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“Corporatization” of health care, a process predicted decades ago, now refers to the general trend throughout the industry toward higher levels of integrated control by consolidated profit-seeking ...
The author describes the scientific foundations of a clinical trial of a first-in-class small-molecule estrogen receptor degrader to treat patients with metastatic breast cancer.
An 80-year-old woman presented with a 3-day history of abdominal pain. Imaging revealed numerous small gallstones in the gallbladder and cystic duct, consistent with cholecystitis.
Several barriers to access to preexposure prophylaxis for HIV could be alleviated by making it available over the counter. This step could particularly facilitate access among groups that face stigma.
Understanding today’s corporatization of U.S. health care requires seeing it from a historical perspective, as a process that began with a change in the business model of care delivery in the 1920s.
Much of the food consumed in the United States is ultraprocessed. Evidence indicates that ultraprocessed food, as a class, has contributed to high rates of chronic diseases.
The rising tide of chronic kidney disease among patients with type 2 diabetes continues to challenge clinicians and health systems worldwide.1 Advances have been made in the management of chronic k ...
A 73-year-old woman was referred to the hematology clinic for evaluation of anemia. Bone marrow biopsy revealed trilineage hematopoietic maturation with severe dyserythropoiesis. Laboratory studies ...
To the Editor: In the 2IQP trial, Kudva and colleagues (May 8 issue) 1 found that in adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, automated insulin delivery (AID) led to a greater reduction in ...
A 68-year-old man presented with unilateral ptosis. Neurologic examination revealed ptosis of the left eye after a sustained upward gaze. Myasthenia gravis was suspected, and an ice-pack test was p ...
Risks and rewards change during the life cycle of a drug. In the innovation period, drug companies invest in developing new products but cannot sell them. Newly approved drugs initially have exclus ...
To the Editor: In his review article, Tewari (Jan. 2 issue)1 states that a randomized, controlled trial conducted in Mumbai measured mortality from cervical cancer among women who were assigned to ...