancer Screening in Black Men," by Basourakos et al.
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  17. May 15

    The risk of severe asthma exacerbation was significantly lower with as-needed use of a fixed-dose combination of 180 μg of albuterol and 160 μg of budesonide than with albuterol alone.

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  18. May 15

    New Image Challenge: A 73-yr-old man presented with 1-month history of fatigue and diffuse bone pain. A bone marrow biopsy showed macrophages with a “wrinkled tissue paper” appearance in the cytoplasm. What is the diagnosis?

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  19. Retweeted
    May 13

    In this editorial, William G. Wierda, MD, PhD, discusses the recently published phase 3 GLOW trial, addressing adverse events, needed follow-up, and its implications for optimizing future trials.

    Preview of the NEJM Evidence editorial by William G. Wierda, MD, PhD, "Ibrutinib Plus Venetoclax for First-Line Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment."
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  20. May 14

    Patients with multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infection have limited treatment options. Lenacapavir, a first-in-class HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, previously showed promise in an early trial. New research findings are summarized in a short video.

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