Content about The New England Journal

February 15, 2013
Study: Not all children with flu-like symptoms have the flu

According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, not all respiratory ailments that generate influenza-like symptoms can be attributed to the flu.

January 24, 2013
Research: Smokers who quit before 40 reduce risk of death associated with smoking by 90%

One-of-every-4 deaths among Americans between the ages of 35 years and 69 years can be attributed to smoking, according to a study published Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine.

November 28, 2012
Technicians join fight to boost Rx adherence

Here’s a shocking statistic: half of the roughly 4 billion prescriptions dispensed by U.S. pharmacies are not taken as prescribed, according to The New England Journal of Medicine, which blames the problem for 33% to 69% of all medication-related hospital admissions.

October 12, 2012
Foods in prominent supermarket locations feed unhealthy choices, researchers say

An article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine examines the role that impulse marketing and customer psychology in supermarkets contributes to obesity and related health problems.

January 27, 2012
Harvard doctor calls for greater supplement regulation in NEJM

The New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday published an op-ed online that called for more rule-making to govern dietary supplements in an effort to rein in the criminal activity of illicit prescription drug manufacturers that openly disregard the laws currently in effect.

November 22, 2010
New drug from Gilead may prevent HIV infection, study finds

NEW YORK A daily dose of an anti-retroviral pill appears to prevent HIV infection, according to results of a study conducted by University of California at San Francisco researchers, published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday.

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