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| Podcast title | NEJM This Week - Audio Summaries
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| Description | The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Weekly Audio Summary RSS feed. NEJM (http://www.nejm.org) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice. | |
| Updated | Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0400 | |
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| Category | Science & Medicine |
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1. NEJM This Week - February 9, 2012 http://www.nejm.org/toc/nejm/3... download (audio/mpeg, 16.21Mb) Description: This summary covers the issue of February 9, 2012. Featured are articles on thyroid screening and childhood cognitive function, deep-brain stimulation and memory enhancement, Tai Chi for Parkinson's disease, everolimus and progression-free survival in breast cancer, regional variation in Medicare Part D drug spending, and gene therapy and stem cells; a review article on IgG4-related disease; a case report of a man with muscle pain, weakness, and weight loss; and Perspective articles on the threat of untreatable gonococcal infection, on the states' Medicaid claims before the Supreme Court, and on preparing for precision medicine. |
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2. NEJM This Week - February 2, 2012 http://www.nejm.org/toc/nejm/3... download (audio/mpeg, 15.17Mb) Description: This summary covers the issue of February 2, 2012. Featured are articles on ABVD and radiation therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma, ulipristal acetate vs. placebo for fibroids, ulipristal acetate vs. leuprolide acetate for fibroids, GAD65 and beta-cell function in type 1 diabetes; review articles on delayed puberty and on the perpetual challenge of infectious diseases; a Clinical Problem-Solving article on a man with fatigue and weight loss; and Perspective articles on assessing supplement safety, on improving childhood vaccination rates, on keeping score under a global payment system, and on opportunity in austerity. |
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3. NEJM This Week - January 26, 2012 http://www.nejm.org/toc/nejm/3... download (audio/mpeg, 16.23Mb) Description: This summary covers the issue of January 26, 2012. Featured are articles on bevacizumab and HER2-negative breast cancer; bevacizumab in neoadjuvant breast-cancer therapy; lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease; cold urticaria, immunodeficiency, and autoimmunity; and closing the iron gate; review articles on fingolimod for multiple sclerosis and on the ins and outs of iron; a case report of a newborn with vomiting, diarrhea, and distention; and Perspective articles on the sources of the SGR "hole", on a new approach to ICD replacement, on interpreting the coronary-artery calcium score, and on selling bone marrow. |
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4. NEJM This Week - January 19, 2012 http://www.nejm.org/toc/nejm/3... download (audio/mpeg, 14.47Mb) Description: This summary covers the issue of January 19, 2012. Featured are articles on cutaneous squamous-cell cancers with BRAF inhibition, direct-acting antiviral agents for hepatitis C virus, postmenopausal bone mineral density screening, oncogenic mutations in DICER1 in primitive cancers, and a thyroid hormone receptor alpha mutation; a review article on cognitive and neurologic outcomes after CABG; a case report of a woman with dyspnea and rapidly progressive respiratory failure; and Perspective articles on alleviating suffering 101, on painful inequities, on generic atorvastatin and health care costs, and on confirming the CMS nominee. |
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