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NEJM This Week
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Concise summaries of everything published in the latest weekly issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). NEJM publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.
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NEJM This Week — July 23, 2026
3w agoTap to summarizeThis week, we bring you advances in pancreatic and bladder cancer, preventing gonorrhea, a promising new therapy for adolescent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and a review of antiretroviral treatment for HIV. We also follow a striking case of vision loss that led to an unexpected diagnosis and discuss Perspectives on vaccine evidence, hepatitis C elimination, the endorsements of prescription drugs on social media, and the enduring intersection of love and loss in medicine.
Transcribe →NEJM This Week — July 16, 2026
4w agoTap to summarizeThis week, we present advances in the treatment of multiple myeloma, systemic lupus erythematosus, and coronary artery disease, alongside new national data on health care–associated infections. We also review fibromyalgia and the emerging Bundibugyo virus outbreak, follow a surprising diagnostic case of alpha-gal syndrome, and explore Perspectives on caring for vulnerable patients, trustworthy health information, pharmacotherapeutic decisions in autism care, and the experience of caring for a parent with dementia.
Transcribe →NEJM This Week — July 9, 2026
Jul 8Tap to summarizeThis week, we present advances in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, hypothalamic obesity, and lung cancer. We review nutrition in critical illness and follow a diagnostic case involving a patient who had a lung transplant. The Editors warn about the politicization of science. We discuss the dead donor rule in an era of voluntary euthanasia. Perspectives explore the forthcoming crisis in long-term care, reproductive medicine, and the realities of caring for loved ones at the end of life.
Transcribe →NEJM This Week — July 2, 2026
Jul 1Tap to summarizeThis week, we discuss less-invasive approaches to guiding coronary intervention, new strategies for preventing kidney cancer recurrence, and head-to-head treatment data in multiple sclerosis. We review advances in multiple sclerosis, follow a diagnostic journey involving gait instability, and discuss correcting false narratives. Perspectives examine physicians and the body politic, chronic pain and OUD, and the often-overlooked burden of cognitive symptoms.
Transcribe →NEJM This Week — June 25, 2026
Jun 24Tap to summarizeThis week, we discuss a promising step toward a functional cure for chronic hepatitis B, first-line pulsed field ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation, reducing the demand for transfusion in surgery, treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, and a decade-long look at CAR T-cell therapy outcomes. We review peanut allergy and discuss a case of a man with leg weakness, pain, and weight loss; Perspectives explore GLP-1 access, air-quality policy, and the human realities of homelessness.
Transcribe →NEJM This Week — June 18, 2026
Jun 17Tap to summarizeThis week, we discuss endovascular therapy for post-thrombotic syndrome, new evidence on prehospital blood transfusion strategies in trauma patients, and a trial of cefazolin for Staph. aureus bacteremia. We examine evolving approaches to thyroid cancer and share a case of a man with pancytopenia after heart transplantation. Perspectives explore psychedelic therapy, the convergence of Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease, and treating addiction.
Transcribe →NEJM This Week — June 11, 2026
Jun 10Tap to summarizeThis week, we present new evidence guiding coronary intervention, a molecular mechanism of inflammatory bowel disease, and gene therapy for a recessive disease. We review antidotes for anticoagulation reversal and discuss a case of hypertension in an adolescent patient. Perspectives examine cholera control, gambling-related harms, and race-based prescribing, alongside a reflection on medicine, motherhood, and what clinicians carry with them.
Transcribe →NEJM This Week — June 4, 2026
Jun 300:26:41Tap to summarizeThis week, we discuss left atrial appendage closure for atrial fibrillation, oxygen strategies in respiratory failure, an all-oral treatment for acute myeloid leukemia, CAR T-cell therapy enabling kidney transplantation, and a case of a neuroepithelial tumor that developed after gene therapy. We review childhood vaccine hesitancy, follow a complex diagnostic case, and examine Perspectives on corporatization in medicine, famine and war, and the future of health care systems.
Transcribe →NEJM This Week — May 28, 2026
May 2700:25:43Tap to summarizeThis week, we present new research guiding treatment of pulmonary embolism, early progress in cardiac regeneration with engineered heart tissue, and treatments for gastroesophageal cancer and Chiari malformation. We review leishmaniasis and follow a revealing neurologic case. Perspectives discuss nutrition policy, tickborne illness, structural competence in medicine, and the arrival of closure.
Transcribe →NEJM This Week — May 14, 2026
May 1300:22:35Tap to summarizeThis week, we present a promising new therapy for dermatomyositis, evolving approaches to stroke care, the prevention of Covid-19 after household exposure, and new treatments for kidney disease. We review inflammatory myopathies and follow a complex case of multisystem illness. Perspectives discuss AI and uncertainty in clinical care, health equity, the forces shaping affordability in health care, and on unpacking the ordinary.
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