NEJM AUDIO SUMMARYSupplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 354, No. 6.
This summary covers the issue of February 9, 2006. Featured are articles on saw palmetto for benign prostatic hyperplasia, radiotherapy plus cetuximab for head and neck cancer, SSRIs in pregnancy and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, and NXY-059 for acute ischemic stroke; review articles on antibiotic allergy and on chemokines and chemokine receptors in inflammation; a case report describing a woman with myalgias, fatigue, and shortness of breath; Perspective articles on facing the diabetes epidemic in New York, the demise of the physical exam, and the stethoscope and the art of listening; and an expression of concern about two articles on oral leukoplakia previously published in the Journal. |
