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July 3, 2025

To the Editor: The trial by the BALANCE (Bacteremia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness) investigators (March 13/20 issue)1 provides valuable insights for clinicians, suppo...

July 3, 2025

Despite the potential for drug-price negotiation to help rein in spending, several provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act may limit Medicare’s new negotiating authority for biologics.

Thomas J. Hwang, Stacie B. Dusetzina

July 3, 2025

A 64-year-old man presented with a 5-month history of a painful ulcer of the lateral left ankle. Recently, he had noticed malodorous secretions, increased erythema and edema, and worsening pain.

Sara I. Gomez-Villegas, Joseph Loscalzo

July 3, 2025

A new report from the National Academy of Medicine proposes a research agenda to address climate-related health risks and data gaps, emphasizing equity, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Victor J. Dzau, Shaneah Taylor

July 3, 2025

To the Editor: In their article on the DapaTAVI trial, Raposeiras-Roubin and colleagues (April 10 issue)1 report that the addition of dapagliflozin to standard care among patients with aortic steno...

July 3, 2025

“Corporatization” of health care, a process predicted decades ago, now refers to the general trend throughout the industry toward higher levels of integrated control by consolidated profit-seeking ...

Erin C. Fuse Brown

July 3, 2025

A 57-year-old man presented with a 2-week history of worsening shortness of breath. Radiography and CT showed perihilar airspace opacities in both lungs, and bloody aliquots of fluid were obtained ...

Irene S. Lee

July 3, 2025

In 2006, a prospective observational study first showed that physical activity after a colon cancer diagnosis was linked to a decreased risk of recurrence and death.1 Since then, numerous observati...

Melinda L. Irwin

July 3, 2025

Forensic pathologists play key roles in many areas of public health, including mass casualty events and disease or drug epidemics, and in the justice system. They also act as bridges to families of...

Rebecca D. Folkerth, Jason K. Graham

July 3, 2025

A 23-year-old man presented with a 2-day history of painful swallowing and hoarseness. The symptoms had started immediately after he had inhaled nitrous oxide through his mouth from a hand-held can...

Michael Patrizio, Meredith Hayden

July 3, 2025

To the Editor: Finkel et al. (Feb. 19 issue)1 report on the prenatal administration of risdiplam in a single patient and compare it with the natural history of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in othe...

July 3, 2025

Head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC) can arise in response to environmental carcinogens (tobacco and alcohol) or malignant transformation from viral infection (Epstein–Barr virus in the na...

Ari J. Rosenberg, Everett E. Vokes

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