NEJM Audio Summary: Supplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 356, No. 5.

his summary covers the issue of February 1, 2007. Featured are articles on air pollution and cardiovascular events in women, new JAK2 mutations in polycythemia vera and idiopathic erythrocytosis, a communication strategy and brochure for relatives of patients dying in the ICU, prepubertal gynecomastia and lavender and tea tree oils, public reporting and pay for performance in hospital quality improvement, and a link between proposed mechanisms of Huntington's disease; a review article on inhaled insulin for diabetes mellitus; a clinical problem-solving article entitled "Anchors Away"; and Perspective articles on finding new treatments for diabetes, on African doctors and soccer players on the move, on Pakistani physicians and the repatriation equation, and on JAK2 mutations in polycythemia vera.

Podcast | January 31, 2007

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