Prevention of drug-resistant tuberculosis is a global health priority. However, trials evaluating the effectiveness of treating Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among contacts of persons with ...

From August 8, 2018, to January 14, 2020, we vaccinated 265,183 participants. Of these vaccinees, 102,515 were monitored on days 0, 3, and 21 for safety. Among the contacts and contacts-of ...

Worldwide, approximately 2 million children younger than 15 years of age are infected with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with MDR tuberculosis developing in approximately ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when ...

The Race and Medicine collection reflects NEJM’s commitment to understanding and combating racism as a public health and human rights crisis. Our commitment to antiracism includes efforts to ...

Dr. James Q. Zhou (Medicine): A 56-year-old woman with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis and cirrhosis was admitted to this hospital because of end-stage liver disease. The ...

Chronic venous insufficiency arises from a complex interplay of genetic predisposition; environmental factors, such as jobs that require prolonged standing or carrying heavy loads; and age-related ...

This case vignette about a boy with cough, congestion, and fever is accompanied by two essays, one supporting empirical treatment with antibiotics for presumed bacterial pneumonia and the other ...

The author describes the science behind a study of ponsegromab to treat cancer cachexia. Ponsegromab suppresses a pathway in neurons located in specific regions of the brain stem.

The Sepsis-1, Sepsis-2, and Sepsis-3 definitions are for adult sepsis. The IPCC (International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference) and Phoenix definitions are for pediatric sepsis. ARDS denotes ...