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NEJM 2 Jun 2016 Vol 374 Germs, catheters and hospitals 2111 Anyone who has an indwelling urinary catheter will get bacteriuria, sooner or later. I was taught this as a […]

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NEJM 26 May 2016 Vol 374 An end to oncology drug madness? 2001 “Seamless Oncology-Drug Development” is a viewpoint piece about the research and regulatory changes that have allegedly been […]

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NEJM 19 May 2016 Vol 374 Danazol & the Norns 1922 In early European mythology, life was seen as a fragile string, which could be cut by an arbitrary force […]

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NEJM 12 May 2016 Vol 374 Smoake is dangerous to ye Lungs 1811 A new study of smokers with preserved pulmonary function finds that a lot of them have lung […]

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NEJM 5 May 2016 Vol 374 Cholera: still not defeated 1723 Endemic cholera is one of those diseases that remind us how unequal the world still is. Cholera from the […]

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NEJM 28 April 2016 Vol 374 Colon cheer 1605 As we get more affluent, we drink more alcohol, grill more meat, grab bacon or salami sandwiches for lunch. Up in […]

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NEJM 21 April 2016 Vol 374 Aliskiren in Cardioland 1521 What does the R in the RAA pathway stand for? I used to pose this question in lectures several times […]

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NEJM 14 April 2016 Vol 374 Fixing spinal stenosis 1413 Magnetic resonance imaging was like magic when it first appeared. Suddenly structures in the back that could only be guessed […]

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NEJM 7 April 2016 Vol 374 Prebirth steroids and baby lungs 1311 Most of you will be familiar with the logo of the Cochrane Collaboration, consisting of a blue circle […]

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NEJM 31 Mar 2016 Vol 374 Going Dutch with Lyme 1209 When you open a journal with New England in its name and read about Lyme disease, you somehow don’t […]

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