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NEJM Clinician
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NEJM Clinician is a new digital resource delivering contextualized insights of the most impactful and practice-changing research in medicine.
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    NEJM Clinician
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    May 26
    What is the best strategy for determining when to remove a chest tube after spontaneous pneumothorax? "For now, the decision to perform a clamping trial remains provider-dependent," writes Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD. Full summary and comment: jwat.ch/4v6f8Op
    Illustration of a chest showing a tube insertion with a gloved hand holding surgical scissors. Label: NEJM Clinician.
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    Mar 9, 2018
    Practice Changing: Inhaled isopropyl alcohol (from a standard alcohol swab) is more effective than ondansetron for treating nausea in the emergency department. jwat.ch/2Dcb5FT @AnnEmergMed
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    Apr 21, 2022
    U.S. physicians spent approximately 125 million hours outside of office hours completing documentation in 2019, according to a recent study. jwat.ch/38VWlAl
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    Sep 10, 2017
    Contrast-enhanced CT confers no significant risk, even in patients with renal insufficiency, shows meta-analysis. jwat.ch/2vdft8c
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    Sep 24, 2022
    After metformin, which medication should be next for patients with type 2 #diabetes? Long-awaited results from the GRADE trial, which compared the effect of four glucose-lowering medications, have been published in @NEJM. jwat.ch/3Srp2qA
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    NEJM Clinician
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    Aug 25, 2017
    Contrast-enhanced CT confers no significant risk, even in patients with renal insufficiency, shows meta-analysis. jwat.ch/2vdft8c
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    Oct 30, 2025
    The Infectious Diseases Update is now available, featuring: 🦠The state of measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases 🦠New, long-acting injectables to prevent HIV 🦠Shortening antibiotic duration for bloodstream infections Read the full issue here: jwat.ch/4nzyBmr
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    Dec 5, 2021
    Mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia appears to carry a stronger risk than conventional stress–induced ischemia for CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or heart failure hospitalization. jwat.ch/3D8gj4x #cardiology @kewatson
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    Jul 22, 2021
    "The association between myocarditis and the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines appears to be more than a chance occurrence, though in most cases there are minor clinical consequences," writes @hmkyale. #COVID19vaccine
    Myocarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
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    NEJM Clinician
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    Aug 10, 2021
    #COVID19 is an independent risk factor for acute myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke, suggest population-based studies in Sweden. jwat.ch/3jKbbvw @hmkyale
    COVID-19 Is Associated with Increased Vascular Risk
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    NEJM Clinician
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    Aug 19, 2022
    Ivermectin, metformin, and fluvoxamine have no place in treating #COVID19 outpatients, a rigorous trial confirms. jwat.ch/3Aajolb
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    NEJM Clinician
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    Aug 13, 2021
    Post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infections were generally mild or asymptomatic in healthcare workers who had received the Pfizer BNT162b2 #vaccine: jwat.ch/3sg3WPK #COVID19
    Characterizing COVID-19 Breakthrough Infections
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    NEJM Clinician
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    Mar 13, 2020
    Psychological Effects of Quarantine: Multiple aspects of quarantine can increase psychological distress in both the general public and healthcare workers, but strategies can minimize these stressors jwat.ch/3aUbrlC
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    NEJM Clinician
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    Oct 10, 2017
    The COMPASS trial: This week's @NEJM #VisualAbstract gives a recap. Read the full Original Article: nej.md/2vrQpG6