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09/01/2010
NEJM This Week - September 2, 2010
This summary covers the issue of September 2, 2010. Featured are articles on sibutramine and cardiovascular outcomes in overweight and obese subjects, intensive blood-pressure control in hypertensive chronic kidney disease, dose comparisons of clopidogrel and aspirin in acute coronary syndromes, chemotherapy or surgery in ovarian cancer, and disclosure of large-scale adverse events; a review article on calcium kidney stones; a Clinical Problem-Solving article on a woman originally from Nepal who presented to her physician after unsuccessful attempts at pregnancy for 18 months; and Perspective articles on walking the tightrope of health insurance reform between 2010 and 2014, on insurance-premium rates and the ACA, and on indoor tanning.


08/25/2010
NEJM This Week - August 26, 2010
This summary covers the issue of August 26, 2010. Featured are articles on inhibition of mutated, activated BRAF in metastatic melanoma, sirolimus and kidney growth in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, everolimus in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, underinsurance among children in the United States, and cancer and caprice; a review article on new therapeutic approaches to mendelian disorders; a case report of a man with loss of vision and a rash; and Perspective articles on treating cancer and guidelines for low-income countries, on revisiting the rosiglitazone story, and on the reality of drug shortages and the case of the injectable agent propofol.


08/18/2010
NEJM This Week - August 19, 2010
This summary covers the issue of August 19, 2010. Featured are articles on improved survival with ipilimumab in patients with metastatic melanoma, racial variation in medical outcomes among living kidney donors, early palliative care for patients with metastatic cancer, a randomized trial of tai chi for fibromyalgia, and HPV vaccination mandates; a review article on the emergency treatment of asthma; a case report of a woman with abdominal pain and shock; and Perspective articles on robot-assisted surgery and health care costs, on new priorities for future biomedical innovations, and on Donald Berwick and health care reform.


08/11/2010
NEJM This Week - August 12, 2010
This summary covers the issue of August 12, 2010. Featured are articles on early versus late initiation of dialysis, sildenafil for advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, bone marrow transplantation for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, treatment intensity in Hodgkin's lymphoma, accountability measures to promote quality, and vascular dissection and sepsis; a review article on early-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma; a case report of a woman with a history of Hodgkin's lymphoma and sudden onset of dyspnea and shock; and Perspective articles on health care reform and cost control, on disclosing industry relationships and improved federal research policy, and on quality measures and the individual physician.


08/04/2010
NEJM This Week - August 5, 2010
This summary covers the issue of August 5, 2010. Featured are articles on the treatment of hereditary angioedema; suicide-related events in patients treated with antiepileptic drugs; myocardial fibrosis as an early manifestation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; and health reform, primary care, and graduate medical education; a review article on transverse myelitis; a Clinical Problem-Solving article on thinking inside the box; and Perspective articles on the "meaningful use" regulation for electronic health records; on how one physician found her way to electronic health records; on bracing for the impact of expanded Second Amendment rights; and on private-party gun sales, regulation, and public safety.