Robert Kocher is an adjunct professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, a nonresident senior scholar at the University of Southern California Schaeffer Institute, and a partner at Venrock ...

The corporatization of the U.S. health insurance industry may contribute to poor health care performance for the commercially insured population, but some supply-side and demand-side reforms could ...

A 63-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of chest tightness, palpitations, and abdominal pain. Laboratory studies ...

Aspirin Discontinuation after PCI in Low-Risk Myocardial Infarction In patients with myocardial infarction who undergo early complete revascularization with a contemporary stent and have a low ...

Central retinal artery occlusion can result in permanent vision loss. Effective treatment is lacking. We conducted a phase 3, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, controlled trial involving ...

Explore the current issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 394 No. 5).

Abstract To the Editor: The report on the HI-PRO trial by Piazza et al. 1 and the accompanying editorial by Zakai 2 (Sept. 25 issue) offer insights into extended thromboprophylaxis for provoked venous ...

Explore this issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 391 No. 19).

Rare disease in an adolescent who lived more than 12,000 years ago, along with her burial embrace by a first-degree relative, may reflect the importance of care for survival. Ancient DNA analysis l ...

A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks after lumbar surgery because of diplopia and fever. Left leg pain and a rash had preceded the fever and diplopia. A diagnosis was made.

The U.S. government can combat chronic disease among Medicare patients by strengthening primary care, expanding access to preventive care, making care more affordable, and modernizing Medicare ...

A 20-year-old man presented with an itchy rash 2 months after starting a ketogenic diet. Examination showed symmetric, erythematous papules and underlying reticulated hyperpigmentation on the chest, ...