NEJM AUDIO SUMMARYSupplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 357, No. 6.
This summary covers the issue of August 9, 2007. Featured are articles on prophylaxis versus episodic treatment to prevent joint disease in boys with severe hemophilia, rituximab for the treatment of severe pemphigus, complement C3 variant and age-related macular degeneration, NXY-059 for acute ischemic stroke, and the tension between needing to improve care and knowing how to do it; review articles on acute ischemic stroke and on drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia; a case report of a pregnant woman with altered mental status; and Perspective articles on immigrants and health care, on a journey from migrant farm labor to neurosurgery, and on pay for performance.
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