Richard Lehman’s journal review—11 November 2013
NEJM 7 Nov 2013 Vol 369 1783 When you’ve already tried dasatinib and nilotinib, should your thoughts be turning to ponatinib? In case you’re wondering what I’m talking about, these […]
NEJM 7 Nov 2013 Vol 369 1783 When you’ve already tried dasatinib and nilotinib, should your thoughts be turning to ponatinib? In case you’re wondering what I’m talking about, these […]
JAMA Intern Med 28 Oct 2013 Vol 173 1770 There is very little in the journals this week: JAMA is taking a week off and even JAMA Intern Med has […]
NEJM 24 Oct 2013 Vol 369 1577 Two years ago I unexpectedly found myself in the USA amongst good and great people who were determined to open up hidden data […]
NEJM 17 Oct 2013 Vol 369 1491 “Tiotropium (Spiriva, Boehringer Ingelheim), a long-acting inhaled anticholinergic bronchodilator, improves lung function, quality of life, and exercise endurance and reduces exacerbations in patients […]
NEJM 10 Oct 2013 Vol 369 1395 It’s been known for at least four thousand years that the heart has two ventricles, but what they actually did was a source […]
NEJM 3 Oct 2013 Vol 369 1295 The human birth canal, it has often been observed, is not particularly well designed for the passage of one baby, let alone two. […]
NEJM 26 Sep 2013 Vol 369 1195 Gosh, I feel vulnerable. The opening paper in this week’s New England Journal is about sources of C difficile infection in “healthcare settings […]
NEJM 19 Sep 2013 Vol 369 1106 I’m starting with the second paper about colonic cancer screening in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine, because it takes us to […]
NEJM 29 Aug-12 Sep 2013 Vol 369 799 When comparing a new fixed-dose anticoagulant with conventional warfarin based anticoagulation, what do you look for? Thrombotic events, death, major bleeding? Yes, […]
NEJM 22 Aug 2013 Vol 369 699 Vedolizumab. What a name for an important new drug. Just remember the vedo bit and the fact that it’s a monoclonal antibody, and […]