NEJM This Week — August 7, 2025

Featuring articles on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, rehabilitation after myocardial infarction in older adults, the 2024 Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda, and medications for opioid use disorder in county jails; a case report of a woman with dyspnea and fatigue; a Medicine and Society on the race-correction debates; and Perspectives on recent efforts toward equity, on medical research funding in a divided America, and on the end of days.

Featuring articles on obesity, type 1 diabetes, syphilis, and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; a review article on the management of acute type B aortic dissection; a Clinical Problem-Solving describing a fruitful workup; and Perspectives on the corporatization deal, on advancing physician-scientist training in China, and on the rise of drug innovation in China.

Featuring articles on lung cancer, vasomotor symptoms in breast cancer, autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, and high-risk cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma; a review article on educational strategies for clinical supervision of AI use; a case report of a woman with fatigue and myalgias; a Sounding Board on vaccine policy in the U.S.; and Perspectives on preventive care at the Supreme Court, regulating private equity in health care, reforming the prescription drug user fee program, and on the consultant.

Featuring articles on overweight, obesity and diabetes; lactated Ringer’s solution versus normal saline; and spinal muscular atrophy; a review article on metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease; a case report of a woman with respiratory failure and abnormal chest imaging; and Perspectives on dismantling public health infrastructure, on progress lost, on private law in American health care, and on the serendipitous dance between life and death.

Featuring articles on treatments for chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, bubonic plague, and advanced breast cancer; a review article on hypogonadism; a Clinical Problem-Solving describing gasping for strength; a Medicine and Society on the infant mortality rate; and Perspectives on profit-driven medicine, on lead contamination in Milwaukee schools, on training health communicators, and on ER and becoming a physician.

Featuring articles on myeloma, mitochondrial DNA disease, cardiac surgery, and squamous-cell carcinoma; a review article on motor vehicle crash prevention; a case report of a woman with seizure-like activity and odd behaviors; a Medicine and Society article on the evaluation of occupational pulmonary impairment; and Perspectives on Covid-19 vaccines, on public policies, and on living on the edge of the valley of the sick.

Featuring articles on type 2 diabetes, gastric cancer, lung cancer, and malaria; a review article on competency-based medical education; a case report of a man with cough, dyspnea, and hypoxemia; and Perspectives on brain death in pregnancy, on the Supreme Court’s failure to protect trans minors, on real-world data, and on avocado and salt.

Featuring articles on gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer, pulmonary sarcoidosis, graft-versus-host disease, gastroenteritis in children, the rapid recovery of donor hearts after circulatory death, and an on-table reanimation of a pediatric heart from donation after circulatory death; a review article on fragile X disorders; a case report of a woman with neck swelling and dysphagia; and Perspectives on vaccine policy, on new mammography tools, and on the second life of Jacqui B.

Featuring articles on mild asthma, cardiovascular risk factors, stroke, advanced breast cancer, and transforming health care; a review article on juvenile idiopathic arthritis; a case report of a man with headache and ataxia; and Perspectives on who will care for America, on hospital financial assistance policies, and on libraries burned, and a life lived.

Featuring articles on structured exercise after chemotherapy for colon cancer, and treatments in obesity, in head and neck cancer, and in patients at high risk for cardiovascular events; a review article on forensic pathology; a Clinical Problem-Solving on caving in to pressure; a Sounding Board on climate change and human health; and Perspectives on the corporatization of U.S. health care, on self-neglect in older people, on Medicare drug price negotiation, and on the autopsy report.