Season 41 · Episode 6
NEJM This Week — February 5, 2026
Podcast of news and medicine from the NEJM.
NEJM This Week · The New England Journal of Medicine
February 4, 202625m 19s
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Show Notes
This week, we look at new evidence on oral cholesterol-lowering therapy, the evolving role of beta-blockers after myocardial infarction, and advances in breast and prostate cancer treatment. We review the inherited risk of coronary disease. We also work through a revealing diagnostic case in a young woman and reflect on science under pressure, corporatized insurance, the reach of FDA law, and what it means to live with life-sustaining technology.
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