Improvements in medical therapy, carotid-artery stenting, and carotid endarterectomy call into question the preferred ...

This feature about a man hospitalized for uncomplicated diverticulitis who is found to have high blood pressure offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one supporting watchful waiting and ...

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To the Editor: The results of the LMS04 trial reported by Pautier et al. (Sept. 5 issue) 1 are unprecedented in terms of the median progression-free and overall survival. The French Sarcoma Group ...

Protecting health is a team sport — yet the public health and clinical care systems meant to advance this goal have been siloed for too long.

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Esophageal cancer is a highly lethal disease and the seventh leading cause of cancer-related death. In 2022, there were 511,000 new cases of esophageal cancer and 445,000 deaths from esophageal cancer ...

The parents of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who was in a persistent vegetative state, objected to her husband's decision to discontinue artificial nutrition, and a protracted legal battle ensued.

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This article was prepared while Mr. Daval was a research fellow at PORTAL. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the FDA, the Department of ...

Collaborators from Massachusetts General Hospital, Community Servings, and the University of North Carolina provide medically tailored meals for people with chronic illness and food insecurity.