The planned implementation of Medicaid work requirements provides an opportunity to obtain longitudinal data to guide ...

Tobacco use kills more than 7 million people worldwide each year, including 1.3 million who die from the effects of exposure to secondhand smoke.1 As a major contributor to cancer, cardiovascular ...

There is an urgent need for low- and middle-income countries to ensure equitable, affordable, and sustained access to tobacco-cessation medications at scale.

Starting in January 2025, various government health datasets were removed, restored, manipulated, or not posted as planned. The consequences of these changes could be far-reaching.

Syphilis is one of the oldest known diseases. Approximately 209,000 cases were reported in the United States in 2023 — the highest number of reported cases since 1950 — including nearly 4000 ...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common condition associated with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, affecting approximately 70% of people with obesity or type 2 diabetes. 1 In the ...

Controversy persists regarding the appropriate duration of therapy with benzathine penicillin G in persons with early (i.e., primary, secondary, or early latent) syphilis (Treponema pallidum infection ...

In this audio interview, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and NEJM Evidence Associate Editor Oladapo Yeku discuss research being presented at the 2024 European Society of Medical Oncology annual meeting.

Venous thromboembolism is a common complication of cancer and its treatments, and the incidence of recurrent thrombosis, serious bleeding, and death is higher among patients with this condition than ...

A 61-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with chest pain. ST-segment elevations were revealed on ECG. A coronary angiogram showed normal coronary arteries, but left ventriculography ...

To the Editor: In the SELECT trial, Lincoff and colleagues (Dec. 14 issue) 1 found that weekly subcutaneous semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, was superior to placebo in ...

The medical school application process has spiraled out of control, placing a huge and counterproductive burden on young aspiring physicians. What can be done to scale things down while improving t ...