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Understanding today’s corporatization of U.S. health care requires seeing it from a historical perspective, as a process that began with a change in the business model of care delivery in the 1920s.
This Double Take video explores the link between certain strains of human papillomavirus and cancer and reviews the evidence ...
A 19-year-old woman with a history of depression and anxiety symptoms was admitted to the hospital because of seizure, ...
Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) is primarily caused by oncogenesis mediated by ultraviolet radiation, and β-human papillomavirus (β-HPV) is believed to be a mere facilitator that is ...
The rate of fatalities on U.S. roadways is much higher than those in many other high-income nations. The authors review evidence-based strategies for moving toward a future with no traffic deaths.
Audio Interview from the New England Journal of Medicine — Interview with Katie Watson on the interaction of abortion laws with advance-directive and end-of-life laws.
Children were recently discovered to have been exposed to high levels of lead in Milwaukee schools — the latest episode in an ongoing toxic pandemic. This time, no help was forthcoming from the CDC.
Audio Interview from the New England Journal of Medicine — Interview with Arthur Robin Williams on alcohol consumption in the United States and the effects of alcohol taxes.
A 71-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus presented to the ophthalmology clinic for an annual screening examination for hydroxychloroquine-related toxic effects. She reported no vision ...
After a year of clinical rotations in which a medical student learns to face death up close, her experience on a silent meditation retreat provides her with new perspective on death and life.
Real-world data could help advance disease prevention and treatment, enhance quality of care, and empower patients to improve their health. But various challenges continue to impede their utilization.