Season 41 · Episode 12
NEJM This Week — March 26, 2026
Podcast of news and medicine from the NEJM.
NEJM This Week · The New England Journal of Medicine
March 25, 202627m 43s
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Show Notes
This week, we present new clinical trials on immunotherapy for stage III mismatch repair–deficient colon cancer, early surgery for asymptomatic aortic stenosis, an approach to dengue virus suppression, and advances in gene and prime-editing therapies for rare disorders. We also review minipuberty. We follow the case of a 12-year-old girl with altered mental status and persistent hypoglycemia, and we explore Perspectives on corporate influences on health, vaccine communication, antitrust policy, conflicts of interest, and the meaning of the number needed to treat.
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